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Thomas O. Marxen, DDS, MSD, is a Periodontal-Prosthodontic specialist and cosmetic dentist at Advanced Care Dentistry. He is passionate and excited to provide comprehensive oral health care for patients living in and around Woodinville, Washington. Thomas O. Marxen, DDS, MSD and his team provide full-service care with dual dental specialties from the University of Washington. He is passionate and excited to provide comprehensive oral health care for patients in the Pacific Northwest.

Dr. Marxen loves to solve patients’ problems so that they can smile confidently. He enjoys his profession because he can give them a reason to smile, and thus, change people’s self-esteem. Encouraged by his father and his family dentist, Dr. Marxen developed his passion for dentistry as a sophomore in high school. He completed his Bachelor of Science in microbiology from The Ohio State University in Columbus, graduating with honors. He then earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, where he taught prosthodontics as a dental student. Afterward, he completed his Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) in the field of cosmetic reconstruction of gums and teeth, with a specialty certificate in Periodontal-Prosthodontics from the University of Washington in Seattle. He currently teaches seminars and continuing education classes at the University of Washington School of Dentistry.

Dr. Marxen is a teacher and presenter in his specialty fields while advancing his knowledge by attending continuing education classes outside his core areas so he can offer the best possible patient care. He is a certified instructor for the American Dental Association and has authored nationally published articles about cosmetic dentistry. In 2019, Dr. Marxen presented a periodontics case study before the University of Washington Graduate Prosthodontic Alumni Association. He has certifications in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. In addition, Dr. Marxen was selected as one of America’s Best Dentists 17 times including each of the last five years.

Melissa Brulotte, LD, began her career in dentistry with Northwest Dental while she was still in high school, working part-time at the practice, which now has offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. After high school, Brulotte left to pursue other interests but returned in 2008.

She decided to pursue a career as a licensed denturist in 2012, graduated from American Denturist College in April 2015, and received her license in May 2015. Brulotte offers patients of all ages in the northwest Washington area personal, compassionate, and comprehensive denture services. As a member of the team of licensed denturists at Northwest Dental, Brulotte personally designs, constructs, and makes custom dentures on-site in the dental lab with the highest quality products.

Eric Hansen, LD, was destined to become a professional denturist like his father. He now owns Northwest Dental, with offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. As a young boy, Hansen played with wax in his father’s dental lab and realized his interest in dentures. When he graduated from high school, he worked alongside his father, Ron, in the lab. They both attended Idaho State University and the Oregon Denturist College.

Together, Eric and Ron Hansen earned their degrees in 1988 and became licensed denturists in 1999. The father-son team opened a denture clinic in Deming, Washington, on the Nooksack Indian Reservation. At the time, denturism was not yet recognized as a profession by the state of Washington, so they made that their mission.

Eric Hansen and his father worked with other denturists around the state to successfully pass Initiative 607, which formally recognized and regulated the denturist profession. Eric was a board member for the state of Washington denturists and helped them implement the new denturist law. The father-son team went on to open Northwest Dental, complete with denture laboratories and full-time dentists on their staff in both Bellingham and Burlington, Washington.

After his father’s passing in 2010, Hansen became the sole owner and a denturist at all five Northwest Dental locations. Hansen and his staff of three skilled dentists, five denturists, and hygienists provide exceptional dental and denture services, including implants and family dentistry, to patients of all ages in northwest Washington.

Eric Hansen, LD, was destined to become a professional denturist like his father. He now owns Northwest Dental, with offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. As a young boy, Hansen played with wax in his father’s dental lab and realized his interest in dentures. When he graduated from high school, he worked alongside his father, Ron, in the lab. They both attended Idaho State University and the Oregon Denturist College.

Together, Eric and Ron Hansen earned their degrees in 1988 and became licensed denturists in 1999. The father-son team opened a denture clinic in Deming, Washington, on the Nooksack Indian Reservation. At the time, denturism was not yet recognized as a profession by the state of Washington, so they made that their mission.

Eric Hansen and his father worked with other denturists around the state to successfully pass Initiative 607, which formally recognized and regulated the denturist profession. Eric was a board member for the state of Washington denturists and helped them implement the new denturist law. The father-son team went on to open Northwest Dental, complete with denture laboratories and full-time dentists on their staff in both Bellingham and Burlington, Washington.

After his father’s passing in 2010, Hansen became the sole owner and a denturist at all five Northwest Dental locations. Hansen and his staff of three skilled dentists, five denturists, and hygienists provide exceptional dental and denture services, including implants and family dentistry, to patients of all ages in northwest Washington.

Farzad Khalili, LD, is one of the five skilled licensed denturists at Northwest Dental, which has offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. He graduated from Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Washington, in 2009 and received his denturist license in 2010.

Khalili has been part of the Northwest Dental team since 2013 and was elected to the board of the Washington Denturist Association in 2017. He offers patients of all ages in northwest Washington his expertise in creating and maintaining their custom dentures — work he completes in Northwest Dental’s on-site lab.

Eric Hansen, LD, was destined to become a professional denturist like his father. He now owns Northwest Dental, with offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. As a young boy, Hansen played with wax in his father’s dental lab and realized his interest in dentures. When he graduated from high school, he worked alongside his father, Ron, in the lab. They both attended Idaho State University and the Oregon Denturist College.

Together, Eric and Ron Hansen earned their degrees in 1988 and became licensed denturists in 1999. The father-son team opened a denture clinic in Deming, Washington, on the Nooksack Indian Reservation. At the time, denturism was not yet recognized as a profession by the state of Washington, so they made that their mission.

Eric Hansen and his father worked with other denturists around the state to successfully pass Initiative 607, which formally recognized and regulated the denturist profession. Eric was a board member for the state of Washington denturists and helped them implement the new denturist law. The father-son team went on to open Northwest Dental, complete with denture laboratories and full-time dentists on their staff in both Bellingham and Burlington, Washington.

After his father’s passing in 2010, Hansen became the sole owner and a denturist at all five Northwest Dental locations. Hansen and his staff of three skilled dentists, five denturists, and hygienists provide exceptional dental and denture services, including implants and family dentistry, to patients of all ages in northwest Washington.

Melissa Brulotte, LD, began her career in dentistry with Northwest Dental while she was still in high school, working part-time at the practice, which now has offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. After high school, Brulotte left to pursue other interests but returned in 2008.

She decided to pursue a career as a licensed denturist in 2012, graduated from American Denturist College in April 2015, and received her license in May 2015. Brulotte offers patients of all ages in the northwest Washington area personal, compassionate, and comprehensive denture services. As a member of the team of licensed denturists at Northwest Dental, Brulotte personally designs, constructs, and makes custom dentures on-site in the dental lab with the highest quality products.

Cody Carson, LD, began his career in 2008 working as a lab technician at Northwest Dental, which has offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. As his interest in becoming a denturist grew, Carson enrolled in the denturist program at Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Washington. He graduated in 2013 and in October of the same year became a licensed denturist in the state of Washington.

Carson, a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, is one of five licensed denturists on the Northwest Dental team. He offers patients of all ages in northwest Washington his expertise in creating and maintaining their custom dentures on-site in the practice’s dental lab.

Jennifer Ra, DDS, is one of three dentists who provide outstanding patient care at Northwest Dental, which has offices conveniently located in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. Dr. Ra began her medical education at the University of Washington, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology in 2003. She also worked as a research scientist at the University of Washington Medical Center in the Department of Neurology from 2002 to 2005.

Dr. Ra continued her education at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She graduated magna cum laude in 2009. In addition to her degree in dental medicine, Dr. Ra also holds certifications in the Hiossen dental implant system and Invisalign® clear aligners system.

Along with the team of dentists and denturists at Northwest Dental, Dr. Ra provides comprehensive dental services for patients of all ages living in the northwest Washington area.

Farzad Khalili, LD, is one of the five skilled licensed denturists at Northwest Dental, which has offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. He graduated from Bates Technical College in Tacoma, Washington, in 2009 and received his denturist license in 2010.

Khalili has been part of the Northwest Dental team since 2013 and was elected to the board of the Washington Denturist Association in 2017. He offers patients of all ages in northwest Washington his expertise in creating and maintaining their custom dentures — work he completes in Northwest Dental’s on-site lab.

Eric Hansen, LD, was destined to become a professional denturist like his father. He now owns Northwest Dental, with offices in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. As a young boy, Hansen played with wax in his father’s dental lab and realized his interest in dentures. When he graduated from high school, he worked alongside his father, Ron, in the lab. They both attended Idaho State University and the Oregon Denturist College.

Together, Eric and Ron Hansen earned their degrees in 1988 and became licensed denturists in 1999. The father-son team opened a denture clinic in Deming, Washington, on the Nooksack Indian Reservation. At the time, denturism was not yet recognized as a profession by the state of Washington, so they made that their mission.

Eric Hansen and his father worked with other denturists around the state to successfully pass Initiative 607, which formally recognized and regulated the denturist profession. Eric was a board member for the state of Washington denturists and helped them implement the new denturist law. The father-son team went on to open Northwest Dental, complete with denture laboratories and full-time dentists on their staff in both Bellingham and Burlington, Washington.

After his father’s passing in 2010, Hansen became the sole owner and a denturist at all five Northwest Dental locations. Hansen and his staff of three skilled dentists, five denturists, and hygienists provide exceptional dental and denture services, including implants and family dentistry, to patients of all ages in northwest Washington.

Jennifer Ra, DDS, is one of three dentists who provide outstanding patient care at Northwest Dental, which has offices conveniently located in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, Everett, and Oak Harbor, Washington. Dr. Ra began her medical education at the University of Washington, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology in 2003. She also worked as a research scientist at the University of Washington Medical Center in the Department of Neurology from 2002 to 2005.

Dr. Ra continued her education at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She graduated magna cum laude in 2009. In addition to her degree in dental medicine, Dr. Ra also holds certifications in the Hiossen dental implant system and Invisalign® clear aligners system.

Along with the team of dentists and denturists at Northwest Dental, Dr. Ra provides comprehensive dental services for patients of all ages living in the northwest Washington area.