Our Doctors

Kerestin is a Certified Dental Assistant who graduated from Coastal Carolina Community College in 2014. After graduating she spent 3 years working in general dentistry and had always had the interest and ambition to work in the periodontal specialty. She joined Dr. Arauz’s team September of 2018. Kerestin was born and raised in central Illinois. In her spare time she enjoys reading and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Laura was born and raised on Long Island, New York. She obtained her Associates Degree in business from Briarcliffe College in New York. After graduation she worked in mortgage banking for ten years. She moved to North Carolina in 2009 with family. Laura began to work with Dr. Arauz in December of 2016. Laura enjoys spending time with her family.

Cece is one of our Registered Dental Hygienist who graduated from the Dental Hygiene program at Wayne Community College in 2020. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and dogs. Her hobbies are riding horses, taking pictures, cooking and smiling!

Margie has worked at Carolina DSC as a committed bilingual Scheduling Coordinator with a history of providing exceptional patient care. In June of 2022 she transitioned to being our Treatment Coordinator, being experienced in managing all facets of front office administration. She obtained her Associate’s Degree from Miller Mott College in 2015 and has worked in the Healthcare field for over six years. Her family plays a big part in her life and she loves to spend time with them. In her spare time, she enjoys working on her art work and making hand-crafted jewelry.

Maria is our financial coordinator here at Carolina Dental Specialty Center. She is originally from South Florida where she worked as a medical assistant and moved to Jacksonville with her husband during the Summer of 2019. Maria enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Tabetha grew up in Ohio and first arrived to North Carolina in 2005 and liked it so much they decided to move here. Tabetha and her husband have two children together and in her spare time she loves laughing and making memories with her beautiful family.

Katie in the past worked as the lead assistant for Dr. Arauz for almost 5 years. She then moved to Colorado and worked for an Oral Surgeon as an assistant. Katie then moved back from Colorado and is happy to be a part of Dr. Arauz’s team again. Katie has a 2 year old daughter and loves spending time outdoors with her daughter and her dog.

Bree graduated from Jacksonville Dental Assistant School in 2022. She has known she wanted to be a dental assistant since she was younger and was eager to join our team! Bree has a deep love for the holidays and enjoys decorating and celebrating them to the fullest now that she has her baby. When she isn’t working, she enjoys being with her family, going to the beach, a good iced coffee and Krispy Kreme!

Tyler Graduated dental assistant school in October 2016. She is originally from Colorado and recently moved to North Carolina in October of 2021. Before working with our office, she worked at a general dentist in Colorado for four years. In her spare time, Tyler loves to watch movies, paint and spend time with her husband and puppy.

Janet started working with Dr. Arauz April of 2018. She was born and raised in North Carolina and has been blessed with three beautiful daughters and one handsome son. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoys working on her talk radio show 2 to 3 with Janet Leigh.

Anastasia has been working with Dr. Arauz and his team since 2015. Anastasia is responsible for bookkeeping, accounting and various other duties within the office. She grew up in Clearwater, Florida and moved to Jacksonville in 2012. She was a school counselor for 9 years and has always enjoyed working with children and families. She is married to Dr. Arauz and enjoys spending time with their family.

Kayla works as the marketing specialist and study club coordinator in the practice. She was born and raised in North Carolina and attended ECU. She has a B.S. in Communication with a focus in Public Relations. Kayla worked as a leasing manager for four years before joining our staff in June of 2021. She thoroughly enjoys reading, anything Halloween-related, and slinging wax with Scentsy.