Meet the Staff

Emily

Emily is our office manager and has been working at South Bay Periodontics since 2010. She will assist you with your dental insurance and financial questions and she is also able to get you scheduled for exams and appointments in our office.  Emily is married and has two young children.  She likes to spend time at home working on their their hobby farm and going hunting and fishing with her family.

Debbie 

Debbie is our hygiene patient coordinator and has experience with both dental assisting and administrative work. She loves talking with the patients and strives to make everyone feel welcomed. Debbie works closely with the dental offices and through the years has built a great relationship with our referring offices.  She also spends a lot of time at the Riverdale Raceway racing her 1999 Camaro.  She loves adventure but most importantly spending time with her family.

 
Amanda

Amanda is our Treatment Coordinator and joined our office in 2020. She has been on the administration side of dentistry for many years with a large background in dental insurance.  She will help you navigate your dental benefits and help coordinate your treatment needs. Her favorite part of being in dentistry is getting to meet new people everyday!
When she’s not in the office she enjoys crafting, fishing, and camping with her family.

Veronica

Veronica is our billing specialist and she will be happy to answer any billing related questions.  She will do her best to get the most from your insurance and explain your benefits in detail. She just moved to the Washington area from California and loves spending time with her family and exploring the outdoors, especially the Nisqually River.

Hayley

Hayley has worked in the dental field since 2019 both in the front office and as a Registered Dental Assistant. Her smiling face is the first one you see when you walk in our office.  

When she isn’t working, she spends most of her free time at home with their rescue dogs. She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and working in the yard.

Christie

Christie has been a periodontal assistant for 12 years. She has been part of our staff for the last 10 years. Christie will make you feel comfortable from your first visit at our office to your last appointment. Outside of work she likes to spend time with her husband and watch her girls play basketball and soccer.

Shyla

Gaby

Gaby is a registered dental assistant and graduated from South Puget Sound Community College in 2016.

She does a little bit of everything at the office and even translates to Spanish at times!  Outside of work she loves to spend time with friends and family and go shopping.  She also likes to ride fast motorcycles!

Layce

Layce is a registered dental assistant.  She graduated from Lower Columbia Dental Assisting Program in 2018.  Her warm smile will welcome you as she brings you back to an exam room.   She helps patients feel comfortable and relaxed.  Her favorite thing about being a dental assistant is seeing patients’ smiles transformed.  Outside of work she likes to spend time with family and explore the outdoors.

Jasmine

Jasmine always had good experiences growing up going to the dentist and knew that she wanted to enter that field some day. She became a certified dental assistant in 2018 after graduating from the SPSCC Dental Assisting Program.  She does her best to provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients to feel relaxed and well cared for.

Outside of work she enjoys weightlifting, going on hikes and spending quality time with her friends and family.

Amber

Amber grew up in the Missouri Ozarks where she started working as a dental assistant in 2019. After moving to Washington, she joined our office in 2023. Outside of work, she enjoys competing in pageants, spending time with her nieces and nephew, and raising her kitten, Dove.

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Anette

Anette graduated from SPSCC in 2018 with an Associate in Art Degree and became a registered dental assistant in 2024.  She assists the hygienists in their work with the patients and also works in sterilization.  During her free time she enjoys photography.

Stacey

Stacey graduated from Pierce College Dental Hygiene Program in 2000 and has worked for this office ever since. She enjoys the level of teamwork and camaraderie that all the employees share here. In her spare time Stacey likes playing the flute, rollerblading, baking desserts, hiking & skiing around the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, Steve.

Meagan

Meagan graduated from Pierce College with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene.  She also earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from California State University, Sacramento.  Meagan was born and raised in the Bay Area of California and moved to Washington in 2016.

Pursuing a career in dental hygiene was born from combining two of her passions, science and education!  She enjoys helping people achieve their oral health needs while maintaining the integral relationship with their overall health.

Outside of work, Meagan enjoys spending time with her family.  Usually, they are traveling to the coast or heading for the mountains!

Anna

Anna graduated from the Pierce College Dental Hygiene Program in 2015 and was awarded the “Golden Scaler Award” by the director of the program.  She worked in a Perio office in Tacoma until moving down to Lacey. She finds helping patients with dental anxiety and periodontal disease very rewarding and loves the atmosphere of a specialty clinic.

Outside of the office she is a busy mom to 3 young boys and enjoys serving on the music team at her local church playing violin and piano.  She loves going for walks and enjoys gardening and all things homemaking.  

Emily

Emily graduated from NWCCD in Sheridan, WY in 2023 where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene.
In her free time she loves traveling, hiking with her dog, and exploring Washington.