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Dr. Grace E. Smart, D.D.S.,
M.S.
 After
graduating from Balboa High School in the former Panama Canal Zone,
Dr. Grace E. Smart attended Texas A&M University in College Station,
Texas. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from
the University of Texas at Dallas in 1981. She earned her D.D.S.
degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas in 1986.
She continued her two year specialty training at Baylor earning her
Certificate in 1988. In 1989 she received her Master of Science
degree from Baylor College of Dentistry. She was a clinical
instructor for the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at BCOD from
1988 to 1990.
Dr. Smart has lived in Garland since 1979 and remains very active in
the community. She has been on the City of Garland Library Advisory
Board since 1992 and has been its chairperson for the last 6 years.
For six years she served on the Board of Directors for the
Achievement Center of Texas after donating the land where their
facility is now located. This center is the only one of its kind in
the Metroplex that helps children and young adults with special
needs. She is a member of the Garland Rotary Club and was the first
woman inducted as a member in 1988. Dr. Smart has actively
supported activities in local schools in the Garland, Richardson,
and Plano communities. She is an active member of Lavon Drive
Baptist Church in Garland.
In addition to her involvement in the community, Dr. Smart has been
Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry since
1995.
She is an active member of:
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The
American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry
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The
American Dental Association
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The
American Association of Women
Dentists
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The
American Society of Dentistry for
Children
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The
Dallas County Dental Society
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The
Texas Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry
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The
Southwest Society of Pediatric
Dentistry
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The
Paul P. Taylor Association
She is also a Fellow of the American
Academy of Pediatrics.
Because she is fluent in Spanish, Dr. Smart is able to provide her
services to a large number of Hispanic families who find it hard to
take their children to a dentist with whom they can communicate in
their own language.
Upon graduating from Baylor College of Dentistry, Dr. Smart opened
her practice on Beltline Road and soon outgrew the office space. She
built her present office, where she has been practicing for the last
16 years. Dr. Smart and her daughters, Kristi Marie and Kathryn
Rose, reside in Garland.
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Laura Beth Hollingsworth, B.S., RDH
Registered Dental
Hygienist
Laura is a native
of Garland and a 1992 graduate of Dallas Christian School. She
received a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Abilene Christian
University in 1996 and a Bachelors of Science degree in Dental
Hygiene from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1999. For nine years
Laura has been practicing dental hygiene in Garland. She joined
the staff of Garland Pediatric Dentistry in September 2008 as our
Dental Hygienist. Laura stays plenty busy with three young
children of her own, Joshua, Abby and Jacob. Her wonderful
husband, Richard, is a fireman for the city of Carrollton and they
live in Lavon, Texas. During her spare time, Laura, enjoys
scrapbooking, sports, traveling, and mostly spending time with her
family.
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Oscar Gonzalez
Registered Dental
Assistant
Oscar Gonzalez received his dental assisting training at Grayson
County Community College almost ten years ago. After completing
his externship, he joined the staff at Garland Pediatric
Dentistry and has been a clinical dental assistant for Dr. Smart
for 9 years. He is bilingual and has been cross-trained to
work the front desk as well as dental assisting. Oscar has
staff privileges at Children’s Medical Center where he assists
Dr. Smart during hospital cases. He also has been
certified in Nitrous Monitoring. During his free time,
Oscar enjoys watching all sports including football to soccer.
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Jessica Callaway
Registered Dental
Assistant
Jessica completed her high school education at Mesquite Academy and
enrolled at East Texas Dental Assisting School where she recently
graduated as a Registered Dental Assistant. Following her
externship, she came to Garland Pediatric Dentistry where she has
been working since May 2008 as the Hygiene Assistant. Her
enthusiastic personality and love for children shows as she
interacts with our patients to make them feel comfortable and
excited about their visit to our office. Jessica grew up in Mesquite
and has an older sister who is also a Registered Dental Assistant.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her parents and
going fishing with her boyfriend. Jessica loves animals especially
cats and her newest pet is her kitten, Gracie. |
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Melissa Yeager
Certified Dental
Assistant
Melissa has been a clinical dental assistant at Garland
Pediatric Dentistry since June 2008. She grew up in
Nevada, Texas where she graduated from Community High School in
2001. Soon after graduation, she attended Grayson County
College where she received her dental assisting degree. In
addition, Melissa has her Nitrous Oxide monitoring certificate
and has completed her certification in dental assisting.
She has been working exclusively in pediatric dentistry for over
five years because she loves to encourage the patients to relax
with her calming personality. She enjoys outdoor
activities such as running, spending time with friends and
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Jennifer
Carpenter
Scheduling/Insurance Coordinator
Jennifer Carpenter is the
Scheduling / Insurance coordinator at Garland Pediatric Dentistry.
She has worked in the field of Pediatric Dentistry since 1994. Her
duties include scheduling appointments for our patients as well as
gathering insurance information so that we can better serve them.
Jennifer grew up in
Garland
and has lived and worked in the area all her life. In her free time,
Jennifer especially enjoys spending time with her family, traveling
and going to First Monday with her mom.
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Dana Yow
Financial Coordinator
Dana joined Garland Pediatric
Dentistry in October 2008 as our Financial Coordinator and brings
eleven years of experience in the dental field. Her area of
expertise is discussing treatment needs with parents and providing
financial options. She is a native of Dallas where she has lived
her entire life. Currently she lives in Richardson with her
husband. In addition to spending time with her husband, Dana
cherishes the opportunities she gets to share quality time with her
younger brother. On the weekends you will find her doing volunteer
work with her church.
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