Dr. Trout graduated from Loma Linda University with her DDS in 1998 and she immediately entered into dentistry in Northern California. After practicing in other offices for a few years, she worked in a school system with a dental task force, solidifying that she wanted to work with children. This led to the opening of Little Fish Dental in 2001. Dr. Trouts practice focuses on childrens dental care.
Dr. Trout has been serving the children of Rocklin, Roseville, and the surrounding communities since 2001 with Little Fish Dental. Her focus on health of the whole child lead her to create Whole Kid Health, a program designed to assist parents with achieving optimal child wellness by evaluating that which that passes through the human mouth: nutrition, water, and air.
A lover of learning, Dr. Trout takes multiple continuing education classes each year and brings this in-depth knowledge to her young patients and their families. Her particular areas of focus include proper airway development, health and nutrition, and sleep dentistry for children, all of which affect underlying systems. Parents often dont understand that common childhood challenges like allergies, learning disorders, and even ADHD may be related to sleep issues, airway issues, and improper facial development. Dr. Trout is your expert on putting this puzzle together to help your child.
The ultimate goal of Dr. Trouts multi-prong approach is the prevention of disease and illness before they start. She strongly believes the right elements of evaluation, education, and patient/parent involvement can lead a patient to optimize oral & body health.
Dr. Trout graduated from Loma Linda University with her DDS in 1998 and immediately returned to Northern California to practice dentistry. She fulfilled her goal of starting her own practice in 2001 with the opening of Little Fish Dental. Dr. Trout sincerely enjoys working with kids, and helping parents navigate the challenge of raising strong and healthy children, with proper facial formation and a broad, beautiful smile.
During her free time, Dr. Trout enjoys the outdoors and can often be found hiking or working outside on any given weekend. Her other hobbies include traveling, photography, and reading. If you love the ocean, ask her about scuba diving in warm water coral reefs, paddle boarding with the turtles, or watching the sunrise on Mauis Mount Haleakala.
Marissa joined the Little Fish Dental team in 2013 as a front office assistant. Over the years she has taken on many different roles in the office such as marketing and assisting. In 2017, she reached her goal of becoming an RDA. She enjoys working with this connected team that loves to learn and strives to give their patients the best experience possible.
Marissa truly enjoys working through the challenges of dentistry; she finds it rewarding and fun. She is very grateful to work for a doctor that believes in furthering her staffs education and providing her patients with overall health dentistry. She loves being a part of the offices incredible growth over the years and knows the team will always strive to give their patients exactly the help they need and want.