Our Team
Meet the team that is making Local Start Dental a reality.
Local Start Dental Team
- 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 full COVID prevention procedures
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
Dr. Dana Keblawi
DDS, MS, FACP // Clinical Prosthodontist
Former Clinical Associate Professor,
School of Dental Medicine,
State University of New York at Buffalo
Board-certified Prosthodontist
Durham Community dentists
Dr. Mark Scurria, Chairman
Dr. Desiree Palmer
Dr. Vincent Allison
Dr. Julie Byerley
Local Start Staff
Doug Brown, Volunteer President
Dr. Mahmoud Serag, Clinical Director
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
Affordable Care
Tomm Sharpe
Gene Kirtser
Dr. Anthony Naranja
Matt Stringer
Kathie Woehrmann
Paul Rizzardi
Will Sharpe
Jim Smyros
Local Start Advisory Council
Dr. Dan Driskill
Dr. Tim Godsey
Dr. Jim Hoke
Dr. Shaina Holman
Dr. Linda Levin
Dr. Frances McClure
Dr. Nicole Messenger
Dr. Lionel Nelson
Dr. Uday Reebye
Mr. Conrad Rensburg
Dr. Samantha Robles
Dr. Andy Ruvo
Dr. Grant Service
Dr. Otis Washington
Dr. Jeffrey West
MOSS+Ross
Susan Ross
Ann Simpson
Elizabeth Hopkins
Allieway Marketing
Allie Balling
Meredith Martindale
Jade Streifert
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