Caroline Dickson, DDS

Dr. Caroline grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts. She completed her undergraduate studies at University of Rochester where she double majored in Biology and Public Health. After undergrad, she moved to Connecticut to attend University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine where she earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree (Go Huskies!). While at UConn, Dr. Caroline loved working with Special Olympics Special Smiles and won the Special Care Dentistry Association for Persons with Disabilities Award at graduation. Dr. Caroline then pursued specialty training in pediatric dentistry at Yale-New Haven Hospital where she served as chief resident.

Dr. Caroline is passionate about providing the highest standard of care to pediatric patients and working with families to have the best experience at the dentist. Dr. Caroline is excited to be joining the team at The Smile Lodge! In her free time, she loves running, hiking, traveling and trying out new recipes in the kitchen!

• Favorite color: Blue
• Favorite children’s movie: Moana!
• Favorite sing along Disney song: “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana!
• Favorite game to play: I love word games like Scrabble, Scattergories and Anomia!
• Go to Summer activity: Going to the beach! Nothing beats swimming in the ocean and reading a book in the sand!
• Go to Winter activity: Downhill skiing!
• Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about? I took two years of ASL classes in college.
• If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…Teleportation! I would love to be able to travel in a blink of an eye!
  
• What are you most passionate about professionally? Building a positive experience at the dentist for every child.
• What excites you the most about your work? The ability to prevent decay by connecting with families on oral hygiene practices at home. It is such a privilege to be able to help a child build lifelong oral health skills!
• Tell us about your team and what makes them so exceptional! The Smile Lodge is such a positive place where everything we do is for the child in the chair. The camaraderie amongst each team member is so special and what makes the office such a fun place to be!
• What else should our patients know about you? I love watching the Olympics – my favorite events are Swimming, Gymnastics, Figure Skating and Track and Field!