Sage Dental of
The Loop

Dr. Maria Balda earned her dental degree in 1994 at Universidad Central de Venezuela. She worked in her private practice for three years before moving to the United States. She validated her DDS at the University of Florida through the Foreign Trained Dental Program in 2000 and has been practicing in the Kissimmee area for the last 20 years. She participates in various continuing education programs every year, including cosmetic and implant dentistry. She is also a member of the American Dental Association. Dr. Balda is committed to providing an exceptional patient experience. She welcomes every patient as if they are a part of her own family, ensuring they feel cared for and comfortable.

Dr. Lauren Lockhart earned her undergraduate degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She went on to study dentistry at the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Lockhart performed her Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics residency at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida. After completing her residency, Dr. Lockhart returned to her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, to practice orthodontics for four years before moving to Tampa, Florida, in 2012, and has been a Floridian ever since. Dr. Lockhart is an active member of the American Dental Association, Florida Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontics, and the Florida Association of Orthodontics.

Dr. Terryl Crawford is a board-eligible Endodontist who specializes in Root Canal Therapy and Root Canal Surgery. He employs cutting-edge technologies to ensure a close-to-perfect clinical result, all while exceeding expectations and dispelling many myths surrounding root canals. Following the completion of a successful enlistment with The United States Marine Corps, Dr. Crawford completed his Bachelor Studies at Florida State University. In 2000, Dr. Crawford graduated with his doctorate from Temple University School of Dentistry and entered the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, General Practice residency (GPR). The GPR was a collaborative program bringing residents and instructors alike from Montefiore Hospital system and Yeshiva University together in an exchange network that allowed residents to rotate through every facet and sub-specialty of Dentistry and General Medicine. Following this GPR, Dr. Crawford was selected to attend the Graduate Endodontic program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Crawford received his Masters's in Dentistry from CWRU in 2004, along with the publishing of his Master's Thesis, "Antimicrobial Efficacy of Gutta Percha Solvents." Striving to exceed expectations, Dr. Crawford attends annual conferences within every facet of Dentistry to provide a comprehensive approach to root canal therapy. Dr. Crawford uses a "TLC" approach in treating every patient. He speaks English and possesses a clinical and working command of Spanish, allowing for barrier-free communication with his Latin patients. In his free time, Dr. Crawford enjoys traveling, spending quality time with his family, participating with his children in their sports activities, cooking, and investing.