About Frances Yankie, DDS
Dr. Frances H. Yankie practices General, family, and cosmetic dentistry in Mill Valley, California. She has enjoyed providing care for her patients since 1995. She has been a certified specialist with Cerec, a cad cam lab, since 2005. She added the specialty of providing Invisalign to her patients in 2007-- making smiles even more healthy. Dr. Yankie is a graduate of The University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. In addition to her dental degree from UOP, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied Biology, Sociology, Economics, and Music. Dr. Yankie started her dental career in San Francisco. Upon graduation, she was honored to be invited to be an instructor in the Fixed Prosthodontics Department at her alma mater, where she served for just under four years while starting her practice downtown San Francisco. In 1998, Dr. Yankie merged her busy San Francisco practice with a long-established dental practice in Mill Valley, in Marin County, California. Her dental practice showcases individualized, advanced patient care in a relaxing environment. She is a certified specialist with Cerec, Invisalign, Diode Laser, and Arestin, all of which greatly enhance the practice in offering beautiful wellness and cosmetic procedures with a conscience. She is a member of the American, the Californian, and Marin County Dental Associations and the American Academy of Cosmetic Orthodontics. She has served on the boards of the UOP Alumi and the College of Marin Dental Assisting Program for several years, as well as several philanthropic events for Kids in the Klinic, sponsoring underprivileged children to get necessary dental care. She is a Premier Preferred Provider of Invisalign and has the honor of being one of 27 presidents in her Invisalign Study group that will include 1,000 other general practitioners by the end of 2017. Dr. Yankie currently lives in Marin County with her two sons Riley and Cole. Her interests outside of dentistry include love of family and friends, physical fitness (nutrition, horseback riding, biking, swimming), spirituality and personal development, history, science, and travel.