Pat received her Bachelor of Dental Hygiene from Old Dominion University in 1978. Having practiced for nearly 30 years she has been employed with Dr. Schneider for the past 25! She is beginning to see the third generation of many of her patients and says "it truly is a family practice".

Pat has taken numerous post graduate courses in scaling and root planing as well as non-surgical periodontal and adjunctive therapy for the prevention of periodontal disease.

Pat is a native to this area. She and her husband Jay live in Burke. She has two grown children and a black Labrador. In her spare time she enjoys going to estate sales, traveling and cooking. One day she wants to be able to play golf as well as Dr. Schneider!