Dental Staff

All professionals at North Texas Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics maintain the highest levels of accreditation and pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest trends in the medical field. Read on to learn more about our staff's experience and training.

  • Araceli

    Araceli has been a part of our NTPDO administrative team since 2018. She is the smiling face that will greet you when you enter the office. She has been living in Denton for 19 years and is married with 3 boys. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family, enjoying a good cup of coffee, eating anything spicy and is not a fan of sweets.

  • Amber

    Amber is our Office Manager and a registered dental assistant. She started with our office in June of 2018 as an RDA and soon became our office manager in December of that same year. She resides in Decatur with her family and two dogs. When Amber is not at work, you can usually find her at a basketball tournament or football game with her son.

  • Desiree

    Desiree joined our team in October 2023. Desiree was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. She has worked in healthcare for many years before coming to our pediatric dental office. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, exploring new restaurants, but most of all, spending time with her daughter and their dog, Koda.

  • Hillary

    Hillary has been a registered Dental Hygienist 16 years, and started working with our office in 2020. She takes great pride in her work and uses a gentle approach to educate both kids and parents about oral health. One of her favorite aspects of being with us is building relationships with our amazing patients and ensuring they feel safe and comfortable in the dental environment. In her free time, she loves to spend quality moments with my husband and their two children, Makenlee and Whitten. They enjoy outdoor activities and their favorite family pastime is snow skiing.

  • Kelbie

    Kelbie is our other superstar Dental Hygienist. She graduated with honors from Texas Women’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene in 2016. Kelbie has worked for Dr. Clapp for 12 years. She resides in Gainesville with her husband Cason, daughters Emmie and Lennon, and dogs Stella and Barbie! In her spare time, she loves shopping and traveling.

  • Caitlyn

    Caitlyn is a registered dental assistant who joined us in 2020, and is our lead clinical assistant. She was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX and graduated from Northwest High School. She worked with children prior to joining the dental field as a preschool teacher for two years. She loves seeing all of our patients smiles throughout their appointments, and, in her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends and family.

  • Jackie

    Jackie is a registered dental assistant and has been in the dental field for 9 years. She joined our team in 2020 and is our operative assistant within the office. She is also very grateful to be one of our dental assistants who travels to Children’s Medical Center of Plano to treat our special dental cases. When she is home, she likes to spend time with her boyfriend and fur baby, Luke . There is never a weekend that we are not out camping and enjoying the outdoors.

Our Location

Hours of Operation

Monday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Thursday:

8:00 am-5:00 pm

Friday:

8:00 am-1:00 pm

Saturday:

Closed

Sunday:

Closed