Stephanie Kinsey, DDS, owner and founder of Palencia Dental in St. Augustine, Fla. along with support from patients, sponsors, friends and family will hold a fundraising event on Saturday, August 20 from 6:30 pm until 10 pm at Pioneer Barn, 259 San Marco Avenue in St. Augustine. The White Party is in its second year and will raise funds for the Wildflower Clinic in St. Augustine. To support the organization, Dr. Kinsey and her practice team will hold the event which features music, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Cost per person is $75 and is a tax deductible donation to Filling the Gap, a 501 C3 non-profit organization. For more information and to purchase tickets call Marcia Catlett at Palencia Dental, 904.826.4343. Visit the website at www.fillingthegap.org.

Last year, the event raised more than $11,000 and the generous contributions helped to benefit the Clinic which provides free medical and dental care to needy individuals and families in St. Johns County. The Wildflower Clinic is located at 268 Herbert Street in St. Augustine.

“We thank our generous donors and plan to raise much needed funds again this year at the White Party. Community initiatives continue to be very important to our practice and we enjoy giving back to those in need,” said Dr. Kinsey. Dr. Kinsey and Palencia Dental hold several fundraisers throughout the year to benefit Wildflower Clinic and other local charities that assist children and families in education and social services. 

Dr. Kinsey has been practicing dentistry for more than 20 years. She graduated with honors in 1994 from the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver, Colorado. She was accepted into a General Practice Residency in Chicago, Illinois at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she was invited to stay a second year and serve as chief resident. 

Her local practice serves patients in St. Augustine and northwest St. Johns County. She specializes in cosmetic, temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ), and general dentistry and is dedicated to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of her patients’ smiles with conservative and state-of-the-art procedures, and advanced dental medicine. 

Palencia Dental is located at 159 Palencia Village Dr. Suites 107-109 in St. Augustine, Fla. Practice hours are Monday from 8 am until 5 pm; Tuesday from 8 am until 4 pm; Wednesday from 10 am until 5 pm; Thursday from 8 am until 5 pm, and Friday from 8 am until 1 pm.