Meet Our Team

Hello and welcome

Welcome to Heights Pediatric Dentistry! We love getting to know new families and to grow our Heights Pediatric community. Come meet our fun-loving and enthusiastic team!

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Meghan Carter, DMD

Get To Know Your Doctor

Dr. Carter is a Tampa native and so excited to be practicing in her home town! She is a mother to four energetic and beautiful babes, and is wife to her Physician Assistant Professor and stay-at-home dad, Dr. Colby Carter. Together, the Carter family can be seen utilizing all Tampa has to offer, including the city parks and pools, Zoo Tampa, the Florida Aquarium and the Glazer’s Children’s Museum. Dr. Carter understands how challenging parenting is and how important a good support system is for parents and families. She’s passionate about making Heights Pediatric Dentistry a community resource to our local families and neighborhoods.

Alliya

Alliya’s calm, joyful manner is perfect for even the most anxious kids. She wears many hats in our office as the lead of social media, sterilization and marketing. In addition to building positive relationships with our families, Alliya also looks forward to continuing to grow her skills in dentistry with the goal of achieving certification in Restorative Functions.

Lucy

Lucy brings the warm energy and welcome to our front office. As the first point of contact to our families, she immediately sets our families at ease. Lucy manages our schedule, billing and joins Lyle the (dental) Crocodile in local schools to teach kids about oral health. Her strong background in dentistry lead her to our office and she looks forward to business ownership as she pursues her Master’s in Human Resource Management.

Education Timeline

2023

Heights Pediatric Dentistry takes flight, Tampa, Florida

2016

Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville – an intensive 25-month training program in pediatric dentistry, to include the skills needed treat medically complex children and special needs adults, children with severe early childhood decay and patients requiring a variety of behavior management techniques.

2014

Doctor of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina

2010

BS in Biomedical Sciences, University of South Florida

2008

Sterilization tech and dental assistant at her local pediatric dental office

2006

Diploma, Hillsborough High School