16008 Meridian E, Puyallup, WA 98375, 253-864-SMILE (7645)

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Meet Our Team

Puyallup Dental Team
BACK ROW: Bridgette, Kim, Tammra, Bliss, Teresa
FRONT ROW: Averie, Tammy, Katrina


Bliss

Front Office Scheduling Coordinator
Bliss has been part of the team since 2007, bringing nearly 10 years of dental experience with her. Bliss is a born and raised Washingtonian who started her dental career by attending dental assisting school, worked as an orthodontic assistant and later transitioned to the front office. She loves life and is an eternal optimist, as her name states. When Bliss isn’t at the office she and her husband, Rick, enjoy spending time with their two children, Chance and Lisette, as well as camping and hiking in the summer and getting together with friends to play games during the winter. She enjoys the outdoors, making others smile and is the “go to” person in the office.   

Tammra

Front Office Financial Coordinator
Tammra has been in the dental field for over 24 years and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. She began her career in high school and has enjoyed working with patients ever since. Tammra has been happily married for years and has four children. Her youngest will graduate high school this spring. She and her husband also have two beautiful grandchildren. During her time outside the office, Tammra and her husband love to hike, fish and golf.

Averie

Registered Dental Assistant
Averie grew up in Alaska and moved to Washington in 2005. She has been dental assisting for nearly 10 years and dreams of becoming a dentist one day. Averie is happily married and stays busy keeping up with her four wonderful children, two girls ages seven and ten and two boys ages three and nearly two.

Bridgette

Certified Dental Assistant, Registered Dental Assistant
Bridgette graduated dental assisting school in Colorado in 1994. She loves dentistry and considers it a real artistry. Bringing smiles to her patients’ faces and helping put her patients at ease is part of the joy that comes with her job. Bridgette is currently furthering her dental education by studying to become an expanded function dental auxiliary. She looks forward to helping patients with their restorative needs soon. Bridgette loves spending time with her family which includes her husband Mike, her 17 year old son Trent and their dog, Boomer. She and her family enjoy traveling, camping, reading and hiking. 

Tammy

Registered Dental Assistant
Tammy was born in Texas and has lived in Washington for over 20 years. She has been in the dental field for over three years and loves working with people. Tammy has two boys, ages 21 and 25. When she isn’t assisting in our office, she and her husband enjoy their five acres and spending time with their animals. They have four dogs and three horses that are very spoiled!

Teresa

Registered Dental Assistant
Teresa was born and raised in Tacoma. She has been a dental assistant for over 10 years and thoroughly enjoys her position. Teresa finds excitement in making her patients feel at ease and getting to know each on an individual basis. She is married with four children and finds joy in camping and spending time with her family.

Katrina

Dental Hygienist
Katrina was born and raised in Tacoma. She graduated from dental assisting school in 1997 and decided to further her education by attending the dental hygiene program. Katrina graduated from Seattle Central Community College in 2008. She has three wonderful children, Annie is 16, J.J. is 15 and Samuel is 12. They have two dogs, named Gus and Whiskers. For fun outside the office, Katrina enjoys snowmobiling, jet skiing and riding her quads.

Kim

Dental Hygienist
Kim was born and raised in Washington. She graduated dental assisting school in 1996 and still maintains her certification. After pursuing her prior education, she graduated from dental hygiene school in 2004. Kim has been married since 1997 to her husband and they have three children. Hanna is 13, Stephanie is 10 and Robert is six months. In her spare time, Kim enjoys snow skiing, fishing and watching her children play softball.

Dr. Scott P. Taylor is your Puyallup, Graham, and Spanaway, WA (Washington) family dentist.