About Jennifer Silvers, DDS
Dr. Jennifer Silvers was born in the hospital across the street from her office, and she was raised on the Peninsula. Science-minded from the beginning, she grew up wanting to be an entomologist, but she eventually decided that insects would make a better hobby for her than an occupation. When it was time to create a career plan, she was inspired by her dentist father to work in the dental field, and subsequently enlisted as a dental assistant in the US Army. Further dental training in the military convinced her she wanted to become a dentist herself. So she went on to get her doctorate in dental surgery from the University of the Pacific’s dental school in San Francisco. Continuing her education and training, she completed a clinical program, residency, and early employment as a dentist with the military—a spell that took her to Washington state and Texas. While there, she became known for her compassion and ability to put patients at ease, and she was the dentist all nervous patients were referred to. She was the recipient of the Thomas B. Hartzell Award for Clinical Periodontics in 2012. And in 2017, she was given the Army Achievement Medal for her work on a humanitarian mission treating the Native American population in Montan
