Our Team

Cathi has been a team member of Bush Family Dentistry since 2001. She recently celebrated her 35th year of practicing dental hygiene and remains committed to caring for her patients dental needs while building a relationship with each patient under her care. She is a native South Carolinian and received her dental hygiene degree from Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC. She and her husband Jimmy have 5 children and 5 grandchildren. In her leisure time, Cathi enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going to the beach and watching college football.

Born and raised in rural Wilson County, NC, my first jobs were cropping tobacco and pulling weeds from peanut fields.  After graduating from East Carolina University in 1995 with a B.S. in Secondary Science Education with a Biology Concentration, I taught science for five years total at North Mecklenburg High School and New Hanover High School. My husband, Dave, and I were married in 1998, and we are blessed with two amazing daughters.  In 2003, I obtained an Associate’s Degree in Dental Hygiene from Cape Fear Community College, and began my employment as a hygienist with Bush Family Dentistry in 2004. At work, I enjoy getting to know my patients, treating them as I would my own family,  and providing customized care and oral health instruction.  For enjoyment outside of work, I love singing and playing the piano, church choir and teaching Sunday School, kayaking, boogie-boarding, camping and hiking on mountain vacations, raising backyard chickens, and supporting my daughters in all their pursuits.

Rennie has been a dental assistant for 25 years and a part of Bush Family Dentistry since 2007.  A favorite part of her job here is getting to know our patients and form relationships with them.  Being quite talkative, she really enjoys helping our patients feel as comfortable and happy as possible.  Rennie is married and a dedicated mom to her 2 active college aged sons. She loves any and all live music and is currently working on getting certified to teach Pilates.

Kate, a Registered Dental Hygienist, is the newest addition to the Bush Family Dentistry team. She is both excited and honored to be a part of such an exceptional family practice! A Wilmington, N.C. native, Kate has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene at Cape Fear
Community College. She has been working in the field of dentistry since 2012 and is a true tooth nerd! When she is not in the office, Kate enjoys spending time out on the boat with her husband, two young boys, and their German Shepherd, Louise.