Meet The Team
Geneva Thayer
Registered Dental Assistant/Office Manager
Geneva's career in the dental field started when she was just 18 years old. She was born and raised in Fresno, CA. She graduated from San Joaquin Valley College in 1999 with her Associate's Degree in Dental Assisting. She worked in the back office as a Registered Dental Assistant for 20 years. For the past 2 and a half years she has been working at the front desk at Dr Danielsson's office and she loves it!! She loves her patients and enjoys interacting with everyone!!
In her free time she loves to bake and spend time with her husband and youngest son, who is a Junior in high school. She loves to camp and go four wheeling in their Jeep!! Their oldest son is in the Navy and currently stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Yvonne Shultz
Registered Dental Assistant/Back Office Manager
Yvonne's been in the dental field for 30+ years. She's an amazing assistant and knows what Dr need before he does! She loves working with the patients and has a great way of making them feel more like friends than another chart number.
She enjoys gardening, camping, swimming and baking (sometimes uses the office as her guinea pigs!). She has 2 Newfoundland's that look more like big black bears, a fussy cat that thinks she's the boss of the household, but they all are the love of Yvonne's life.
Soyla Crouch
Dental Assistant
Soyla moved to Ridgecrest in 2021 from Shafter where she was born and raised. She has been in the dental field since 2016. She graduated from San Joaquin Valley College, Bakersfield. She has worked in general dentistry, pedodontics, orthodontics and now cosmetic dentistry.
She joined our office in 2022. "I am loving my job and the people I work with!!" She is a very busy woman. She is married with five children. In her free time she enjoys barbequing with friends and family, camping, deep sea fishing, cooking Mexican food and trying new things.
Beth Steiber
Registered Dental Hygienist
Beth is a local girl who left Ridgecrest for wider horizons, but came back in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene from USC School of Dentistry. A lot of her family still lives in Ridgecrest. She has tumbled down ski slopes, fallen off horses and rolled a quad, and still is the happiest in the higher elevations of the Eastern Sierras.
She loves dental hygiene. Mostly because of the relationships and friendships she has had the privilege to build with her patients. She appreciates the trust her patients have in her that she will do her job thoroughly but gently.
Kieresten Anderson
Kieresten has been in the dental field for ten years. She began her journey in 2012 as a Dental Technician in the Air Force. From there she has gained valuable experience in multiple positions in dentistry from receptionist, hygiene coordinator, chairside assistant to now finding her passion in practicing as a Registered Dental Hygienist. She graduated from Taft College Dental Hygiene Program at the top of her class. Kieresten loves the relationships she's created with her patients. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge for disease prevention and correlation between oral health and overall health/wellness.
Kieresten is married to a born and raised Ridgecrest resident. They have one son and one dog. As a family they enjoy many outdoor activities. In her downtime Kieresten enjoys cooking for others, reading a variety of genres, a good iced coffee, going for a run and spending time with family and friends!
Thank you so much for the great work of artistry :-)
-T.M.
Dr. Danielson and the entire staff are each excellent in their individual areas of expertise. We were patients of theirs for 15 years until we moved from Ridgecrest six years ago. We now live in Nevada and we still drive 600+ miles roundtrip to obtain our dental care from this team. Most recent visit was May 2022. We will not go anywhere else!
G.&T. M.
After having periodontal surgery years ago, my teeth became very sensitive and this made me very leery of Dentist. Dr. Danielsson and his team take every step possible to make me feel at ease while addressing my sensitivity issues. They are very professional and kind and DR. Danielsson does exceptional dental work. I would and do recommend Dr. Danielsson to everyone looking for an extraordinary Dentist.
B.W.
Let me tell you that Dr. Danielsson is the best dentist in Ridgecrest! Trust me I have been to many a dentist in my lifetime and Dr. Danielsson tops them all. He is an amazing artist creating a healthy smile. He is honest, caring and compassionate about his work. I highly recommend him!
K.W.
I went for a cleaning with Dr. Danielsson this morning. As always, Jorge (my hygienists) did a great job. I've been going to this office for a while now and I enjoy every visit there. Dr. Danielsson and the staff are friendly and very professional. I wish I can give them more than 5 stars because they are AWESOME! Highly recommend this office!
M.T.
I suffer from high anxiety whenever it comes to dental work but with Dr Danielsson, my anxiety was minimal. I wish that I had found him along time ago. All work is done in house. No wearing temporary crowns while waiting for permanents. Dr Danielsson and his staff are very friendly and professional. I highly recommend him
P.C.
Thank you for the exceptional work on my teeth today. The new crown looks natural! Also, I never imagined such a perfect fix for my chipped front tooth. I think it is better than it ever was!
N.
Hi!! First, I want to thank you for the best, most painless tooth pulling job that I have ever had! Next, I came in last month as part of my tooth had broken off. I explained that I didn't have insurance and could not afford a crown as I would have to be getting a couple crowns on the other side of my mouth as that was the chewing side where my teeth met. Your computers were down but you kept working with me. You did what I think was called a "build-up" and reconstructed that tooth and made the one under it a little higher so they touched. You even did some scraping here and there while waiting for the computers to come up. Thank you. You show you care and that is really rare. I am almost 80 and have a fractured vertebrate and was concerned about being on the chair in one position for over 2 hours but guess what?!.. you gave me a pillow under my neck and I had no pain with it for a couple of weeks!!
S.S.
I want to say thank you for fixing my tooth and making it look beautiful. You were born to be a dentist! I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
A.J.
I can't thank you enough for your care and professionalism on my recent visit. I was so grateful for the time and attention Dr. Danielsson gave me with the challenges I have faced for so long with my dentures. He patiently answered my questions and gave me options I had never been offered before. And I came away with less pain than I had experienced in years! Each member of staff I dealt with was kind, courteous and professional. I really felt as if I mattered as a person as well as a patient. I highly recommend Dr. Danielsson's practice for any dental challenges you may have.
M. W.