Meet the Team
The people who will actually be in the room with you — and who make a sedation visit feel like an ordinary one.
A practice built around comfort
Good dentistry is not only about teeth — it is about trust. Since opening in Michigan, SmilePro Dental has grown by treating patients the way we would want to be treated: listened to, unhurried, and never made to feel bad for how long it has been. That matters more, not less, when someone is anxious enough to need sedation to get through a visit.
Today the practice brings several full-time dentists together with part-time specialists, so a complete range of care — from a routine cleaning to full-mouth reconstruction — happens under one roof. For a nervous patient that means fewer unfamiliar rooms, fewer new faces, and one team that already knows your story.
The dentists
Our dentists collaborate on complex cases, so you get the benefit of more than one expert opinion. Dr. Salam Awad leads the practice — and every decision about who should be sedated, by which method, and who should not.
Dr. Hussein Yassine
Dentist
Dr. Deena Sleiman
Dentist
Dr. Leila Elsaghir
Dentist
Dr. Maytham Ibrahim
Dentist
Hygiene & patient care
Behind the dentists is the team you will actually spend the most time with — the friendly face at reception, the gentle hands during a cleaning, and the person who helps you make sense of insurance and financing.
Mezna Abubaker
Dental Hygienist
Reena Sandhu
Dental Hygienist
Elizabeth Smorlek
Billing Coordinator
Our wider team also includes dental assistants and administrative staff who share the same commitment to a calm, positive visit.
Led by Dr. Salam Awad, DDS
Dr. Salam Awad is the principal dentist and owner, with particular experience in dental implants, Invisalign and cosmetic dentistry — and a chairside manner known for putting even very anxious patients at ease. She trained at the Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and holds a Fellowship in surgical and prosthetic implants, Resnik Institute.
Read Dr. Awad’s full profileHow we treat anxious patients
The whole team is used to patients who are frightened of the dentist — it is who this practice is for. We explain before we act, agree a stop signal, and never rush. And when that is not enough on its own, any treatment can be carried out under sedation.
How we handle dental anxiety