Real Life Dental

Dr. Thompson grew up in the Town of Blacksburg and graduated from Virginia Tech in 1992. In the same year, he was married to his wife, Andrea, and they started their family of five boys. Dr. Thompson received his dental degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia in 1996, and served in the United States Navy from 1996-1999 onboard the USS Arctic (AOE-8). He returned to Blacksburg to join Drs. Thompson and Schnecker in private practice from 1999-2010. Dr. Th...Read Moreompson now owns and operates Real Life Dental Care, which has been in business since 2010. Read Less

Tom Williams was born and raised in Corning, New York, and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Masters degree in Forestry. He was a paperboy for his first job, and now works passionately to coach and empower people and businesses to be all that they can possibly be. He began serving as the Director of Operations at Real Life Dental in 2016, where he is essential to the overall function of the business as well as the level of patient care we offer. He enjoys spending his time out...Read Moredoors and being with his wife, Nichole, and their three boys. He loves good food, fresh black coffee, and relaxing with a glass of cold root beer on the deck (if you have some he might like, he invites you to share some with him at your next reservation!). Read Less

Hannah Kolozsy Schroder was born in Fort Riley, Kansas, and has moved homes 19 times over the course of her life- having lived in several different states with Virginia being the tenth. She spent a few years working as a gymnastics teacher for a children’s fitness gym in California, and recently began practicing Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art. In 2014, she married her husband, Kevin, and they fulfilled a lifelong dream backpacking alone the Rhine River in Germany in 2015. Among other trave...Read Morels, they biked approximately 113 miles in four days! Hannah is currently studying the German language and enjoys reading and hiking in her spare time. She has worked as a patient coordinator for Real Life Dental since November of 2014, but sources reveal that she trains to be a ninja when she’s not in the office… Read Less

Laura Andrasco was born and raised in Bowie, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Though she is used to the hustle-and-bustle of city life, having spent years living in Charlotte, North Carolina, she moved to the Blacksburg area to be near to family and has worked for Real Life Dental since its opening in 2010. For her first job, she worked in an old copy center where she learned administrative skills such as printing, copying, typing, and mailing. Now, she utilizes her natural ability and ...Read Morelove for numbers to uphold the financial responsibilities of Real Life Dental, where she is vital in helping to manage the business. Laura enjoys hiking, biking, watching movies, and going out to eat with friends and family. Because she loves spending time with her nephews, she is well-versed in all things LEGO and has an impressive collection of her own. Read Less

Tammy Collins was born in Orlando, Florida and has been a native of the New River Valley since 1991. She attended Virginia Western and graduated with degrees in both business management and dental hygiene. Before becoming a registered dental hygienist, Tammy worked as a hair stylist for 10 years. She has worked with Dr. Thompson since 2008, and has been employed with Real Life Dental since its opening in 2010. She enjoys cooking and entertaining friends and family, traveling, and anything in...Read Morevolving the outdoors: walking, hiking, camping, and shooting at the range with her husband, Joe. Tammy and Joe have been married since 2001 and have two young boys…they love laughing together and having family dance parties. Read Less

Andrea Spence was raised in Bedford, Virginia and has been intrigued with dentistry even from a young age. She pursued that interest by studying Dental Hygiene and graduating from Virginia Western Community College in 2008 with an Associate Degree in Applied Science. Andrea worked in Lynchburg, Virginia as a Dental Hygienist before moving to the New River Valley where she met her husband Jonathan. They were married on August 28, 2010, in Christiansburg, Virginia where they now reside. Andrea...Read More and Jonathan are proud first-time parents to their daughter Ember Elise. As a new mother, Andrea enjoys spending her time with her family and takes pride in helping others achieve optimal oral health at Real Life Dental Care where she has been employed as a Registered Dental Hygienist since 2010. Read Less

Cayla Dennis grew up in the small town of Narrows, Virginia, with her family and twin sister. As a teenager, she began working at a small hometown restaurant where she would continue as a server for 10 years. She attended New River Community College to study Police Science and has served as a dental assistant for Real Life Dental since January of 2016. In her free time, Cayla enjoys being outdoors, hiking, and camping as well as anything competitive – including Frisbee golf! Her lifelong dre...Read Moream is to travel to Patagonia; Cayla loves adventuring and traveling to new places with hopes to learn about and experience different cultures. Read Less