Our Team

Born and raised in India, Dr. Panesar graduated dental college in India in 1986.

In 1987 she moved to the United States and settled in Michigan where much of her family lives. She continued her dental studies and graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dental Medicine in 1991.

While in Michigan, she met her husband and they married in 1994. They moved to New York for work and she practiced for 2 years until the opportunity to move to Maine and work presented itself.

Dr. Panesar, her husband and their two young sons moved to Caribou Maine in 1996 and she had a thriving solo dental practice for 14 years in Fort Fairfield.

Opportunity presented itself again for Dr. Panesar and he family in 2010 when she was able sell her practice in Caribou and move to New Hampshire so her husband could pursue opportunities in his career. In 2011 Dr. Panesar purchased the dental practice of Dr. Lionel Vachon of Sanford and created Healthy Smiles Family Dentistry.

Acquiring office space in Sanford and building the practice of her dreams has been extremely rewarding. Her caring and compassionate persona and her ability to provide optimal dental care in an inviting and comfortable setting is well respected by her patients.

Dr. Panesar attends numerous hours of continuing education every year and is always looking for the absolute best treatments, materials, and services to offer her patients. She is immensely proud of the fact that she can offer most services in her office.

Dr. Panesar is an active member of the American Dental Association, the Maine Dental Association, and the York County Dental Association where she presided as President from 2016 to 2017.

When she is not caring for patients, Dr. Panesar enjoys reading, long walks, cooking and visiting India as often as possible. She resides in New Hampshire with her husband and has two grown sons who are both currently in college in Stony Brook NY.