Shea

Dental Assistant / Office Manager

Shea is a New York State licensed Dental Assistant.  She joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2007.  She is dependable and committed to helping provide exceptional dental care for all children.  She is especially good at helping children to feel comfortable.  In addition to working as a chair side assistant, Shea works hard keeping our office organized. Shea always makes sure to get a “thumbs up” from all the children she works with.

Courtney

Insurance Coordinator

Courtney and her family recently moved back to the area to be closer to her family and friends.  When she is not in the office, you can find her paddle boarding on the lake with her family or on the sidelines of a soccer game cheering on her son and daughter! 

Ann

Financial Coordinator

Ann is our financial coordinator.  She enjoys spending time with her grandsons after retiring from her career in public accounting and manufacturing finance.  She also enjoys her volunteer work at the Anderson Center and in the CHOW garden.

Dan

Administrative Team Member

Dan joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2019.  He brings 14 years of medical/dental experience to our front desk.  In his time off, he enjoys hiking with his wife and daughter.  He looks forward to greeting all the smiles that walk through our door!

Trisha

Administrative Team Member

Trisha started with our practice in 2011 as a Dental Assistant. After moving out of the area, she returned to Valley Dental pediatrics in 2014. Trisha is Jack of all trades for both the administrative and clinical teams. She enjoys being a mom to two beautiful girls. She loves going for walks, spending time with family and enjoys her vacations at the beach making memories with them.

Jessy

Administrative Team Member

Jessy spent many years serving people with special health care needs before moving to New York. After leaving New Jersey she accepted a job working at a general dental office serving the local community! Her love for children has led her to the pediatric field where she is now fulfilling her passion! Jessy and her Husband, Jay live locally with their children and pets! She enjoys spending her free time with her family and helping animals any way she can!

Katie

Administrative Team Member

Katie joined the team in 2015. After a brief sabbatical she came back to the team forever. She is currently living in Port Dickinson with her husband and 3 daughters. She went to school for sports management. She enjoys sports, reading and being with her family.  

Lisa

Dental Hygienist

Lisa grew up in Berwick, PA. After graduating from SUNY Broome Community College, she started her 40+ year career at Valley Dental Pediatrics. Lisa coordinates Children’s Dental Health Month & helps schedule our hospital cases. Lisa loves working with kids and strives to make every visit special! Lisa and her husband Greg raised 3 daughters who are all married & live locally. Her greatest blessing is being “Nonna” to her 4 grand babies with one more on the way! Lisa’s “happy place” is being at the beach with her family.

“I always wanted to work with and help children. Seeing their smiling faces, getting rid of the “sugar bugs” and providing good dental experiences that will last a lifetime has been a dream career for me at Valley Dental Pediatrics and for that I am very grateful.”

Cheri

Dental Hygienist

Cheri graduated in 2000 from Broome Community College with her degree in Dental Hygiene. She practiced in general dentistry until she joined the team at Valley Dental Pediatrics in 2022. In her free time, Cheri enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

KayTe

Dental Hygienist

KayTe joined our team in 2023. She graduated from SUNY Canton with three degrees, two of which are in dental hygiene. Her love of working with children in general practice led her to working in pediatrics. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her husband and her dog Basil.

Brittany

Dental Hygienist

Brittany joined our team in May of 2024. Brittany is from Pennsylvania where she earned her dental hygiene degree from Luzerne County Community College in 2022. While enrolled in the dental hygiene program at LCCC, she earned the Hu Friedy Golden Scaler Award. Brittany enjoys working with  children and giving them a positive dental visit!

Mackenzie

Mackenzie graduated from Suny Broome in May of 2024. While in hygiene school, she quickly realized she wanted to work with kids. Her #1 goal is to create a positive environment for the kids in hopes that they look forward to every visit in the office. In her free time, Mackenzie enjoys spending time with her friends, family and traveling.

Stephanie

Dental Hygienist

Stephanie, a Broome County native, has been a Registered Dental hygienist since 2019. Shortly after beginning her career, Stephanie quickly realized her true passion in dentistry was working with children. Every day Stephanie would remark how the tiniest of smiles could leave the largest impact. As a result, Stephanie’s love of pediatrics led her to join the Valley Dental team in 2021, where she combines the best of both worlds, dentistry and children.Stephanie resides in Endicott with her husband, Vince and their four rescue cats. When Stephanie isn’t in the office, she enjoys relaxing and spending time with family and friends.

Kedrin

Dental Hygienist

Kedrin graduated from Broome Community College in 2019 with her degree in Dental Hygiene. Kedrin joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2024. In her free time , she enjoys the outdoors and her two labradoodles Dax and Dixie.

Margaret

Dental Hygienist

Hi I am Margaret. I am a registered dental hygienist.  I absolutely love kids and teeth!  When I am not at work hanging out with kids, you can typically find me at home hanging out with kids.  I have one wonderful step-daughter with lots of friends who love to come play.  I look forward each and every day to coming to my dream job and helping kids brighten their smiles!

Karissa

Dental Hygienist

Karissa is a Registered Dental Hygienist. Karissa grew up in Albany NY but moved to Binghamton in 2013. She started working with our team as an assistant in June 2016. Two years later in May of 2018 She graduated with her dental hygiene degree. Since then you can usually find her doing hygiene, but every now and then she puts her assistant hat back on. 

Her favorite part of working at valley dental pediatrics is working with her amazing team and trying to make every visit special for every kid. Karissa is starting pharmacy school in the fall or 2022 because she loves advancing her education to help others! A fun fact about Karissa is that as a child she did not have proper education and prevention when it came to dental health so she strives to educate and help as many patients as she can from an earlier age! 

When she is not at work she likes to spend time with her husband and two beautiful daughters. Karissa keeps our office fun and entertaining! We will definitely miss her but also wish her the best of luck on her next chapter!

Linda

Dental Hygienist

Linda is a Registered Dental Hygienist who has been with Valley Dental Pediatrics for over 40 years.  Her greatest reward is helping an apprehensive child have a great dental experience!  She enjoys spending her time off with her husband Brad, her children and most of all her grandchildren!

Sarah

Dental Hygienist

Sarah graduated in 2020 from SUNY Broome Community College with her degree in Dental Hygiene. Since graduating she has practiced in both general dentistry and pediatrics. Sarah has a love for inspiring and helping young children! She has babysat for many years, was a part of the “Big Brother Big Sister” program in high school, and looks forward to having children of her own! In high school Sarah was a cheerleader, played softball and was a member of many clubs. Sarah also volunteered her time in a special needs classroom during study halls and assisted them during their Special Needs Olympics. In Sarah’s free time she loves to bake/ cook, travel, shop, spend time with family and friends. Sarah loves visiting her parent’s cat, Angel and can’t wait to have a cat of her own!


“I look forward to saving smiles preventively and getting to know each individual child that I have the pleasure to meet at Valley Dental Pediatrics!” 

Carol

Dental Assistant

After becoming a Certified Medical Assistant, Carol joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2010 as a Dental Assistant.  Being a mother herself, she enjoys working with children and making sure they have a positive experience at all of their dental visits.  Carol loves music, being outdoors and spending time with her family.  

Malereigh

Dental Assistant

Hi, I'm Malereigh, a dental assistant with a passion for working with children. I find joy in helping kids feel comfortable and confident during their dental visits. I take pride in providing excellent patient care and contributing to a positive work environment. When I'm not at work i love spending time with my family and dogs. I also enjoy exploring new places.

Liz

Dental Assistant

Alexa

Dental Assistant

Alexa joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2024. She is a California native and moved to the east coast after earning her Dental Assisting degree in San Francisco in 2018. She has always had a passion for dentistry and working with children. In her free time you can find Alexa exploring new restaurants and spending time with her bengal cat, Ditto and her toy Goldendoodle, Ellie.

Cecillia

Dental Assistant

Jaelin

Jaelin joined the Valley Dental Pediatrics team in 2024. She loves working with all the kids and making sure they leave here with a smile. Jaelin is happily married to her husband, Brandon. They enjoy spending time with their dogs, Sadie & Maggie. Jaelin likes to spend her free time with family and going line dancing.

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