Dr. Jill Hilscher Sentlingar, DDS

Dr. Jill Sentlingar
Raised in Santa Clarita, California, Dr. Sentlingar moved to Texas to attend Baylor University. While at Baylor, Dr. Sentlingar met her husband, Pat, a McKinney native, and began to adapt to the Texas way of life. Dr. Sentlingar earned her doctoral degree at Baylor College of Dentistry in downtown Dallas. While attending Baylor, she developed a love for family dentistry because of the variety of challenges and rewards it brings. Dr. Sentlingar graduated first in her class, earning both the Gold Medal and Alpha Omega Scholar Awards. Dr. Sentlingar’s professional affiliations include: American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, North Texas Dental Association, American Association of Women Dentists, Texas Association of Women Dentists of which she is the Regional Vice President, Academy of General Dentistry, and the International Academy of Sports Dentistry. Dr. Sentlingar’s professional recognitions include: Gold Medal for First Scholastic Honors at …Baylor College of Dentistry, Alpha Omega Scholastic Award, the Eleanor Bushee Senior Woman Dental Student Award, The Academy of Oral Medicine Award, The Texas Academy of General Dentistry Award, The Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis Award, and selection into the Odontological Honors Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. She is also certified by the World Clinical Laser Institute in the use of the Waterlase MD and the EZLase diode lasers. In her free time, Dr. Sentlingar enjoys camping, water skiing, crocheting, playing piano and spending time with her husband and two boys, Jacob and Nathan.