The Team of Pediatric Dentistry of
San Antonio

Our Mission Statement

We strive to be a friendly, specialty team, dedicated to be the best oral health providers for our patients, by providing and maintaining the highest quality pediatric dental services, in a fun, comfortable atmosphere.  Our interactive approach to treatment and preventive education aims to build the foundation for the lifetime of excellent oral health and a positive outlook for future dental care.

Dr. Ben Taylor-Board Certified Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Taylor’s dental career started in 1971 as a preventive dental assistant in the Air Force.   After leaving the service in 1975 he attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi where he received a associates degree in Dental Hygiene.  He then moved to Nacogdoches Texas close to where he grew up in East Texas.  In Nacogdoches Dr. Taylor worked as a dental Hygienist while attending Stephen F. Austin State University where he completed his pre-resquites for dental school and received his Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene Technology.  In 1983 he moved to San Antonio for dental school graduating in 1987, he immediately started the pediatric residency program he graduated from that program in 1989.  Since that time he has been in the private practice of pediatric dentistry in San Antonio. 

During his career Dr. Taylor has held many positions in dental organizations including the Texas Dental Hygiene Association, The Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the San Antonio District Dental Society.  In May of 2009 Dr. Taylor will become president of the 800 member San Antonio District Dental Society.  Along with being involved in his professional organizations Dr. Taylor, a board certified pediatric dentist, is also involved in education.  He takes many hours of continuing education yearly and has given courses and lectures to pediatric dentists, general dentists, dental hygienists, and whole dental teams.

Dr. Taylor is married; he has four children and two grandchildren.  He values and enjoys his time with his family.  His hobbies include magic, bicycling, and woodwork.  Many of the unique features of the office were designed and built by Dr. Taylor.  He also makes the staff and his family wooden Christmas gifts each year.

Dr. Taylor loves his career in pediatric dentistry where prevention is emphasized.  He especially loves watching his patients grow to be healthy happy people.  When asked by a person applying to dental school, “How do you measure success in practice?”  His reply was when a preschooler comes into the office with many problems; those problems are addressed.  Then the child continues as a patient through high school without ever having another dental problem; that is success!

Dr. Derrick Cantu - Pediatric Dentist

The Staff

Patty-Office Manager

Patty is a San Antonio girl.  She attended St. Peter Prince of the Apostles grade school and Incarnate Word High School.  Patty most enjoys working with people – either by helping parents access dental care or helping team members with their daily tasks.  She has been a team member since 2003 and has the role of the office manager  She truly enjoys working with people. Patty is active in the Alliance to the San Antonio District Dental Society, having served as several officers.   Her avocation is flying.  Patty has her commercial, instrument, multi-and single engine ratings and has flown in two transcontinental air races.  She has four grown children and two grandchildren.  She enjoys family, flying, travel, and the outdoors.

Sara-Business Assistant

Sara has been working for pediatric dentistry since March of 2007.  She truly enjoys working with parents and children, as well as the other staff members.  Each day, she dedicates time to helping busy parents keep up with their children’s dental appointments. She also helps prepare new parents for what to expect on their child's very first dental visit as well as preparing the patients chart for the dental visit.

She has lived in San Antonio her whole life but have had the benefit of traveling a few times every year!  In her spare time she enjoys spending time outdoors, playing with her dogs, swimming or tubing down the river.  Sara is not married and has no children other then her extremely energetic dogs!  In her future, Sara plans on going back to school to possibly pursue a career in dental hygiene.

Kathy-Business Assistant

Kathy was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. She began working at Pediatric Dentistry in 2007. She is currently working as a business assistant, in which she verifies insurance, makes appointments, and does various other administrative duties. While working here Kathy has achieved a BA in psychology with a minor in history from U.T.S.A. Due to her psychology background she intrigued by the ability the staff has to transform nervous children into happy patients.

Misty-Business Assistant

Misty is a business assistant and specializing in processing insurance claims.  She enjoys helping people better understand their insurance benefits and listening to children as they share their various stories.  She is bilingual in both English and Spanish.  She has worked in the dental field since 1999 and became a member of this practice in April 2001.  Prior to working in the dental field Misty worked for an Optometrist.  Misty was born and raised in San Antonio where she and her husband are raising our son.  In her spare time Misty enjoys spending time with her family and friends and traveling.

Erin-Business Assistant

Erin’s career with Pediatric Dentistry started in 1999; she enjoys helping patients and their families. She is a business assistant and specializes in hospital cases and accounts receivable. Erin grew up in Maple Grove, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis. She moved to San Antonio in 1992 and says she does not really miss the snow. In her spare time Erin enjoys being with her friends, family, and Chihuahua’s. She also enjoys traveling and listening to live music.

Miss Susie-Registered Dental Hygienist

Miss Susie graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental hygiene school in 1989, and after two years in community health clinics she started working in this practice in 1991.  Before becoming a registered dental hygienist Susie was the surgery assistant and clinic coordinator for the graduate periodontal clinic at the UTHSC dental school.  This is where she first met Dr. Taylor.  Before that Susie was a orthodontic assistant for 20 years; she says in all she has over 37 years experience working with children of all ages in the dental setting.  Susie has two grown children and five grandchildren.  She loves antiquing, garage sales, and multi-medium arts and crafts.  Miss Susie has two retail shops one in Wimberley Market Days and the other at Craftiques.  She enjoys hearing stories from children; their perception of life is interesting and fun to Susie.

Stacey-Registered Dental Hygienist

Stacey is a part-time dental hygienist at pediatric dentistry.  She graduated from the University of Health Science Center Dental Hygiene program in 1987.  Stacey has always lived in San Antonio and when not working she is a busy wife and mother of two.  Stacey says she enjoys working in this office because it is happy place to work.

Chris-Registered Dental Hygienist

Chris was born and raised in Austin, TX, moving to San Antonio in 1977. Chris started her dental career at Pediatric Dentistry in the 1997 as a certified dental hygienist. She is a proud mother of two grown girls and a grandson. She has a passion for working in pediatric dentistry because of the fun time she gets to spend with the young patients.

Imelda-Registered Dental Assistant

Imelda was born in Laredo and moved to Chicago with her parents and nine brothers and sisters when she was six years old.  She became a dental assistant in 1984 and moved back to Texas in 1986 with her husband.  Imelda and her husband have two daughters and four dogs at their home.  She started working in pediatric dentistry in 1995 because of her love of children.  Imelda is certified in dental x-rays, nitrous oxide, CPR, and sealants.  Imelda plans on returning to school to become a sign language translator.  She does sign as a result of having deaf family members, and is also fluent in Spanish and English.

Laura-Registered Dental Assistant

Born and raised in San Antonio, Laura is married and has one daughter.  She enjoys arts and crafts as well as watching movies.  Laura graduated from San Antonio College’s dental assisting program in 1987 and has worked as a dental assistant since that time. Laura started in this practice in September 1995; she says she enjoys the choice of pediatric dentistry because she gets to help the children learn about good dental health and have fun at the same time.

Parker-Registered Dental Assistant

Parker is a Registered Dental Assistant who loves working with children and helping them feel comfortable with their dental visits. He has over ten years of experience in the dental field and has been with our team since 2001. Parker and his wife live in Cibolo with our two children Kaitlynn and William. Parker is attending school to get his Bachelors in Business Management and will be graduating in December of 2010. In his spare time, Parker enjoys playing with his kids and he loves to travel.

Becca-Registered Dental Assistant

Becca was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. She married her high school sweet heart in November of 2009. Becca has worked with children the majority of her life whether through girl scouts, coaching, or as a YMCA after school care manager. Becca began her career here at Pediatric Dentistry in 2000 as a business assistant and later received “on the job training” to become a registered dental assistant. She is still pursuing her love of working with children by studying to achieve a BA-IDS in early childhood education through the sixth grade. She will be graduating in December of 2011.

Flor-Dental Assistant

Flor grew up in the San Fernando Valley in California.  In 2007 she graduated from Dental Assisting school at Everest college dental assisting program in Reseda, CA.  Flor and her husband moved to San Antonio in 2008 and she started work at pediatric dentistry soon afterward. She enjoys reading and listening to music. Flor says she was attracted to this office because everyone is very friendly and energetic.

Sylvia-Registered Dental Assistant

Sylvia was raised in Chicago, IL. and moved to San Antonio in 1997. She started her dental career in 1986, making her way to this practice in 2008. She enjoys working at Pediatric Dentistry because she gets to bring her energetic attitude to work and make it a fun-filled experience for patients. In Sylvia’s spare time she enjoys being with her family and friends. She stays active with her three children and all of their extra curricular activities, including music and sports. Sylvia and her husband, of over twenty years, also volunteer in various community organizations.

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