Our dentists in Winter Park

Two dentists, two hygienists and a front desk team.

A clinician in a gown and stethoscope looks out a window
Dr. Nora Halvorsen, a woman in her early sixties with short silver-gray hair and glasses, in a white clinic coat

Dr. Nora Halvorsen, DMD

Owner and family dentist, practicing since 1990

I would rather spend ten more minutes explaining than have you leave with a plan you do not trust.

Dr. Halvorsen grew up in Maitland and opened Tallowood Family Dental in 2009, after nineteen years as an associate in Orlando. She still does most new patient exams herself.

She keeps the first visit at a full hour. She shows every X-ray on the screen beside the chair and explains what she sees before she suggests anything.

On Saturday mornings she rows on Lake Maitland.

Education

  • DMD, Sample University School of Dentistry, 1990
  • BS, Biology, Sample State College, 1986

Areas of focus

  • Family dentistry
  • Crowns and bridges
  • Anxious patients

Speaks English.

Dr. Tunde Adeyemi, a man in his early thirties, in navy scrubs and a white clinic coat

Dr. Tunde Adeyemi, DDS

Associate dentist, practicing since 2018

Dr. Adeyemi joined Tallowood in 2021 after a general practice residency in Jacksonville. He lets children hold the mirror first.

He speaks Spanish with patients who prefer it and takes most same-day toothache visits.

Education

  • DDS, Sample University College of Dentistry, 2018

Areas of focus

  • Dentistry for children
  • Same-day emergency visits
  • Root canal treatment

Speaks English, Spanish.

The team

  • Renee Albright, a woman in her early forties in ceil blue scrubs

    Renee Albright

    Registered dental hygienist

  • Paula Okonkwo, a woman in her mid thirties in lavender scrubs

    Paula Okonkwo

    Registered dental hygienist

  • Jada Pellerin, a woman in her mid twenties in teal scrubs

    Jada Pellerin

    Dental assistant

  • Tomas Ferreira, a man in his fifties with a trimmed beard and a light blue shirt

    Tomas Ferreira

    Office manager and insurance