Meet the Staff
Melissa
Orthodontic Chairside Assistant
Melissa is a native of Cary and has been with our team since March, 2004. She is a graduate of the Wake Tech Community College Dental Assisting Program and is both state and nationally board certified in dental assisting. She loves working with our team and interacting with our patients and appreciates the difference a beautiful smile makes in the life of a patient. Melissa has over nine years of dental and orthodontic experience. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her baby girl and her husband, going to the beach, running, and watching NC State athletics.
Heather
Orthodontic Chairside Assistant
Heather is a native of North Carolina and brings over seven years of orthodontic experience to our office. She has been with our team since April, 2011. Heather enjoys working in orthodontics because of the wonderful relationships she builds with our patients and seeing their new-found confidence and self-esteem appear as each new smile is revealed. In her free time, Heather enjoys spending time with her three sons, going to the beach, and working out at the gym.
Amber
Orthodontic Chairside Assistant
Amber is originally from Pennsylvania and joined our practice in August, 2008. She enjoys helping to create beautiful smiles and being a part of our patients' lives. Most of all, she likes helping kids and adults who were once embarrassed to smile become people who love to smile. Amber is a graduate of the Dental Assisting Program at Wake Technical Community College and is both state and nationally board certified in dental assisting. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, family, and friends. Her hobbies include photography, graphic design, and going to concerts.
Sara
Treatment Coordinator/Administrative Coordinator
Sara is a native of Raleigh and joined our practice in March of 2009. She has many years of experience in the role of treatment coordinator and has the privilege of meeting patients and introducing them to our practice. Sara is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She enjoys watching ACC basketball, especially when the Tarheels are playing, and any activity with her family.
Lenise
Scheduling Coordinator/Treatment Coordinator
Lenise has made North Carolina home after relocating here with her parents when she was young. She graduated from the Wake Tech Community College Medical Office Program in 2000, has been in the dental profession for the past 11 years, and joined our team in the summer of 2011. She likes helping people improve their smile and watching how our patients feel about themselves as their smiles change. Lenise is happily married and a mom of four. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and likes to cook and go bowling.
Elizabeth
Orthodontic Chairside Assistant
Elizabeth is a graduate of the Dental Assisting Program at Wake Tech Community College and has been with our practice since mid 2006. She loves to watch the progress of how braces transform patients' smiles and how treatment boosts their self-esteem and personality, as they feel more confident about smiling. Elizabeth is both state and nationally board certified in dental assisting. She is a native of Clayton and lives in the area with her husband and baby boy. In her free time, she enjoys being a mom, doing anything on the water, and spending quality time with her family and friends.
Janet
Financial Coordinator/Treatment Coordinator
Janet recently relocated to North Carolina from Colorado Springs, CO. She brings over 13 years of orthodontic experience to our team and has been with us since the summer of 2011. What Janet enjoys most about orthodontics is watching the progress of treatment and interacting with our patients throughout this exciting change. She is married and has one adult child. In her free time, Janet enjoys spending time with her family and friends, listening to music, and doing things outdoors.