About

Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

Dr. Kimberly Q. Hubenette earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Southern California in 1993.

She comes from a family of dentists; her father and several cousins. Dr. Kimberly Hubenette enjoys all phases of dentistry and has a special interest in whole-body health as it pertains to dental needs, airway issues, enhancing smiles, cosmetically, as well as into proper form and function.

Integrating the oral-systemic link, Airway-Focused Dentistry, educating patients with the prevention, and being the liaison with an individual’s medical professionals are her passions.

Through extensive continuing education, Dr. Hubenette remains at the forefront of dental advances. Dr. Hubenette is an alumna at the L. D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Training incomplete comprehensive care. She has a Fellowship with the Academy of Craniofacial Pain, a fellowship for the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and the United States Dental Institute for Orthodontia. She was also an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego. (UCSD) and helped with the UCSD pre-dental program. Dr. Kimberly Hubenette is a member of the American Dental Society, and in 2004, she was elected president of the San Diego Chapter. She received her Mastership award from the Academy of General Dentistry and in 2010, she received the distinguished Master Award from the Academy; in which only 149 practicing dentists throughout the state of California had received this award at the time.

“No matter if it’s a little itty bitty thing. You should know that your life is worth something.”

—Dr. Kimberly Hubenette

A Southern California native, Dr. Hubenette has always played an active role in community events and was a member of the Pacific Beach Chamber of Commerce & Town Council in San Diego. In 2009, she began volunteering as an Off-Site Community Dental professor for the University of the Pacific Dental School (UOP)and the University of California, San Francisco( UCSF).

As a community leader, she works with the Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma, Christina’s Smiles, the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance as a mentor, and is an active Rotarian. She was a member of Sonoma Impact 100 and sponsors annually to Red and White Ball, Sonoma Valley Hospital, and Children’s fundraising and local sports teams.

In 2013 she became California’s co-chairman for Freedom Day USA, a national organization to thank Veterans and active Military for their services. She helped inspire Sonoma to create Freedom Week Sonoma, an extension of Freedom Day USA, which included over 100 businesses giving thanks in the community.

After selling her practice in San Diego, she relocated to Sonoma with her late Husband, Mark, and helped form Synergy Dental Group.

After Mark passed away in 2019, Dr. Kimberly made it her lifelong mission to memorialize her husband, coaching on living life to the fullest, and writes books that are inspired by their life together; about survival, living off the grid, and checking things off her bucket list.

She now resides in Santa Rosa with her dog, Dakota. When she is not providing dental care, she enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, motorcycling, and especially time with family.