Biography

Deanna Kercher is a registered dental hygienist, working in the Roseburg dental clinic. Her focus is on gingival health, while preventing and treating periodontal disease. She feels very strongly that a healthy mouth is the gateway to a healthy body. After graduating from Klamath Falls’ Oregon Institute of Technology in 2002 with her Bachelors of Science degree, Deanna and her husband lived in Eastern Oregon for two years, before returning home to Roseburg. She has been recognized at Umpqua Community Health Center for over seven years of service and began with our organization after working several years in a private practice in Roseburg. In her free time, she is a mom to three children (and occasionally host mom to foreign exchange students) and can usually be found running between their various activities and sporting events. She also enjoys music, traveling, reading, boating, and camping.