Meet the Team

Dentist in Holladay, UT

Shaelene Hays, Registered Dental Hygienist

I was born and raised here in Salt Lake City. I finished my Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Hygiene at Loma Linda University in 2009. I have been married since 2010 to my wonderful hard working husband Ben. I have a beautiful little girl, Kylie, born in 2012, and a handsome little boy, Karston, born in 2015. My kids light up my world. I love to spend time with my family, and also love to spend time outdoors hiking, camping, boating, etc. I love working as a hygienist and getting to help people love their smiles. I feel it is a very rewarding job getting to help people with their smiles and overall health. I love getting to know my patients and hearing their stories. I love being a part of the Cadenza Family Dentistry office and look forward to working with you! My favorite dental item is the combination of my Sonicare toothbrush with my air flosser. A fun fact about myself, I played basketball all through high school where I won my senior year MVP while playing on the Denver Nuggets basketball court, and got a basketball signed by all the Nugget Players. From there I continued to play basketball for 1 year in college. A favorite quote of mine is “You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it’s just teeth.”

Andrea Despain, Dental Assistant

Andrea is a middle child of 6 siblings, born in St. George, Utah. She completed dental assisting education and training at Dynamic Dental Assisting School in Sandy, UT in 2015. She started as a part-time assistant at Cadenza Family Dentistry in February of 2016, now has been full time and loving it. Dentistry has always been fascinating to her and she’s glad to be part of a great team delivering gentle dentistry to patients. Her favorite dental product is her Oral-B toothbrush and Tom’s of Maine toothpaste with peppermint flavor. In her past time, she enjoys watching documentaries with her husband and spending time with her family.

Genesis Gutierrez

Genesis is the only girl in her family.  She joined our team in spring 2015 working in the operatories and has now been taking care of front office matters.  In 2019 Genesis graduated with a BS in Psychology and uses her skills and knowledge when interacting with patients in our office.  Her favorite part about working here is the smile makeovers. It is so rewarding to see the happiness in patients’ faces when they see the results.  Outside of the office, Genesis loves to go on hikes with her German Shepherd and spending time with her family. Her favorite dental product is the take-home whitening trays that she uses herself to maintain her pearly whites.

Kaitlyn Wegener

Kaitlyn grew up in Gunnison, Utah. She started studying for Nursing in high school and was always interested in the medical field. She worked in the Aerospace company for a year before she moved to Salt Lake City this year after her wedding and started working at Cadenza Dental Artistry. She enjoys working with patients and finds dental procedures very fascinating. She loves interacting with patients of all ages and is very friendly and calming to everyone. Kaitlyn works in the operatories as well as the front office area dealing with patient accounts. When she’s not working, she spends a lot of time with her husband and two American Bullies. Katilyn recommends the KOR whitening system we use in our office after she’s seen the drastic change in color with patients’ teeth within just a couple hours.


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