Dr. Kirsten M. Gosney was born and raised in Temple, Texas. She attended Thornton Elementary, Bonham Middle School and graduated from Temple High School in 1995. As the daughter of a veterinarian, she was always intrigued by science and knew she wanted to do something to help others. She set her sights on becoming a dentist at a young age. She graduated top of her class at Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Minor in Chemistry and went on to attend the best dental school in the nation, The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio Dental School. At the age of 25, she earned her Doctorate in Dental Surgery in 2002 and became a board-certified dentist.
Following graduation, she continued her education by completing a General Practice Residency at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Hospital in Temple. During her residency, Dr. Gosney dealt with extremely complicated medical histories and advanced her clinical skills at a postdoctoral level. Over her career, she has provided dental care through the Public Health Service on an Indian Reservation in South Dakota, treated mothers and children through the WIC program in San Antonio and has completed multiple mission trips. She worked in Austin as an associate for a few years before opening her own dental practice in Lakeway in 2005.
After getting married to another Temple native, Chad Collins, they made the decision to move back to their hometown to raise their son, Cameron, closer to their family. She started Temple Smiles Family Dentistry in 2021 and is looking forward to providing dental care in her hometown.
Lori Honeycutt started her dental career 39 years ago as a certified dental assistant in Waco. She worked for Dr. Delmon Alexander for almost 10 years before returning to school where she received an AAS in Mechanical Drafting from Texas State Technical Institute.
It was at this time that Lori moved to the Temple area. Fortunately, she was not successful in finding a position utilizing her drafting degree, so she returned to dentistry. She began working for Dr. Jude Arisco in Temple as a dental assistant in 1991. After a few years, he encouraged her to return to school once again and become a dental hygienist. In 1997, she received her AAS in Dental Hygiene from Lamar University and returned to Temple to begin her new role as a dental hygienist. In total, Lori worked for over 29 years with Dr. Arisco before he retired in October of 2020.
Lori has known Dr. Kirsten M. Gosney for many decades and the opening of Temple Smiles Family Dentistry provided an opportunity for them to work together. They hope to build a practice in the community that they both love and consider their home.