Meet The DOM Team!
We invite you to get to know us and we would love the opportunity to get to know you!
Dr. James Samford
Dentist
I am fortunate to have been born and raised in the Birmingham area. I graduated from Mountain Brook High School and then attended Auburn University where I finished my undergraduate studies with a degree in Zoology. I received my Doctorate of Dental Medicine at UAB in 2004.
Having a father who is a dentist exposed me to the dental field at a very early age. I spent many summers working in his office while growing up, which left me to my own pursuit of the dental profession. The best advice I was given during that time was to treat each patient as if he or she was a family member. Now with many years of private practice experience, that ethical standard has been ingrained in me. Our team excels in educating our patients about all their treatment options and then helping them to make a decision based on what is best for their particular situation. Our office has a family atmosphere and we love building lasting relationships with our patients.
The most rewarding part of dentistry for me is changing smiles. I love converting the patient who is too afraid to smile into a patient who can’t wait to smile. We have many options in dentistry now that can assist in a total smile transformation.
I met my wife in 2000 during my first year of dental school. She was a first year optometry student at the time. We were married in 2005 and are now proud parents of our daughter Cameron and our son Winn. We love to travel and spend time at the lake or the beach as often as we can. I enjoy golf, fishing, music and sports in my free time.
Dr. Matson Brewer
Dentist
I grew up in rural Southwest Georgia with two brothers and two sisters. Upon graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology with an engineering degree, I moved to Birmingham and earned my Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University Of Alabama School Of Dentistry. I have lived in Birmingham over twenty-five years.
Comprehensive oral health is my goal for all my patients. My philosophy of dentistry begins with healthy gums, the foundation of our teeth. I follow gum health with treatment of decay and tooth replacement. I stay informed of the newest and best procedures through consistent continuing education.
Hobbies and interests revolve around my family. My wife, Jacqueline and I have two school-aged children. My son and I enjoy hiking and camping with the Boy Scouts. Our family likes to spend weekends doing outdoor activities at our cabin in Northeast Alabama. We take travel adventures whenever possible.
Hygienists
Kim Wilson
Registered Dental Hygienist/Clinic Manager
Kim is an integral part of the Double Oak Mountain Family Dental practice and serves as the Clinic Manager for our team. She has an Associate Degree in Dental Assisting from Wallace State Community College and became a Registered Dental Hygienist two years later in 2000. She joined our team just three years later. Since starting here, Kim has enjoyed being involved with all the new technologies as they have developed and become available. She enjoys meeting new patients and the ones we have seen for years have become like family to her.
Kim’s interests outside of the practice include her active membership at Crossfit Gardendale, traveling and spending time with family and friends. She and her husband Jeremy have two young daughters named Kamdyn and Kendyll and Kim is a lifelong resident of Gardendale.
Candy Travis
Registered Dental Hygienist
Candy has been a Registered Dental Hygienist at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry since September of 2007. She earned her license in Dental Hygiene in 1996 after studying at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Our patients love Candy’s outgoing fun and patient personality. She enjoys working with our team here at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry and the relationships she has built with her patients. She gets a kick out of watching new patients’ faces when she introduces herself. “Candy” is a great name for a dental hygienist!
Candy and her husband have four children, Britt, Brandy, Bailey and Bradley (and a few dogs!), whose activities keep them very busy in their spare time. Camping, exercising and anything Disney are among her favorites.
Robin Dausch
Registered Dental Hygienist
Robin is a Registered Dental Hygienist who joined our team in 2004. She began her dental career as a Dental Assistant for nine years before returning to UAB and earning her hygiene license in 1990. As an instructor at Jefferson State Community College, Robin taught prospective dental assistants in an introductory course. Working with Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry enables her to provide optimal care with the best technology available in dentistry. It is very rewarding to see the oral health of her patients improve and that she looks forward to seeing them when they come in for appointments.
Outdoor activities, Alabama football and spending time with her granddaughter, Ally, occupy her free time.
Brooke Armstrong
Registered Dental Hygienist
Brooke began working in dentistry while attending Jefferson State Community College. She soon discovered she had a love for dentistry and transferred to the University of Alabama of Birmingham, where she pursued studies enabling her to earn her dental hygiene license in 2005.
Along with her local ten year tenure in a full-time hygienist position, Brooke began seeing hygiene patients here at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry on a part-time basis in 2008. She started as a valued full-time hygienist with DOMFD in March of 2016 and we are happy to have her on board.
Marrying her high school sweetheart eleven years ago was another special day. They now have two pre-school age boys, Jackson and Hudson. Free time is comprised of family time doing anything on the water at Smith Lake, or just having fun with outside activities.
Jessica Blanchard
Registered Dental Hygienist
Jessica joined our DOMFD Team as a part-time hygienist in 2015, but has since stepped up to a full-time position as a dental hygienist. She also enjoys assisting our doctors when needed, having worked in the dental field over 13 years. Actually, Jessica started as a senior in her high school co-op program and worked her way into assisting.
She completed a formal dental assisting course through Penn Foster Career School in 2008 and from there, was accepted into the Alabama Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she completed her coursework, was successful in her State Boards and received her professional license as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Her overall goal in this field is to encourage and inform patients about the importance of maintaining a healthy home care regimen to complement their professional visits, while also pointing out the adverse effects poor dental care may have on one’s overall health.
Jessica has been married to Levi for eight years, enjoying many busy activities with their son, Bryson, and daughter, Brantlee.
Front Desk
Merry Lee
Office Manager
Merry is our Business Office Manager at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry. Originally from Pennsylvania, she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in French Education from the University of South Florida. Her experience in practice management and insurance lends itself well to her responsibilities with our DOMFD Team. You will see her at our Front Desk where she monitors the pulse of our practice. Her enthusiasm in seeing new patients is only surpassed by her surprise at how our pediatric patients are now graduating college! She has been with us since our inception.
Merry and her husband Rick have lived in the area since 1999. Their daughter Liz and her husband Andrew are close by in Tuscaloosa. Activities also include their two grandsons, Jake and Austin, especially with their annual visit “down the shore.”
Tonya West
Patient Accounts Coordinator
Tonya wears many feathers in her cap at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry. She began with us in 2009, after completing her certification in Dental Assisting from The Career Training Institute. That same year she also earned an Applied Science Associate Degree from Jefferson State Community College as a Medical Support Specialist. After three years as a Dental Assistant, Tonya also undertook the role of Patient Account Coordinator. Here she is a smiling face at our Front Desk where she loves greeting patients, coordinating care and explaining dental insurance benefits.
Although quite busy, as she’s the first to offer to help in the operatory as needed or with most any task at hand, she is even busier at home with her toddler son, Brantley. They love to spend time at the lake with family and friends.
Alecia Burnham
Schedule Coordinator
Alecia is our Schedule Coordinator and is usually the first to greet you at Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry. She has been with us since 2008. Growing up in Fultondale, she is native to our area. Earning a degree in Business Management from Jefferson State Community College, Alecia brings with her valuable work experience which shows in her outgoing personality.
Alecia and her husband Ryan were married in 2008 and now are proud parents of a son Rylee and a daughter Rayna. Alecia’s hobbies revolve around family and friends. She loves to cheer with Rayna at Rylee’s soccer and baseball games, or give her a holiday and she will be quick to coordinate a party atmosphere.
Operative Team
Kim Tittle
Dental Assistant
Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Kim’s family moved to Maryland with her parents’ job transfer when Kim was a teenager. She completed her college studies at Delaware Technical Community College, affiliated with the University of Delaware. After twenty years of work experience in the dental field, her family relocated to Alabama in 2012.
Kim has completed numerous dental-related continuous education courses in order to polish her expanded duty skills, which has made her quite an asset to our DOMFD team. She joined us in April of 2016 and has hit the ground running.
When she is not in the office, her family enjoys beach time at the Gulf. She and Dave are always busy with their two boys, a daughter and even a granddaughter!
Paige Drake
Dental Assistant
Paige has worked in dentistry for over 17 years. She has been with Double Oak Mountain Family Dentistry on a part-time basis since 2004, while employed full-time in another dental practice. However, she joined us full-time in 2017. An asset to our team, she is a caring Dental Assistant who has a gift for calming patients and putting them at ease during their visits. She prides herself on encouraging them to schedule necessary dental treatment to improve their overall health and reap the benefits of a confident smile.
As the most newlywed of our team, Paige recently married and is a proud United States Air Force wife. She and her husband have three children. They all stay busy with family between ball practice, games and gymnastics.
