About Us

I am an Alaska Native and was born in a remote village on Kodiak Island; moving to Seward to attend school.  Growing up in Seward gave me a chance to explore the mountains, ocean, lakes and rivers and develop a deeply ingrained love of our great state. 

My passion for dentistry started at a very young age- at age 5 I declared my intentions of becoming a dentist “like uncle Norman” who was my dentist .  I graduated from Seward High School in 2001 and started my pre-dental studies at Augustana College in Rock Island Illinois graduating with a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Dental School brought me to Mesa, Arizona at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health.  ASDOH was at the time the newest school in the nation and had a cutting edge curriculum which focused on the latest and most updated dental procedures available while maintaining a focus on Public Health.  The four years in Arizona allowed me to meet my lovely wife Shannon (who graduated dental school in 2010) and solidified my mindset that I needed to return home to Alaska and serve my people. 

I practiced dentistry with the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage from 2009 until 2013.  This time provided many learning experiences from the numerous senior dentists and allowed me to serve the Alaska Native community.  At the end of my IHS contract I transitioned in to private practice working with Drs Phil and Lara Mabry and Dr. Charles Michael. 

Outside of work hours you can find me biking the trails of Anchorage or snowboarding the backcountry or fishing with Shannon, our three daughters and our golden retriever Zeppelin.  

Dr. Shannon Spalding grew up in the mountains of north eastern Washington in Colville and excelled in high school sports as well as academics.  She became interested in dentistry after receiving dental therapy for a TMJ issues during her junior year. Shannon earned her degree in Chemistry from Willamette University in Salem, OR with a minor in Biology.  While in Salem, track was a large part of her life and she received the honor of becoming a 2 time All-American 400 hurdler.  

Dental school brought Shannon to Mesa, AZ where she would excell in her studies as well as meet her future husband- Charles.  After graduating and being honored as operative dental student of the year she moved to Anchorage, AK and began working two jobs, one in private practice and the other with the Indian Health Service.  Shannon's desire to be involved with public health lead her to switch to full time IHS.  After three years and many rural village trips and local volunteer events she was recruited to work with Drs Phil and Lara Mabry in private practice.  

In the spring of 2019 Shannon and Charles were given the opportunity to purchase the private office of Dr. Michael's where Charles had been working for the past 6 years.  Shannon is excited to join with Charles in one location and continue the care of the dental family that Dr. Michael's established in 1979. We look forward to many more years taking care of our dental family while we watch ours grow. Charles and Shannon have three daughters and love adventuring around Alaska with them.

Dr. Kameron Zimin DMD, our associate dentist. Kameron grew up in South Naknek Alaska, a remote village in the Bristol Bay region of remote Alaska.  Dr. Zimin grew up commercial fishing in that area and still participates in the fishery when not doing dentistry. Dr. Zimin got his bachelor's degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage in Natural Science with a minor in Biology. This is also where he met his beautiful wife Ashley Zimin. After college Dr. Zimin went to dental school at Midwestern University college of dental medicine in Glendale Arizona. After school Dr. Zimin moved back to remote Alaska and served with Indian Health services for 3 years in Bethel Alaska. Dr. Zimin then moved to Anchorage to be closer to Ashley's family and participate in private practice.  Dr. Zimin enjoys spending time with his family aswell as fishing, hunting and flying in our great state. 

Jessica joined the Spalding Dental family back in 2015.  She started in the dental field back in 2000, decided to take to the sky as a Flight Attendant from 2006-2015 before returning to her love of dental. 

Jessica thoroughly enjoys talking and taking care of each and every patient. Jessica is also a very proud mom to her kids and is blessed to have the love of her life by her side! 

Brittny is a native of Austin, Tx and moved to Alaska in 2008 to attend school at UAA. She graduated with her Dental Hygiene degree in 2012 and has since worked and volunteered in the Anchorage area. In her free time, Brittny loves to explore the great state of Alaska spending time fishing, hiking, kayaking and camping.

Lori graduated with a degree in dental hygiene from UAA in 1992.  Prior to that she had spent 16 years as a dental assistant.  She has been with the office since 1992.  Lori enjoys to travel and spend time with her grand daughters. 

When not in the office, Ali is busy chasing after her two kids. She loves fly fishing and camping with her family, and has always adopted a worker hard, play hard attitude. She is a dog lover and has a black lab named Caddy. 

Ali also enjoys teaching and mentoring other hygienists and is currently on staff as an adjunct clinical faculty in the UAA dental hygiene department.Ali works part time as a dental hygenist and provides the warm and welcoming feel our patients have become accustomed to. 

My name is Joseph Charles and I am an Alaskan Native originally from Bethel, Alaska. I’ve been a Dental Assistant for 20+ years and I enjoy helping people. My wife and I have two beautiful daughters, Addison and Emma, both littles that keep us busy! I enjoy fishing in the summers, especially if I can make it back home to Bethel to subsistence fish for my family. 

I love watching sports and cooking BBQ has become a passion of mine. I’ve worked with the Spaldings for many years and I’m happy to be a part of this team and practice. 

Jeanna joined the practice in November of 2018. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and moved to Alaska in 2001. Jeanna has been in dentistry since 1998. Her positions in the dental field have varied from Dental Assistant, Lab Technician, Management, Restorative Function Dental Assistant, Financial Coordinator, and Scheduling Coordinator. You will primarily see her at your appointment check-out. In her free time she enjoys camping, fishing, hiking, cooking, reading, and spending time with her family.