Our warm and highly skilled team is committed to providing you with a comfortable and relaxing visit. From your first phone call to scheduling an appointment that accommodates your personal needs, our business staff are there to help you. Experienced in addressing insurance questions, our staff will prepare any necessary insurance forms on your behalf and are available to assist you with maximizing insurance benefits.

Our team commitment extends beyond your office visits. We stay in touch with our patients sharing information about our office and ways you can take better personal care of your mouth and teeth. We also contact you to see if your most recent treatment is satisfactory and remind you of upcoming appointments.

Derick Garibian, DDS - derick.garibian@smilefocus.com

Dr. Derick Garibian practices General Dentistry with a special focus on cosmetic dental reconstructions and orthodontic treatments. He is a graduate of USC School of Dentistry. He can provide traditional wire bracket orthodontic treatments as well as Invisalign treatments. He's also specialized in implant dentistry and complex dental implant reconstructions. Dr.Derick also shows patience with children of all ages and they're all delighted to come to our office.

Elda Garibian, RDH

Elda is graduate of USC School of Dental Hygiene, she is our registered dental hygienist. Elda is responsible of your continuing dental care through hygiene and oral recall appointments. Maintaining our patients on a recall appointment system is one of our office priorities in order to reduce future periodontal and gum disease.

Carmen Lux - Office Manager - carmen.lux@smilefocus.com

Carmen is our dedicated office manager. She has been in the dental field for over 8 years and worked in all phases of dental care including expanded duty assistant, appointment coordinator, hygiene coordinator, new patient coordinator, insurance coordinator and office manager. Carmen works diligently to insure quality and competence in all phases of administrative and financial concerns. Her goal is to insure the team exceeds our patients expectations in a peaceful, organized and caring environment.

Brittany Newkirk - RDA

Brittany is a very communicative and skilled registered dental assistant. She is certified through Bryman College and went on to take and complete state license exams to obtain her RDA license. Her top priority is making sure that our patients are always comfortable and aware of the treatment needed. She works diligently to coordinate insurances as well as professional chair side assisting.She uses her skills to help our dentist achieve great results and minimize our patient's time in the dental chair.

Adriana Perez - Dental Assistant

Adriana is a very communicative and skilled dental assistant. Her top priority is making sure that our patients are always confortable. Her professional chairside assisting skills helps our dentists achieve great results and minimize our patient's time in the dental chair.

All members of our team at Smile Focus truly believe that our patient's education and communication is the key to a successful treatment. By using modern multimedia presentation systems we'll make sure our patients make an informed decision and have a perfect understanding of the prescribed treatment plan. We then follow carefully our treatment plan thus achieving the best possible result for each and every of our patients.