Laura Hernandez-Dauer, DMD

Dr. Hernandez-Dauer Is a bilingual general family dentist who is proficient in both Spanish and English. She is now serving the Harrisonburg area full time. Her mission is to increase dental awareness and education to her patients while at the same time making their dental experience painless and comfortable.Dr. Hernandez-Dauer was raised in South Florida and received her Doctor of Dental Medicine in 1999 from Ibero Americana University in the Dominican Republic. She completed two years in the General Practice Residency program at the University of Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital and served as head of the same dental residency program for one year. The foundational training she received while at Jackson Memorial Hospital gave her key experience for managing patients diagnosed with varying health problems as well as treating patients within a large and diverse community. She has treated patients of varying ages from newborns to patients in their 80s.Dr. Hernandez-Dauer is dedicated to her patients and takes pleasure in offering general and family dentistry.

Meet Our Team

The team at Sonrisas Family Dentistry is a friendly, caring group of dental professionals. Our team members speak English, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian and will do everything possible to make sure that you have a positive experience at our office. You can learn more about our team below, and you can call 540-437-9422 for your dental appointment in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to meet them in person and get started on your new smile with our dentist.

Inna Kilimnik

Dental Assistant

Along with her passion for dental care, Inna loves to make people smile. Inna received her dental assisting and X-ray certifications from Massanutten Technical Center, which she graduated from in 2014. She has been a dental assistant for more than six years and looks forward to helping you with your future dental needs.

Languages: Ukrainian, English and Russian

Yenny Diaz-Rivera

Dental Assistant

Yenny has been a part of our team since 2018. She is bilingual and makes our Hispanic patients feel more comfortable at our office while catering to their needs. She loves being able to serve people and make them feel comfortable, especially since coming to the dentist can be quite unnerving for some.

Yenny, her husband and her three children love food. Meeting people from various cultures is easy for them since everyone speaks the language of food. They consider themselves gastronomes and invite anyone to their table to break bread and enjoy the fellowship. She loves to bake, cook and decorate. Her dream is to one day have her own event planning and catering company.

Prior to working at Sonrisas Family Dentistry, Yenny spent 15 years as a missionary in South America and Puerto Rico. She is a member at Grace Covenant in Harrisonburg. She sets Christ as her example for how she is to live her life and serve others.

Languages: Spanish and English