The Third Annual 2026 Vyne Dental Office Manager of the Year Winner

The third annual award recognizes the person who holds a dental practice together.

Every dental practice has one.

The person who knows which insurance carrier is dragging its feet this month. Who can tell you, without looking, that the Thursday 2:00 has been rescheduled twice and is probably going to cancel again. Who noticed the new hygienist seemed off last week and quietly checked in. Who was the last one out of the building on Friday, and the one who unlocked it Monday morning.

This September, for the third year running, Vyne Dental put a name and a face to that work.

We’re proud to announce that Melissa L. of Dental Health Care Associates Brookhaven is the 2026 Vyne Dental Office Manager of the Year.

Melissa’s team shared how her leadership, innovation, and commitment to her practice empowers her team and creates an environment of support for their patients.

Why this award exists

The dental office manager job description is a bit of a fiction. On paper it’s scheduling, billing, and staffing. In practice, it’s revenue cycle management, HR, IT triage, patient relations, compliance, conflict resolution, and morale.

It’s also one of the least recognized roles in dentistry. Clinical excellence has awards. Practice growth has awards. The operational and human work that makes both possible tends to happen quietly, absorbed into the general assumption that the office simply runs. This award exists to interrupt that assumption.

Thank YOU

Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate an office manager this year. The volume and detail in this year’s submissions was a reminder of just how much goes unseen in day-to-day practice operations — and how much it matters when someone stops to notice it.

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