Meet the Hygienists

Rachel Rolfe

Rachel is a registered dental hygienist at Bright Side Dental. Rachel grew up in the area and went to high school at Rigby High School. She graduated from Rigby in 2002. She continued her education at Brigham Young University-Idaho where she graduated in 2005 with her associates degree. She married her husband Kendall in 2005 and they moved to Boise where she completed her dental hygiene degree. They moved back to the Rigby area in 2007. Rachel has been working for Bright Side Dental since 2007. She and her husband have twin girls. Their family enjoys spending time together in the outdoors.

Taelor Hatch

Taelor was born in Texas and grew up in Sacramento California. She moved to Rexburg Idaho to receive her associates degree at BYUI and then transferred to Idaho State University where she received her bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene. While there, she was the President of the Student Americal Dental Hygiene Association who overlooked community dental needs. Taelor has been working as a Dental Hygienist since 2020 and working at Bright Side Dental since April 2022. She loves the comfortable atmosphere of Bright Side and the team she is working with. Outside of work, Taelor spends her free time with her friends and family. She loves to run, ski and travel.

Sydney Duffin

Sydney grew up in beautiful Mackay, Idaho and attended college at Idaho State on a track and field scholarship; receiving her Bachelors of Science. She met her husband at school and moved to Rigby after graduating. Together they spend most of their time chasing their four kids between sporting events and 4-H projects. They enjoy everything Idaho has to offer and spend as much time as they can in the mountains. Sydney began working for Bright Side Dental in 2014 and feels there is no better group of people to work with. Outside of work she loves being a mom, cooking, gardening and being outdoors.

Amber Flowers

Amber began her career in dentistry in 1992 as a front then back office dental assistant until she received her degree from Cerritos College Dental Hygiene program, a sister program to the UCLA School of Dentistry in 1998. Amber has completed countless periodontal management and advanced learning courses across the western US including studies in laser dentistry at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies. She has had the privilege of working out of several offices and therefore learning the techniques of several influencing dentists from the San Fernando Valley of Southern California to Bozeman, Montana. Her personal approach to working with patients focuses on building patient trust and confidence in a healthy environment. Amber’s role in our practice is to help you achieve optimum periodontal health. She will educate and provide information to enable you to improve your oral health, thus contributing to the well being of your general health. No matter how long it’s been since your last visit together we’ll get you on the road to health.

Amber resides in Rigby with her husband and 2 sons. They spend their free time on the sidelines of a field or court most days but also enjoy gardening, traveling, and spending time with family.

Tammy Rutledge

Tammy was raised here in Rigby, Idaho. She had 10 years as a Dental Assistant prior to graduating from the ISU Dental Hygiene School in 1998.

She truly loves treating and educating patients regarding their dental health needs. When she's not working, she enjoys spending time with her two brothers and their families, her parents, and the 4 children she and her husband share, and their numerous grandchildren. She also loves to crochet, camp, boat, and ride side by sides with her husband and their many friends.

Kimball Broulim

Kimball is a registered dental hygienist and attended dental hygiene school at the Utah College of Dental Hygiene where she got her bachelors degree. She grew up in Rigby and loves this area. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her friends/family, traveling, skiing, and going boating. Kimball is passionate about oral health and wants everyone to have a good experience when they visit the dental office. She loves working at Bright Side Dental because of how much the Drs and staff care about their patients.