Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. Wright moved to the Pacific Northwest at age 21, attended Bellevue Community College and continued at the University of Oregon. In 1989, she graduated with honors from Oregon Health & Science University. She is known as a lifelong learner and continuing education junkie, taking more than 100 hours of CE annually.
Dr. Wright earned the prestigious Masters Award from the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) in 2011. She has actively served professional associations in leadership roles, such as the past president of the Oregon AGD and past trustee for the Oregon Dental Association (ODA). She is currently the incoming chair of the ODA Leadership Development
Committee and of the AGD National PACE Council. Dr. Wright is also a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Orofacial Pain, American Headache Society and Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Caring for patients and caring for our profession are her professional passions.
Dr. Wright shares her office location with her husband, Noel Tenoso, a private practice physical therapist. They have two daughters; their oldest is at the University of Oregon and their youngest is in the West Linn – Wilsonville School District. Together, the family enjoys traveling, cooking, eating of course and exploring the great outdoors.
