Dr. Stephens | Dr. Bennett | Dr. Governale | Staff
Robert
C. Stephens, D.M.D.
Dr. Robert C. Stephens is originally from Owensboro, Kentucky and joined the group in 1980. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.S. degree in biological sciences. He completed his dental studies at the University of Kentucky and completed his residency in pedodontics at the children’s Medical center in Dayton, Ohio in 1979.
Dr. Stephens is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Florida Society of Pediatric Dentistry.
He and his wife, Joyanne have one son, Clark. Joyanne is the Vice-President of Regional Campuses and an Associate Provost for Florida Atlantic University. He enjoys golf, swimming, basketball, fishing and travel as hobbies and recreation.
James G. Bennett, D.M.D.
Dr. James
Bennett, a 1990 Cardinal Gibbons High School graduate received his
Bachelor of Science Degree from Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina.
He then received his D.M.D. Degree from Tufts University School of Dental
Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. His residency in Pediatric Dentistry
was completed at the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston in
Houston, Texas in 2000.
Dr. Bennett has received many awards, including a Certificate of Merit from the American Society of Dentistry for Children and the Graduate Student Research Award from the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Bennett is a Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a member of the American and Florida Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association and the American Orthodontic Society.
Dr. Bennett presently lives in Pompano Beach with his wife Mindy, an elementary school teacher and their twins, Lorelei and Jonah.
Lauren
M. Governale, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Lauren Governale joined the practice of South Florida Dentistry for Children, as a pediatric dentist in 2000. She is a native of Broward County, graduating from Cardinal Gibbons High School. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida, College of Dentistry. She then received a Master’s Degree in Dental Public Health from the University of Florida and is a Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She and her husband have two children, Mary Lynn and Virginia.
Staff
Dr. Bennett's Staff: Back Row - Suzi Dooley, Judy Ripley, Dr. Bennett,
Nina Maldonado, Maxi Liebman
Front Row - Shirin Zarreii, Monica DaSilva, Alyssa Engle
Business Staff: Back Row - Kat McClosky, rita Blair, Sue Martone,
Barbara Stein
Front Row - Susan Daly, Cheryl Kranowitz, Stephanie Piskun
