Meet Our Team

Teresa’s dental career began in 1981 after earning a degree in dental assisting at UNC School of Dentistry. After 13 years as a dental assistant, she was promoted to dental office manager. Her passion is to help patients save their teeth and to achieve beautiful smiles. Her expertise is working with Insurance and financing to help make dentistry affordable for patients. Teresa and her husband, Pat, have two beautiful daughters, Melody and Crystal, and they love playing golf together in her spare time.

A native of Brunswick County, Diane is an insurance coordinator at our front desk, bringing over 30 years of experience to our office. Her previous experience as an assistant has been very beneficial in dealing with insurance companies and helping our patients maximize their insurance benefits so they can achieve and maintain a beautiful smile! Diane has two daughters and is a proud nana of four wonderful grandchildren.

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Kacie is a North Carolina native and has lived in Wilmington since 2015. Kacie earned her degree in medical office administration coding and billing from Cape Fear Community College. She joined our practice in May 2019 and has sincerely loved getting to know our patients and helping them achieve their best smile. When Kacie is not at work, she enjoys boating, hunting and traveling with her husband, Hunter, and their Labrador Retrievers, Rue and Kanga.

Anne’s dental career began in 2003. After earning a certificate in dental assisting, she proceeded to earn a Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. Her goal since joining Wrightsville Dental in 2011 has been to provide quality dental care to all her patients.

When she is not seeing her patients, Anne enjoys spending time with her husband, cooking, hiking, photography and exploring quaint towns.

Charlene is a dental hygienist at the best dental clinic in Wilmington and has been with Dr. Gainer since he began his practice in Wilmington. With more than 30 years of experience, she would say, “If you love what you do, then you will never work a day.” Listening to patients discuss their wants and needs and helping them make decisions to achieve healthy and attractive smiles is always rewarding. During her free time, Charlene enjoys boating and travel with her husband and two children.

Gena is a North Carolina native. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from UNCW, she attended CFCC to become a dental hygienist. She has more than 15 years of experience practicing dental hygiene. Gena appreciates that dentistry is based upon scientific knowledge and clinical studies. She does her best to stay informed about the latest findings and apply them as she helps clients to obtain optimal oral health. Her clients find her to be highly competent, conscientious and gentle.

Jehnel was born and raised in Middle, Tennessee. After high school, she served four years in the Army and then five years in the Army Reserve. She then received her dental hygiene degree from Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York. Jehnel is married with two children. She moved to Wilmington in 1997 seeking sunshine and blue skies.

Jehnel joined Wrightsville Dental in May of 2020 and has stated, “I am very happy and thankful to be a member of such a wonderful dental practice.” Her favorite activities consist of treasure hunting at thrift stores, spending time with family and friends, visiting Disney World, and going to the beach.

Karen has been a Dental Hygienist for over 38 years, practicing in New York, California, Indiana and now in Wilmington NC. She loves getting to know her patients and helping them achieve great oral health, which in turn helps them achieve better over all health. She loves the Wilmington community, enjoys all the wonderful outdoor activities the coast has to offer and loves spending time with her partner, Ryan, and her 2 sons and daughter in law.

Grace started working at Wrightsville Dental with her twin sister Rachel, after graduating the accredited CFCC Dental Assisting Program in 2018. She has become a seasoned assistant working and learning alongside the remarkable doctors at our practice. Raised in Wilmington, Grace grew to love dentistry after undergoing orthodontic treatment. Outside of work Grace enjoys spending time with family and her three cats Kyzer, Pickle and Pia-Papaya. She is always down for a new adventure and traveling to new destinations.

Rachel joined Wrightsville Dental during clinical rotations and graduated from the dental assisting program at CFCC in August 2018. Rachel chose to be a dental assistant from the years of kindness she received through dental visits and wants to give the same kind of care to her patients. Rachel enjoys exploring new places and spending time with her fur babies.

Skylar is a North Carolina native who graduated from Miller-Motte College as a certified dental assistant. She is dedicated to making patients feel comfortable and providing quality dental care. Outside of work she loves spending time with her boyfriend and her family, fishing and traveling.

Ginger is a seasoned dental assistant who has enjoyed assisting for over 20 years. She is a very caring assistant with a bubbly personality who loves entertaining her patients and working with families.

Ginger is married and has a daughter. She and her family enjoy spending time together skiing in Utah and Colorado.

Jessica is from Richmond, Virginia, where she began her dental assisting career in 2008. She has been in Wilmington the last five years and loves calling this fun coastal town home. She enjoys helping patients achieve beautiful smiles that make them feel smore confident in themselves. In her free time, Jessica enjoys being outdoors, attending concerts and spending time with her two fur babies.

Sheree is a native North Carolinian who joined Wrightsville Dental in April 2023. Sheree brings with her 16 years of experience as a Certified Dental Assistant. She enjoys helping patients achieve healthy teeth as well as helping them achieve beautiful confidence-building smiles. Sheree loves spending her free time shopping with her daughter and traveling with her husband.