Meet Your Dental Care Team
We’re the Emporia Family Dental Care team, and we want to be your dental home. We love what we do because dentistry is our passion. Our team of dental professionals is dedicated to providing you with gentle care that’s tailored to your needs. Your smile will thank you when you walk out of our office!
Introducing the Doctors
Marvin Heinbach, DDS
Marvin Heinbach provides patients with gentle, high-quality dental care and to avoid extensive dental procedures in the future. If dental work is required, Heinbach provides choices and options in a way that allows the patient to be fully involved in the decision-making process. He believes patients are best motivated by positive reinforcement, and toward that end he has instructed all staff to convey any necessary information in a positive, non-judgmental way.
Marvin Heinbach’s approach to dentistry is directly influenced by his philosophy of life. Heinbach believes we should seek to serve others. He is committed to helping the less fortunate and devotes a portion of his time to providing dentistry for homeless families in the Lawrence area. He also serves on the board of an organization that helps women facing unplanned pregnancies. This is the same dedication to service that Heinbach brings to his practice. In addition, he seeks to help those animals that love us unconditionally and is committed to supporting local animal shelters, pet adoptions and saving animals from being euthanized.
Russell Forrest, DDS
Russell Forrest brings 30 years of experience to Emporia Family Dental Care. His experience has helped him develop a very comfortable and relaxing chairside manner. In his decades of dental practice, Dr. Forrest has also encountered just about every dental situation possible, so his patients always feel that their dental care is in capable hands.
Growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska, Forrest realized he had a talent for working with his hands and that he was good at mechanical things. These abilities, along with an appreciation for aesthetics, led him to attending college and then dental school in Nebraska.
Dr. Forrest enjoys being a dentist, as the position offers him an opportunity to connect with others and to improve lives by brightening smiles. He says that the best thing about working as a dentist is the flexibility, and his passion shows in the wide variety of specialties he offers. His specialties include cavity treatment and prevention, placing crowns and veneers, and performing root canals, dental checkups, tooth extractions, and cleaning.
In his free time, Russell likes to spend time with his wife, three children and four grandchildren. In addition to being a dentist and a family man, Forrest is a car enthusiast and he enjoys running. You may even find him playing the guitar.
Office Management
Kim
Kim
She has watched with pride as patient families grow up, expand, and add new members all while keeping their teeth healthy and their smiles bright. A graduate of Flint Hills Tech College and Wichita Business College, Kim and her husband Adam raised their own family in Emporia. Their busy lives include spending quality time with kids Skylar and Jade as well as with three furry family members that rule the house!
Sheena
Sheena
Sheena excels in keeping the office schedules organized and the social media accounts active. From her volunteer work at church, to her passions for cooking and photography all while attending her daughters track meets and orchestra performances, Sheena is the Queen of Scheduling! She loves visiting with patients and sharing Adriana latest accomplishments as well as learning what is going on in their own lives.
Dental Staff
Chelcie
Chelcie
Chelcie fondly remembers her dentist, and his entire office, taking time to visit first, and make her feel comfortable, before starting any procedure. This compassion is what she has been practicing with her own patients for the past five years at Emporia Family Dental Care. In fact, connecting with her patients is one of her favorite parts of her position. She and her husband keep busy enjoying outdoor activities that include hunting and fishing. They also both enjoy watching a friendly and competitive sporting event- no matter who’s playing or what sport they are watching. If the game is shared with family or friends than it is all the more enjoyable!
Jackie
and was born in New Jersey.
Jackie
Jackie is a graduate of Flint Hills Technical College and ESU and has been keeping smiles healthy and bright for 25 years, first as an assistant for 13 years followed by her current role as a hygienist for the past 12. Her bilingual skills allow her to connect with any patient and her compassion and warmth are a true joy to be around. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, and shopping!
Elisa
Elisa
A proud graduate of FHTC’s Dental Assisting and Hygiene programs, Elisa has found a home at Emporia Family Dental Care, and we are glad she is part of our family! When not caring for her patients with their dental care, you may find her with her fiancé, two daughters, and Sophie, their Mini Australian Shepherd enjoying time outdoors.
Nina
Nina
In 2016 she brought that knowledge and background to the United States, and she has found a new home at Emporia Family Dental Care practicing as a dental assistant in a field that she loves. Along with her husband, Roberto, Nina celebrated the birth of their first child, Fernando, in February 2021. Nina loves the family atmosphere at EFDC including the ability to work beside her cousin, Jackie, who practices as a dental hygienist.