Our Dental Staff

Meet the Staff

Shelly Leforce, Dental HygienistShelly Leforce- Registered Dental Hygienist, B.A. Shelly has been a dental hygienist for 18 years. She prides herself on relaxing even the most apprehensive patients. She has been married for 15 years and has 2 young girls. Shelly graduated from Las Plumas High School and has enjoyed raising her family in Oroville. When she is not working she spends a lot of time on Lake Oroville water skiing, wake boarding and dragging her kids around on a tube. One of her true loves is scuba diving in the Caribbean waters. She also plays tennis and coaches her daughters in basketball and softball.
Patricia McCormick, Front OfficePatricia (Pat) McCormick – Front Office Pat was born and raised in Salinas, CA. She moved to Oroville with her family 26 years ago. She has been working in dentistry for over 20 years, but is a new addition to Dr. Lawson’s team. After retiring for a few months, she missed working with people so much that she had to get back to dentistry. She feels blessed to be working with Dr Lawson and the rest of the team. When not working she enjoys driving her RV and camping with friends. She looks forward to meeting and serving all of Dr Lawson’s patients.
Tasha Zanotto, Dental AssistantTasha Zanotto – Registered Dental Assistant Tasha has been a Registered Dental Assistant for 15 years. She has been married to her best friend for 17 years and they have two wonderful boys. She is very involved in helping her dad share his art (Claud the Dragon) at local events. She enjoys the outdoors, gardening and yoga. She prides herself in providing excellent patient care alongside Dr. Lawson.