Our Team

Carter Smile is one big team creating beautiful healthy smiles.

Our practice is dedicated to helping children have bright healthy smiles for a beautiful future. We stress integrative pediatric dentistry to prevent developing problems. We believe in starting patients young (1 year old) to establish healthy habits from the start. Preventing problems is better than fixing problems! Not only are we watching for cavities, but we also look for developing issues with spacing, crowding and bites. Comprehensive integrative dental care from diapers to college degrees!

We have individualized care for each patient to make every visit easy and fun. We take special care to address your child’s need. We explain everything to each child so they know what things look like, sound like and feel like before we start. We do everything to make your child’s experience positive.

We think of our patients as our family and we do everything to create one big happy family. We even have a therapy dog, Callie!

Callie

Certified Therapy Dog

Callie loves being in the office and making everyone smile. She alerts us when the front door opens, greets every patient, and snuggles on laps. She enjoys playing with and kissing patients. When not greeting patients, she can be found snoozing in her favorite room on her couch. When not in the office, Callie is playing with her pal Mickey or napping. She loves chasing chipmunks, and squirrels and running cartoon dogs fast. Her favorite snacks are steak, chicken, meatballs, and whatever Dr. Carter is having.

Hygiene

Lori

Hygienist

Lori has been with the office for almost 20 years. She is an expert in teaching your child excellent oral health skills and with her silly sense of humor, warmth, and compassion, every patient leaves with a smile on their face. She is also very skilled at orthodontics so don’t be surprised when she is giving your child a beautiful healthy smile. She is always joking around and brings lots of laughter to our team. Outside of the office, she enjoys playing the drums and spending time outdoors with her husband Ken, her two boys Brian and Dan, and her adorable pup Cody!

Lauren

Hygienist

Lauren first started as Dr. Carter’s patient, then became her right-hand ortho assistant, and is now a fantastic Hygienist! She loves to make patient appointments fun, exciting, and educational. Lauren is always coming up with fun ideas for the office and brings lots of creativity to our team. Lauren loves Disney and anything Halloween! When not in the office, Lauren loves baking, spending time with her family and her loveable pup Hank!

Orthodontics

Jackie

Orthodontic Assistant

Jackie is one of our wonderful orthodontic assistants. With over 30 years of experience, she is there to assist with any orthodontic need. Jackie loves creating smiles and building confidence in all our patients! Jackie loves to be home and spend time with her husband, her amazing three daughters, and her adorable granddaughter!

Ruby

Orthodontic Assistant

Ruby is another of our amazing orthodontic assistants. Ruby’s soft and quiet demeanor, makes each patient’s visit calm and relaxing. She loves getting to help our patients make their perfect smile. Ruby enjoys spending time with her brother and cousin and her dog Hachi!

Pediatric Assistants

Lynne

Dental Assistant

Lynne is one of our lovely dental assistants. Her bubbly and upbeat personality makes every child and parent smile! She has always loved working with kids so she always ensures every patient’s visit is easy and fun. She loves to snuggle with her fat cat Bella, spend time outdoors and be active especially when it’s with her friends and family!

Makenna

Dental Assistant

Makenna is one of our fantastic dental assistants. A recent college graduate of Virginia Tech, she is working on the next steps to become a dentist of her own! In the meantime, we are lucky to have her here. Her kind and cheerful personality makes all patients feel immediately comfortable and safe. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family and boyfriend.

Administrative Team

Danielle

Front Desk Receptionist

Danielle is our most senior front desk member, though she started her journey here to help one of her best childhood friends, Dr. Carter. She is now an essential player to the front and her contagious positive energy keeps the front team going. She keeps busy taking care of her two sons Luke and Owen, her husband Phil, and her loveable lab Sammy.

Erica

Front Desk Receptionist

Erica is one of our amazing front desk team members. Often the first to answer our phones, she is happy to help every patient in any way she can! Erica is our new patient guru, she makes sure that each new patient is ready and set for their first visit with us. She loves caring and cooking for her three beautiful daughters, her husband, and her handsome grandson, Mason!

Heather

Front Desk Receptionist

Heather is a fantastic part of the front desk team. Her calm and kind disposition helps to bring peace to our bustling office. As a mother of six, Heather helps to ease all our parent’s concerns or worries. Along with her kind spirit, Heather can make any gift or basket look like a million bucks. She loves to spend any time outside of the office, with her amazing children and family!

Jessica

Treatment Coordinator

Jess is our multi-talented treatment coordinator and lab technician. Jess has been in orthodontics for over 10 years and has slowly made her journey into the lab world. She can scan, print, and mold a retainer in no time! Jess may be the quieter one in the office but her contagious laugh brings a smile to all of us in the office! Jess loves to spend time with her large family and her energetic pups Shiloh and Lilo.

Laura

Office Manager

Laura joined the office after heading transportation for the Pingry School. She is an invaluable member who leads not only the front desk but the office as a whole. She is a quick study and in turn a great teacher. The office would not run as efficiently without her. Her warm-spirited laugh, attitude, and happy demeanor put all patients and parents at ease. When not working Laura loves to spend time with her adorable son Cole, husband Paul, and friends.

Mindi

Financial Manager

Mindi is a wonderful behind-the-scenes part of the front desk team. Mindi’s extensive insurance knowledge allows her to help manage anything financial. She may not be seen in the front often, but her knowledge helps keep our office running. Mindi loves spending any extra moment with her delicious 1-year-old, Lexi, and her husband!