Meet the Team at Gallup Dental Group

M. Kory Rowberry, DDS

Dr. Rowberry is a 1985 graduate of the Boyne School of Dentistry at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Rowberry maintained a private practice in Gallup for 17 years and worked on the Navajo Nation for 7 years before opening Gallup Dental Group in May of 2010. Dr. Rowberry has resided in Gallup for the past 32 years. 

Brad Vergien, DDS

Dr. Vergien is a 1986 graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry. Since 1986 he worked in a variety of private practices on the Navajo Nation before opening Gallup Dental Group in May of 2010. Dr. Vergien resided on the Navajo Nation for 17 years before moving to Gallup in 2003.

Jessica Valdez

Hygienist

She has been working in the Dental Field since 2012. She is from Grants, NM. She is a member of the American Dental Hygiene Association.

Missy Yazzie

Certified Dental Assistant

Melissa (Missy) has been a dental assistant since 1995. She has worked on the Navajo Nation and in Gallup. She resides in Houck, AZ.

Verna Watchman

Certified Dental Assistant

Verna has been a dental assistant since 2001. She has worked on the Navajo Nation and Gallup. She resides in Gallup.

Shannon Yazzie

Dental Assistant

She has been a dental assistant since 2020. She resides in Continental Divide, NM

Trestan Trinidad

Dental Assistant

She has been a dental assistant since 2021. She resides in Gallup, NM.

Charity Slinkey

Insurance Clerk

Charity has been in the dental field since 2006. She has worked in St Michaels, AZ and Gallup. She is from Fort Defiance, AZ.

Letha Brown

Receptionist

Letha has worked in the Dental Field since 2010. She is from Fort Defiance, AZ