Below are the descriptions of our dental team, designed to familiarize you with our team's training, professional credentials and work experience.

Dr. Stump graduated from the Indiana School of Dentistry in 2010. He graduated with a Research Honors Certificate and was inducted to the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honor society. From there he completed his 2 year pediatric dental residency at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and served as his program's Chief Resident. After residency he and his wife (Lauren Stump, D.D.S.), moved to Charlottesville. 

He joined Charlottesville Pediatric Dentistry in 2012. In his spare time he loves hiking, biking, and running in the Blue Ridge. You can see him most weekends along the Rivanna River enjoying the outdoors with his family.

Professional Affiliations

• Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Dental Association
• Virginia Dental Association
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Dental Association

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Taylor Smith, D.D.S.

Board Certified Pediatric Dentist

Charlottesville, VA Dentist

Charlottesville Pediatric Dentistry

A Richmond, Virginia native, Dr. Taylor Smith DDS earned an undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Virginia . He then returned to his hometown of RVA to complete his dental education at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry . After Dental School, he completed his pediatric and special needs residency at the renowned Children’s Hospital Colorado, where he served as the program’s Chief Resident.

In his spare time, you can find Dr. Smith and his wife, Courtney, enjoying live music at the Pavilion or dinner at their favorite restaurant, The Local. Dr. Smith is an avid UVA sports fan and was lucky enough to get tickets to see the UVA Men’s Basketball team win their first-ever national championship. Go Hoos! Dr. Smith also enjoys hiking, skiing, fly fishing, camping, and basically doing anything in the outdoors.

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Dr. Dixon grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated from Salem High School in 1995. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1999, from The College of William and Mary , where she majored in Biology, minored in Chemistry. In 2003, she graduated cum laude from the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry . Dr. Dixon continued her education at MCV, where she earned her specialty certificate in pediatric dentistry and her Master of Science degree in 2005. Dr. Dixon is a recipient of the prestigious Richard Pugh Award. She was recognized at the 2006 Annual American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Meeting for scoring in the top 3% in the country on her Pediatric Board Exam.

Dr. Dixon is happily married to her high school sweetheart, Mark S. Dixon. Dr. Dixon and her husband are the loving parents of Kate and Emma. In her spare time, Dr. Dixon enjoys cooking, entertaining family and friends, and taking her daughters on playdates.

Research

Dr. Dixon did her undergraduate dental research in the Department of Oral Craniofacial Molecular Biology.  Her research was titled The Genetic Analysis of Streptococcus parasanguis fim A.  The focus of this research was to develop a vaccine to help protect patients against developing bacterial endocarditis.

Dr. Dixon’s master’s thesis was on Child’s Temperament and Conscious Sedation Outcomes.  Her work in sedation dentistry has enabled her to understand and appreciate the unique relationship between child temperament and sedation outcomes.

Professional Affiliations

• Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Dental Association
• Virginia Dental Association
• Charlottesville-Albemarle Dental Association

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Our Team