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Dr. Shawn E. Anderson DDS – Willow Dental Group Owner and Dentist
Education:
Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry 1997
BS – Business Management, California State University, Fresno
Strongly committed to continuing education in the newest and best techniques available to provide patients with state-of-the-art health care.
Coursework from the The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education, Dr. Frank Spear and the Seattle Institute for Continuing Dental Education, Dr. Pascal Magne, Dr. John Kois, Dr. Pete Dawson, Dr. John Cranham, Kirk Behrendt of ACT Dental Practice Coaching, and many others.
We have four children. Our oldest, Annika, graduated from California State University, Fresno in 2021 and works as the Lead in our Front Office full-time. She married Jacob Wilson October 21, 2023 who hopes to attend medical school in 2024 which will take them out of the Fresno area for a few years. Our second child, Karsten, is on track to graduate from CSU Fresno in 2024. He plans to apply to dental school to follow in dad’s footsteps or possibly specialize in Orthodontics. Mats, our third child, will graduate from Clovis North in the Fall of 2024. He loves water polo and hopes to pursue it at the collegiate level, God-willing. Ava, our baby girl is a game squad cheerleader, and also on the varsity competitive cheer squad at Clovis North High School and will graduate in 2027. They keep us humbled and we feel certainly blessed by each of them!
Personal:
- I am very happily married to my best friend, Tracey. Tracey has a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, in Industrial Relations-Human Resource Management and is also an alumna of California State University, Fresno. She is currently the Director of Operations, Marketing and Community Events for the dental practice. So, if you see her, please introduce yourself. She’d love to meet you.
- We have four children. Our oldest, Annika, graduated from California State University, Fresno in 2021 and works as the Lead in our Front Office full-time. Our second child, Karsten, is on track to graduate from CSU Fresno [also] in 2024. He plans to apply to dental school to follow in dad’s footsteps or possibly Orthodontics. Mats, our third child, will graduate from Clovis North in the Fall of 2024. He loves water polo and hopes to pursue it at the collegiate level, God-willing. Ava, our baby girl is a game squad cheerleader and also on the varsity competitive cheer squad at Clovis North High School and will graduate in 2027. They keep us humbled and we feel certainly blessed by each of them!
- In my free time, I enjoy swimming, snow skiing, water skiing, cooking, traveling, serving in my church, mission work, and spending as much time as possible with my family.
Dr. Kaci Raven, DDS
Dr. Kaci Raven, DDS is a native to the Central Valley, and she is the daughter of a third-generation farmer. She spent many years working on the farm and milking cows while growing up which instilled in her a strong work ethic. She graduated from Immanuel High School in Reedley, and then obtained her BS degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing at California State University, Fresno. Kaci obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of California, San Francisco, where she graduated with honors. She is the first person in her family to pursue a doctorate degree and was motivated to return to the Central Valley in order to serve the people in her rural community. Dr. Raven’s dental goal is to achieve a personal relationship with each and every one of her patients. A positive personal experience for each patient is a priority to her.
Dr. Raven has been married to her husband Anthony Bonanno since September 14, 2019. They welcomed their baby girl, Beckett, in January of 2021. Beckett keeps their lives busy and full of laughter. In their free time, they love traveling to the beach.
Dr. Navreet Brar
With roots in dental education from India and a DDS degree from University of the Pacific, San Francisco, conferred in 2013, Dr. Brar’s journey in the field of dentistry has been marked by an unwavering dedication to patient care and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. She understands that the field of dentistry is ever-evolving, and she actively participates in dental continuing education to ensure that her patients receive the most innovative and effective treatments available. With each patient she encounters, Dr. Brar approaches their unique needs with a personalized touch, recognizing that no two smiles are the same.
Dr. Brar has been married to her husband for since 2008. Together they have one daughter named Ajuni who was born in 2009, and one son, named Aikam born in 2015. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, cooking, gardening and traveling.
Dr. Jenn Jacobson
Dr. Jenn Jacobson, DDS is native to Northern California and grew up learning about dentistry from her mom, a dental assistant. She was raised to be incredibly inquisitive, constantly asking questions about dentistry and even taking impressions of her hand with dental impression materials. She graduated from Vintage High School in Napa, received her BS in Physiological Science at UCLA and a Post-Baccalaureate certificate in Pre-Health Professions from UC Berkeley. Jenn left California to attend Touro College of Dental Medicine in New York where she received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. She then pursued specialty training at Stony Brook University and completed an Advanced Education in Prosthodontics program. As a Prosthodontist, Jenn has a special interest in full mouth rehabilitation, implant therapy and removable prostheses. She hopes to utilizes her additional training to help patients with complex issues achieve dental health. She was teaching Prosthodontics at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine when the opportunity to return home to California brought her to the Willow Dental Group.
Dr. Jacobson was married to her husband, Theodore Jacobson, DMD in 2022. His acceptance into the UCSF Fresno Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program gave the couple the opportunity to return to their shared home state of California. They have two cats and spend their free time cooking together for friends and family or returning to the family ranch in Sonoma County.
