Our Team

Dr. Vallejos was born in California. She moved to Maui the first time when she was 19 years old and worked as a hostess/waitress at El Crab Catcher in Lahaina. She moved back to California to further her education. After graduating from the University of California San Diego, she attended the University of the Pacific School of dentistry in San Francisco where she worked for two years before moving back to Maui in 1995. Dr. V, as her staff calls her, has been involved in:
– The board of dental examiners for eight years
– Maui county dental society
– American Dental Association
– Five dental missions to two countries
– Seattle Study Club
– Instructor at UHMC

Dr. V strongly believes in continuing education and mission work and involves her staff.
Special interests are leisure time with her husband and two children. Dental missions to foreign countries. She has a passion for anything food especially collecting personal recipes from people all over.

Nora first discovered her passion for dentistry when she was hired as a dental assistant in her sophomore year in high school. Through a four-year scholarship program, Nora went on to get her Bachelor of Science degree in dental hygiene at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated in 1995. Soon after, Nora met Dr. Vallejos and has worked with her since.

Working with Dr. Vallejos really opened Nora’s eyes to dentistry as Dr. Vallejos is a great believer in continuing education and giving back to the community. With Dr. Vallejos, Nora has attended numerous dental conferences and has taken amazing courses such as dental hygiene mastery, Blatchford seminars, and periodontal laser therapy, and has gone on several dental mission trips to the Philippines.

Nora has played an active role in the dental hygiene community as she has served as the Hawaii Dental Hygienists Association Maui trustee, as well as Maui County Dental Hygiene Association (MCDHA) President and Vice President.

In addition to great a boss and co-workers, Nora credits her love for her job to her patients. They come from many walks of life, and there is always so much to learn from them. The genuine connection she has made with her patients in the span of her almost 20-year hygiene career makes her feel completely blessed.

Nora enjoys spending time with her husband and her children Shanelle (15), Alexander (12), and Marc-Angelo (6), as well as her two dogs Casper and Hunter. Nora also plays an active role in her children’s Taekwondo Center as an executive board member, where she spends much of her time when not at work. She is a proud mother and enjoys being a part of her children’s events and activities.

Shaina was born and raised on Maui. She graduated from Baldwin High School. She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dental Hygiene in 2018.

Shaina’s interests in the dental field started when she was a young teen. She spent some time in high school shadowing several dental providers on Maui, including Nora at Dr. Vallejos’ office. Shaina officially joined Dr. Vallejos’ team as a dental hygienist in April 2022.

Shaina loves to spend time with her family and friends, especially by trying new restaurants on Maui.

Brenda had started her career in dentistry when she moved from the Philippines to the United States. She started as a dental assistant in 1996 while working in Los Angeles. She later moved to Maui and continued her career in the dental field. From there, she worked as a dental assistant, then later moving up to being a benefits coordinator. She joined Dr. Vallejos and her team two years ago and has continued to enjoy working with Dr. Vallejos and her team.

In her spare time she enjoys reading and spending time with her family. She has 3 daughters, 3 cats, and 1 dog. She is passionate, selfless, and caring when it comes to others and because of this, she ensures that she’s able to give everyone she comes across, the best care, both in life and in the dental office.