Meet Our Dentists
Dr. Darby Barfield – Director of Pediatric Denistry
Dr. Barfield joined Dental Aid in September 2002 after completing a two-year Pediatric Dentistry residency at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Barfield is the primary Pediatric Dentist in our Louisville clinic and maintains privileges at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Email
Dr. Robert Edwards – Orthodontist, Louisville clinic
Dr. Edwards joined Dental Aid in March 2019. He attended dental school at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He completed his orthodontic residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Tennessee. After his residency he was in private practice in Laramie, Wyoming for 17 years. Dr. Edwards provides orthodontic services in our Louisville clinic.
Dr. Brad Hagen – General Dentist, Louisville and Longmont clinics
Dr. Hagen joined Dental Aid in 2018. He received his Doctoral of Dental Medicine from the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Dr. Hagen has completed over 100 volunteer hours with local charities and clinics prior to joining Dental Aid, and is an Omicron Kappa Upsilon Student Ethics Award recipient for showing outstanding ethical behavior. He sees patients in Dental Aid’s Louisville and Longmont clinics. Email
Dr. Joy Hicks – General Dentist, Boulder & Lousiville clinics
Dr. Joy Hicks joined Dental Aid in April of 2014. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Oral Medicine, receiving her DMD in 2010. Dr. Hicks followed dental school with a General Practice Residency. She completed the residency in 2011. Dr. Hicks practiced for three years before joining Dental Aid. She sees patients in Dental Aid’s Boulder and Louisville clinics. Email
Dr. Jose Mena – Dental Director and Lead Dentist, Boulder
Dr. Jose Mena graduated from Tufts School of Oral Medicine in Boston. After receiving his dental degree, he completed a two-year dental residency in General Dentistry in Louisiana. Dr. Mena joined Dental Aid in August of 2006. Dr. Mena practices four days per week in Dental Aid’s Boulder clinic. Email
Dr. Carly Schrade – General Dentist, Louisville clinic
Dr. Schrade is a Colorado native. She graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in May of 2017. She joined Dental Aid in 2019 after previously working for a private practice. Dr. Schrade is the lead dentist for the Louisville clinic. She enjoys all aspects of dentistry and love working with special needs patients, children, teens, as well as elderly patients.
Dr. Robert Skoretz – Surgical Treatments, Louisville and Boulder clinics
Dr. Skoretz joined DentalAid in 2018. He received his doctorate of dental medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 1994. Prior to joining Dental Aid, he was in private practice for over 20 years, and served as an Assistant Professor and the Director of General Practice Residency at the University of Colorado Dental School, Anshutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. Email
Dental Aid Hygienists
Ana Andrick – Longmont clinic
Ana Andrick, RDH, received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Hygiene at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1997. Ana brought her 15 years of clinical experience to Dental Aid in 2013. Ana now serves Dental Aid patients in our Longmont clinic. Email
Eve Luong – Boulder clinic
Eve Beaumont, RDH, joined Dental Aid on September 30, 2015. Eve received her degree from Lewis and Clark Community College in December of 2014. She has supplemented her degree with clinical hours in a variety of settings including the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis. Email
Amanda Carlson – Louisville clinic and Boulder Valley School District outreach
Amanda Carlson, RDH, joined Dental Aid in September 2017 after moving from Illinois. Amanda received her degree from Southern Illinois University in May 2013. While in school, she was on the Dean’s List and specifically treated patients with periodontal disease. Amanda splits her time between Dental Aid’s outreach program to the Boulder Valley School District and the Louisville clinic. Email
Dental Aid Administration
Dr. Jose Mena – Dental Director and Lead Dentist, Boulder
Dr. Jose Mena graduated from Tufts School of Oral Medicine in Boston. After receiving his dental degree, he completed a two-year dental residency in General Dentistry in Louisiana. Dr. Mena joined Dental Aid in August of 2006. Dr. Mena practices four days per week in Dental Aid’s Boulder clinic. Email
Dr. Darby Barfield – Director of Pediatric Denistry
Dr. Barfield joined Dental Aid in September 2002 after completing a two-year Pediatric Dentistry residency at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Barfield is the primary Pediatric Dentist in our Louisville clinic and maintains privileges at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Email
Karen Coronado – Operations Manager
Karen joined Dental Aid in January of 2007 as a dental assistant at the Louisville Clinic. In 2009 she transferred to the Longmont clinic where she continued her work as an assistant and was cross-trained as a receptionist. She has grown within Dental Aid and in 2018 became the Operations Manager, responsible for the oversight of all three clinics. Prior to joining Dental Aid, Karen completed her Dental Assistant training at the Career Development Center and worked in two private dental offices. Email
Board of Directors
Don Horton
- Retired public health worker
Jake May
- Kingsbery CPAs and Advisors
Florian Schafer
- Interim Board Chair
- Deloitte Consulting Manager
Steve Payne
- CU School of Education
Rick Santa
- Retired Chief Financial Officer
Shadie Andraos
- Revenue Operations at Google