Shao Family Dental

04/22/2026

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to the women who keep this office running! Their minds are always playing schedule Tetris, their smiles stay on their faces all day long, they kindly deal with the automated operator your insurance company offers us, and they know the inner-workings of every dental software program around. How do they do this? We will never know. Enjoy your day, ladies! It is so well deserved!

04/11/2026

Congratulations to Braidee, the winner of our Shao Family Dental March Madness Bracket Challenge! Braidee is proof of March Madness being just that. Per Braidee "I watched basketball two years ago to see Caitlin Clark. I know what a free throw is and I know the difference between two and three points and where out of bounds is." That's all it takes, folks!

04/08/2026

Join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to Dr. Katie! Wishing you a fantastic day filled with joy, laughter, and all the appreciation you deserve. Your dedication and impact mean so much, and we are grateful for everything you do, even when the front desk may think there's 2 of you at times. We hope Coco lets you get a full nights sleep tonight! Enjoy your special day!!

04/07/2026

Happy National Dental Hygienists Week to our five amazing hygienists!! Heather, Lynsey, Holly, Taylor and Molly are not only wonderful people, but they truly take the best care of our patients. We appreciate you every day, but we hope you feel a little extra love this week! You all are the BEST!

03/17/2026

Join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to Taylor, one of our amazing front desk staff! Taylor keeps us all on our toes with her quick wit and hilarious sense of humor and she serves as the ringleader of all things Shao Family Dental clothing! We hope you have the best day celebrating, Taylor!!

03/16/2026

With the inclement weather, we will be CLOSED on Monday, March 16th to keep our staff and patients safe. Thank you for your understanding!

03/07/2026

Join us in wishing a very Happy Birthday to Lynsey, one of our fantastic hygienists!! She also serves as our resident artist and daily office DJ! Another year around the sun for Lynsey, another year of proving she’s still strong enough to carry Heather! Enjoy your day of celebrating, Lynsey!!

03/05/2026

Happy National Dentist Day!🦷🪥

We appreciate your leadership, your sense of humor, and the way you support the whole team. Thank you for your dedication, patience, and the care you show to every patient that walks through the door.

Here’s to healthy smiles, happy patients, and the best dentists a dental team could ask for!🦷🤍

03/04/2026

A week to celebrate three of our favorite people at the office? Count us in! Colleen, Emily and Ellie- we don't know what we would do without you! Thanks for being the calming presence for our patients as they have dental procedures completed while listening to Dr. Shao's dad jokes and Dr. Katie's singing! Enjoy your goodies from Hickory Grove Homestead and Lubben Vineyards & Wines!

02/28/2026

On this last day of Children's Dental Health Month, we thank the Strawberry Hill Elementary School Kindergarten and the Head Start Anamosa Preschool for having Dr. Katie come and share some fun dental knowledge with their classes!! It's always fun to get to share with kids that dentistry is cool and not scary...and to spend time with Dr. Katie and Dr. Chong's daughter!

02/05/2026

01/14/2026

Being part of a small family-owned office means that "any other tasks" may include shoe-tying, walking kids to the bus, judging sister coloring contests, warming up breakfast and listening to SuperKitties play in the back office.
Sometimes we (Chong and Katie) look around and it really hits us that we are so lucky to be surrounded by people (and their family members!) that not only care for our patients, but also our family! To the point that our oldest daughter recently told us that "Sometimes I think I have a whole bunch of moms at the office!"
Enjoy some pictures of the true Shao family- including some staff members of the past!