Michael Austin, DMD
Known as Dr. Mike, by his patients, Michael B. Austin is a Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist. Dr. Mike was born in California and grew up in Utah. While attending the University of Utah, he played football for the Utes and spent two years on a mission trip in Chile, which made him fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Mike went on to attend dental school in Pittsburgh and a two-year anesthesiology residency in Stony Brook, on Long Island. During this residency, he met his future wife and discovered the joy of working with children. This led him to complete a residency in pediatric dentistry in Brooklyn, NY. Having a heart for service, Dr. Mike has participated in mission work both here and abroad.
The beautiful scenery and culture of the PNW led Dr. Mike to Washington, where he and his wife and dog, now call home. Outside of dentistry, Dr. Mike enjoys watching college football, cheering for the Seahawks, snowboarding (favorite spot: Snowbird), playing golf (favorite spot: Guam), reading, traveling (favorite spot: Maui), and spending time at the many wonderful dog parks of Western WA with his wife and dog.
Jane Yi Austin, DDS
Dr. Jane Austin was born in Korea and grew up on the island of Guam (Hafa Adai!). Following college in Boston, Dr. Jane worked in the fashion trade show industry for a couple of years before changing career paths to dentistry, upon moving to California. She started working as an instrument sterilizer and immediately grew attracted to all fields of dentistry. From there, she went to hygiene school and dental school. Following dental school, Dr. Jane completed a general practice residency in Manhattan and went on to a dental anesthesiology residency on Long Island, where she met her future husband.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Jane enjoys traveling, baking, reading, and spending time with her husband and dog. Her favorite places to travel are Barcelona and Paris.
Erin J.
Meet Erin!
Erin's hometown is Everett, and she loves EVERYTHING about dentistry--the people, the smiles, and learning new things, just to name a few!
She graduated from West Coast College of Dental Assisting and currently attends Shoreline Community College to further her dental career.
Outside of dentistry, she enjoys camping and hiking with her kiddos and traveling to exciting new places and trying the local food.
FUN FACTS: Erin is really good at hula hooping and has 2 cats--Elephant and Hyena!
Marisol G.
Meet Marisol!
Marisol was born in Seattle and grew up in San Jose, CA.
When asked what she loves most about dentistry, she said "I love seeing so many different smiles and meeting new friends. It makes me so happy to help people learn how to keep their teeth healthy and clean. I love how friendly and patient my co-workers here at Tree House, they make me feel like part of a family."
Outside of dentistry, you will find Marisol playing basketball, reading, dancing, and playing with my son. Marisol also loves working out and listening to music.
FUN FACTS: Favorite movie--The Nightmare Before Christmas. Favorite foods--chicken pelau, pupusas, and sopes. Favorite music genre--soca, regae, salsa, rap, R&B, Banda, and anything relaxing.
Juneau W.
Meet Juneau!
Juneau grew up in Lake Stevens, WA. During her senior year of high school, she attended and graduated from Sno-Isle TECH's dental assistant program. She is very passionate about every aspect of her job as a dental assistant. Her main passion is interacting with both patients and parents in a way that is fun and educational with the goal that patients look forward to coming back.
Outside of the dental world she enjoys spending quality time with her kids, working on home projects, listening to or playing music and kayaking.
FUN FACT: Juneau was named after the capitol of Alaska, where her parents met.