Born and raised in the small, midwestern town of Hastings, Nebraska, Dr. Waters knew she had a strong passion for serving others and characteristically has a nurturing personality. She was torn between several pathways, but decided to pursue nursing as the window into the healthcare world. She was accepted into the nursing program at Creighton University, and worked for several years as a nurse in critical care nursing and pediatric nursing. She had always had an interest in the field of dentistry, and after her experience working as a sedation nurse for an oral surgeons office, she was encouraged to apply to dental school.
She attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, in Lincoln NE where she graduated with honors. Pediatric dentistry was calling her name due to her love for working with the little ones, and was accepted into the pediatric residency program at Texas A&M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, TX. During her residency, she received extensive training in sedation and hospital dentistry and medically complex/special healthcare needs for children, while working at Childrens Medical Center of Dallas and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. She also is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and received her board certification in 2013.
Dr. Waters truly understands that practicing with compassion, understanding, and open communication is paramount to establish an ideal doctor-patient-parent relationship and to deliver the highest quality of care. This is what she strives to build her practice upon every single day.
Dr. Waters is married to her husband, Joe, and they have 3 small children, and a 15-year-old yorkie-chihuahua named Ernie. After living in coastal South Carolina for several years, they are overjoyed to make their way back to the DFW area and feel blessed to call Flower Mound their home.
When she is not helping others maintain healthy and beautiful smiles, she loves to spend time with her family hiking, playing board games, running, or you may even spot her paddle-boarding at Lake Grapevine.
Pediatric dentists have an additional 2-3 years of education beyond their 4 years of dental school. By completing this intensive and selective training program, pediatric dentists are well equipped to treat all children, including children with special health care needs or medically compromising conditions. In addition, they have advanced training in sedation techniques including oral sedation, IV sedation, and in-hospital general anesthesia techniques that allows them to treat children with severe early childhood caries, growth and development disturbances, or infants that may require laser frenectomy release. Dr. Waters is also a Board certified PD which means that she voluntarily completed two rigorous examinations following her residency program to become Board Certified.
We believe that by working together with our families to educate both parent and child on the importance of good oral health, we can help to create and maintain optimal dental health and overall well-being throughout their lives. Parents are invited to experience the dental visit together with their child, no matter their age. There are always some circumstances where a child may cooperate better for our team with parental absence, then that will be discussed ahead of time and the parent is allowed to make that choice. We value that trust that you place in us in caring for your little ones, and want to create positive outcomes together in a team environment.