The Local Start Dental team is committed to delivering the highest quality care and service to a diverse community of patients. Our highly qualified dental professionals use the latest technology to ensure the best possible outcomes.
We are proud to have a team of passionate, skilled, and caring professionals who work tirelessly to provide our patients with top-notch care. We are dedicated to continuing education and training so that we can provide our patients with the most up-to-date treatments available.
Our Local Start Dental staff achieves phenomenal outcomes with dental prosthetic procedures because:
- Our entire team exists to delight patients – this means treating patients like cherished family
- Local Start’s dentists are specialists (Prosthodontists) with years of advanced clinical training
- They are compassionate and care greatly about their patients
- They also train and mentor UNC Adams School of Dentistry dental students and provide advanced clinical education
- All three of our providers completed surgical implant fellowships
- Delighting patients includes a dedication to safety, comfort, and cleanliness, including complete COVID prevention procedures
Our Local Start Dental Team, Including Two Prosthodontists
Dr. Mahmoud Serag
DDS, MS, FACP // Clinical Director
Former Director of Prosthodontics,
East Carolina University of Dental Medicine
Board-certified Prosthodontist
Dr. Lauren McKay
DDS, PhD // Assistant Clinical Director & Clinical Prosthodontist
Assistant Professor, UNC Adams School of Dentistry
Colleen O’Keefe
Business Director
LaTamra Thompson
Clinic Coordinator
Mauria Kurian
Front Desk Supervisor
Sonia Velazquez
Admin Assistant
Britney Bell
Dental Assistant
Jacob Shore, CDT
Lab Coordinator
Jeff Robinson
Lab Technician
Ramona Futrell
Dental Assistant
Local Start Dental Team Members
Board of Directors
1. Dr. Mark Scurria, Chairman * Durham Dentist
2. Doug Brown, Chairman Executive Committee & Treasurer *
3. Dr. Wendy Clarke * UNC Adams
4. Dr. Vincent Allison * Durham Dentist
5. Tomm Sharpe *
6. Dr. Desiree Palmer Durham Dentist
7. Steve Boggan Bio Horizons
8. Rahma Samow Straumann
9. Lee Culp Sculpture Studios
10. Dr. Dan Fenton Affordable Care
11. Greg Harris Independent
12. Will Johnson Affordable Care
13. Dr. Lisa Stoner UNC Adams
14. Dr. Gail Belvett Durham Dentist
15. Dr. Joe Mehranfar Implant Education Company
UNC School Of Dentistry
Paul Gardner
Dr. Lisa De Saxe Zerden
Dr. Wendy Clark
NCDS Representation
Dr. Alec Parker (advisor, NCDS)
Lisa Ward (advisor, NCDS)
Carbon
Dr. Joe DiSimone
UAB/The Foundry
Dr. Mike McCracken
Moss+Ross
Susan Ross
Ann Simpson
Elizabeth Hopkins
Allieway Marketing
Allie Balling
Meredith Martindale
The Local Start Dental Team Mission
At Local Start Dental, we are committed to community engagement and providing the highest quality oral care possible. Our state-of-the-art facility employs the latest technology, and our highly trained and qualified dental professionals are experienced prosthodontists. Conventional dentures, overdentures, or implant-supported dentures are our specialty, and changing lives by changing smiles is our passion.
Our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable dental care to the underserved community in the Triangle area. We are dedicated to continuing education and training so that we can provide our patients with the most up-to-date techniques and procedures.
Our Mission is:
- Restoring smiles and confidence for neighbors in need; while advancing the clinical skills of dental professionals.
It informs everything we do – from the type of cases we take to how we mentor dental students.
We are proud to have a local impact while also serving as a resource for the dental community.
The Local Start Dental team is committed to providing comprehensive, high-quality and affordable dental care to our community. We also provide training to dental professionals and students so they can provide the best possible care to their patients. Our goal is to restore smiles and confidence for our patients, while also advancing the clinical skills of dental professionals.
Join Us!
There’s a place for everyone to partner with us as we seek to meet a significant community need by restoring smiles, health, and confidence for all community members and making our vision an accessible reality. Join us!
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