MARIPOSA PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - Key Persons
Dr. Alison grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Penn State University. She then made the move to California and worked as a medical device engineer for three years.
During this time, she began volunteering with the UCSD Pre-Dental Society, helping to provide free dental care to those without insurance, and fell in love with dentistry. She completed dental school at UCSF, then Pediatric Dentistry specialty training at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children's Hospital, a level one trauma center. There, she had the privilege of caring for clinically complex patients while learning from top experts in the field.
Dr. Alison is excited to be back on the West Coast, working with a team that is similarly passionate about providing high-quality, individualized care to all children.
Dr. Annie Pedersen grew up in Southern California and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics at UCLA. She continued her studies at the University of Washington, where she earned a Masters Degree in Biostatistics, before returning to UCLA to become a dentist.
Following dental school, Dr. Pedersen completed 2 years of additional training at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic to earn her Pediatric Dentistry specialty certificate. During her second year of residency, she earned the Pugh award and the James Roche Award of Excellence from the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Pedersen lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and 2 young children. When she's not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and gardening.
Emily Renk Hawthorne graduated from USC Dental School in 2011 and completed a hospital dentistry residency at UCLA in 2012. She worked with Indian Health Services for five years and community health for underserved populations for six years after that.
She is originally from Huntington Beach, CA and now lives in San Luis Obispo with her husband and daughter.