Meet Our Team

Fernanda
Registered Dental Hygienist

Fernanda “Fern” is a true believer that an individual’s oral health and overall health are intrinsically related. This philosophy and commitment to patient care is what drove her into the dental hygiene field.

She is passionate about helping her patients better understand oral hygiene and providing the tools necessary to take charge of their oral health. Fern takes pride in making hygiene appointments as informative and comfortable as possible.

Originally from Brazil, Fern is a graduate of the College of Dupage in Illinois and is a proud member of the California Dental Hygiene Association. She loves learning about new products and techniques that can improve patient outcomes. Fern also takes advantage of every opportunity she gets to give back to her community.

In her spare time, Fern loves hiking with her loyal dog pal Albee, going to concerts, comedy shows, trivia, game night with friends, or crocheting dog sweaters.

Ashley
Registered Dental Hygienist

Ashley McFall began her career in dentistry in 2009 starting out as a Registered Dental Assistant in a Pediatric Office. Furthering her career, she moved on to become a Registered Dental Hygienist and received her license in 2014. Ashley's philosophy and goal is to provide organized, thorough, and quality care, with a comfortable touch. She truly loves what she does for a living!

Outside of being clinical in the office, Ashley is an active team player within the dental community.  She continuously volunteers and travels as often as possible with the CDA Cares Foundation providing free dental treatment to those in need.  She is also a proud member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology. And that's just to name a few!

On her spare time out of the dental world, Ashley enjoys comedy of all sorts, singing in her car, and spoiling her cat(s).

Donna
Office Manager

With over 30 years of experience in the dental profession, Donna Ruff is an expert in all facets of the dental office. As the office manager, she is responsible for helping patients with every aspect of their dental care, from scheduling appointments, discussing treatment plans and understanding and utilizing their insurance benefits. Donna’s strives to ensure that patients have the best possible experience at Midtown Dental.

In her spare time, Donna enjoys spending time with her husband Chris and children Derek and Kylie.

Jackie
Registered Dental Assistant

Jackie Ledesma Is a Registered Dental Assistant with 19 years of experience in the dental field. She believes that as in life, the same goes in dentistry, no matter how much experience you have, there is always much more to learn.

Jackie enjoys expanding her skills through continued education and the advanced technologies at Midtown Dental. She strives to build relationships with her patients and finds their trust very important and rewarding.

Jennifer
Treatment Coordinator

As our treatment coordinator, Jennifer is an integral part of the Midtown Dental team. With over 20 years of dental experience, she has always been a passionate patient advocate. She knows that the world of dental insurance and financing can often be complicated and confusing for patients. She prides herself in working with every patient to make treatment possible and affordable.

Jennifer lives in Sacramento with her husband Darrell and their 3 children.

Katie
Registered Dental Hygienist

Katie is excited to be a part of the hygiene team at Midtown Dental. She is a Sacramento native and loves the Midtown culture.

She moved away to Santa Cruz to pursue dental hygiene school and graduated from Cabrillo College. Katie is passionate about dentistry and loves what she does. She prides herself with understanding each patient’s specific needs and helping them individually.

On her spare time, Katie loves Yoga, hiking, weekend trips to the coast and the mountains, wine tasting and trying new restaurants.

Tina
Administrative Assistant

Sara
Registered Dental Assistant