Hobson Dental Association
 
 

Our Doctors & Staff

 

Glenn DeWeirdt, DDS

Dr. DeWeirdt is a native of the Chicago area.  He graduated from Wheaton-Warrenville High School in 1976 and was active in Football, Wrestling, and Track.   Dr. DeWeirdt is a graduate of North Central College in Naperville and graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in 1984. 

Hobson Dental Associates was founded in 1984 by Dr. DeWeirdt in Woodridge, Illinois following graduation from dental school.  He has maintained a keen interest in dentistry and is an active member of the Contemporay Dental Forum, a prestigious invitation-only group of dentists achieving in the top 10% of clinicians nationwide.  He has served passionately as a volunteer dentist at the DuPage Community Clinic in Wheaton for the past seven years.  Dr. DeWeirdt is a member of the American Dental Association, The Illinois State Dental Society, Chicago Dental Society, and Academy of General Dentistry.

Dr. DeWeirdt does not golf, ski, or bicycle.  He keeps fit chasing his four children, ranging in age from 7 to 16, in and around the house in an effort to punish them for a multitude of behavioral and scholastic infractions.

 

Jason F. Brown, DDS

A native of the Chicago area, Dr. Brown grew up in Elk Grove Village, and attended Saint Viator high school in Arlington Heights.  He graduated with a Bachelors degree in neurobiology and physiology from Purdue University in 1995.  Dr. Brown then attended the University Of Illinois College Of Dentistry where he earned a Bachelors degree in dentistry in 1998, and later a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2000.  Upon graduation, Dr. Brown completed a postdoctoral general practice hospital residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital located on Chicago’s “Gold Coast”.   He holds a certificate in Graduate Medical Education from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Dr. Brown is an active member of the American Dental Association, the Illinois State Dental Society, the Chicago Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry, and is a certified Invisalign provider.  Dr. Brown joined Hobson Dental Associates in 2003, and became a partner and co-owner of Hobson Dental in October of 2005.  Dr. Brown lives in Woodridge with his wife Stephanie, his son Alex and daughter Gabrielle.

 

Mark Banakis, DDS

Dr. Banakis has been with Hobson Dental for over 14 years.  Dr. Banakis is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon who treats various conditions from dental implant placement to removal of wisdom teeth to more complicated treatment of the mouth, teeth, jaws, and face.  Dr. Banakis is a graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Dentistry. 

Dr Banakis completed a general practice residency at Evanston Hospital as well as a residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Chicago. He lives in Kildeer with his wife Renee and his son Michael and daughter Nicole."

 

Jim Kirk, DDS

Dr. Kirk has been with Hobson Dental for over 15 years.  He is a specialist in Periodontics, specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal diseases.  Dr Kirk is a graduate of Loyola University College of Dentistry.    

 

Donna Onorati, RDH

Graduated from Triton College in 1985 and was certified in dental assisting.  Attended Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in 1999.  Donna has been involved in dental industry for over 21 years.  Currently lives in Lemont with her husband Jim.  Donna loves spending time with her horse Sunnie.  “I have found Hobson Dental to be one of the best offices I have been involved with.  Great Doctors, great staff and just a great office!”

 

Sue Kramer, RDH

 

Sharon Zenner, Dental Assistant