Meet Our Pediatric Dentists


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Our dentists are highly skilled and stay up-to-date on the proven methods and approaches to pediatric dentistry.

Dr. Michael Stoker established The Smile Shop in 1980. In 1990 he was joined by Dr. Richard Adams. Today Dr. Nicole Stoker, Dr. Melissa McCool and Dr. Whitney Garol lead The Smile Shop team. All of our doctors at The Smile Shop have had postdoctoral residency training to become certified in pediatric dentistry.

Dr. Stoker

Dr. Nicole Stoker attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and the University of Nevada, Reno, before obtaining her dental degree at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco in 2005.

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Dr. McCool

Dr. Melissa McCool is a native Nevadan, born and raised in Boulder City, Nevada. She attended both UNR and UNLV for her undergraduate education, majoring in biological sciences.

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Dr. Garol

Dr. Garol graduated magna cum laude with a doctor of dental medicine degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine.

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