Hygienists

Cheryl Kucksdorf received her dental assisting and dental hygiene degrees from Fox Valley Technical College. She started her dental career twenty years ago as a dental assistant. The past ten years she has worked as a dental hygienist. Her main foucs is on patient comfort and patient knowledge of dental procedures. She enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends.

Julie Saucerman received her Dental Hygiene Degree from MATC- Milwaukee in 1981. She has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for 21 years. She has been working at Appleton Family Dentistry for the past ten years.

Cindy Porter received her dental hygiene degree from the University of Iowa in 1976. She has been a member of the American Dental Hygiene Association for many years serving offices at the local level, and trustee and treasurer at the state level. She celebrated 20 years of employment at Appleton Family Dentistry in 2003.

Becky Porto received her dental hygiene degree from Marquette University. She is a member of the American Dental Hygiene Association and an active member of the state and local associations, having held various offices on the local level and serving as trustee on the state level. Becky has been employed at Appleton Family Dentistry for over 20 years.

Kelly VanderHeiden received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Marquette University in 1981. She has worked at Appleton Family Dentistry as a RDH for the past 13 years. Kelly and her husband Rich have two children and enjoy water and snow skiing, fishing and volunteering at their church and school.

Vivan Wiesekel is a RDH and has worked at Appleton Family Dentistry for 17 years. Vivian attended UW Fox Valley and received her Dental Hygiene Degree from Northwestern Technical College in Green Bay. She and her husband have 5 children and enjoy spending time with family and friends. Vivian also enjoys camping and doing volunteer work.