Who we are.
What we do.
It was in 2006 that as a first year dental student, I had wild dreams of “saving the world, one tooth at a time.” When I first heard of a dental mission opportunity, I didn’t just jump on it… I leaped and it completely changed my life.
Three years later, my dentist siblings and I started a non-profit called N.G.O. Healthcare where we brought N.G.O. Healthcare where there was NO healthcare. (Ngo is our family name and pronounced “No”). Since then, we have completed 14 international missions to Vietnam, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Antigua, Brazil, Haiti and China.
Dr. Melissa Ngo Logan
Dr. Melissa Ngo Logan originally hails (HTTR) from the Washington, D. C. area, however has lived all over the country calling Fort Lauderdale, Florida; New York City; Austin, Texas; Denver, Colorado, and now Fresno, California her home. Just as varied as her home states have been, so has her career. She has worked in private practices, county and regional prisons, Army National Guard bases in 6 states, provided care to children in schools and surgery centers as well as one corporate setting. She founded Ngo Borders Non- Profit (previously named NGO Healthcare) in 2009 with her family, 3 other siblings who are also practicing dentists. Through various collaborations, she has completed 17 dental missions in 16 different countries in her 11 years in practice.
Dr. Logan is an alumni of Florida Atlantic University, having received her Bachelor's Degree in just 3 years, followed by Nova Southeastern University receiving a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at the age of 25! She completed a residency in General Practice at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City where she began her career.
Dr. Logan is also the founder of Melllypoo.com, a website showcasing her wide world travels (she has visited 61 countries and counting) as well as her love for landscape photography (Team Canon!). She is on a mission to visit all 63 U.S. National Parks in memory of her brother- 35 parks have been checked off. You can find her hiking and glamping, Indiana Jones style. She practices yoga and speaks Vietnamese, English, some Spanish and basic French. She is married to KSEE 24 Morning News Anchor Brody Logan and they find immense joy in raising their 3 year old son. Dr. Logan's crowning achievement in life is her role as "Mommy".
Dr. Margie Tuong Ai Ngo
Dr. Margie Tuong Ai Ngo was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam and immigrated to the United States at the tender age of 10. She grew up in Springfield, Virginia with her sister, Dr. Logan, and married her high school sweetheart Dr. Andy Nguyen. Dr. Ngo graduated high school after 3 years and attended George Washington University before obtaining a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University Purdue University of Indiana (IUPUI). She returned home to the D. C. area after school to open her first private practice, and has since owned 4 offices in her career of 21 years. Dr. Ngo currently resides in Wellington, Florida with her three children.
As an immigrant, Dr. Ngo values giving back to her community and to those around the world. She has used her dental training to reach underserved areas around the world, one she knew well growing up in war-torn Vietnam. She is a key player in fundraising money for our mission trips.
Dr. Ngo enjoys traveling and has visited 65 countries and counting! In her free time, she is an avid baker of french baguettes and cross-stitching. Name a food dish and she can make it! She is currently working on a 64-panel tapestry.
