Dakelia Means

Dental Assistant

Dakelia Means is a valuable member of our team. She was born and currently lives in Sacramento. Dakelia successfully graduated from Carrington College in California.

Dakelia has a wide range of dental capabilities and experience: she worked in the fields of Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and general office management. Dakelia is a very well trained and experienced assistant: she warmly welcomes everyone with her sincere smile and quickly reacts to our patients' needs.

Dakelia's goal is to help patients achieve their beautiful smiles in the most comfortable environment.

Julie Sears

Julie has been working in dentistry for approximately 30 years. She received her RDA in 1993 and her RDAEF in 1999. She started working with Dr. Babenkov in 2016. She enjoys our small family friendly office. She enjoys the variety of procedures and skills Dr. Babenkov provides to his patients. She has two young adult children and enjoys spending her free time camping and kayaking at the lake, and also enjoys biking and lots of walking in our lovely California weather.

Janis Dufort

Janis began her dental hygiene career with an Associate’s Degree in Science and Dental Hygiene from Cabrillo College in Aptos, Ca in 1993. She joined Dr. Babenkov’s practice in 2018 and have since developed some wonderful relationships with our patients and our team.

We are all focused on providing the best care for our patients and we have mutual respect for each other. It makes for a positive working environment and one she looks forward to going to everyday.

Janis have lived in Sacramento area for over 23 years. Her time outside the office is filled with caring for her elderly mother, working out, biking, skiing, traveling and spending time with her wonderful friends.