Meet Our Happy Dental Team
in Austin, TX!
We wouldn’t be able to provide exceptional care without the backing of our experienced, passionate team. Our friendly, approachable team is committed to servicing the smaller smiles. Our mission is to form strong relationships with kids and their families built on trust, understanding, and transparency. We take the time to get to know you and your child so that we can provide truly personalized care for each and every patient!
Dr. Matthew Lucero
DMD
Dr. Matthew Lucero (Dr. Matt) is passionate about providing pediatric dentistry that is caring, compassionate, transparent, and focused on patient safety. He loves that he gets to meet and interact with so many different families every day. When creating Happy Teeth Pediatric Dentistry, he wanted to build a community where kids feel welcome and accepted throughout their entire childhood and have fun learning about dental care at the same time. He is committed to making sure that parents and children both feel comfortable, safe, and involved every step of the way. Kids love Dr. Matt’s fun, charismatic personality and his silly sense of humor. He always goes above and beyond to get his patients to smile and laugh. His goal is to make dental visits fun and enjoyable experiences for each and every child.
Dr. Matt is from Reno, Nevada. He went to the University of Nevada for undergraduate school and Nova Southeastern University for Dental School. He then completed his AEGD residency in San Antonio at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital to learn advanced general dentistry and did his pediatric residency at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Matt worked as a general dentist for five years. For two of those years, he worked for a nonprofit dental clinic where he saw mostly children. The nonprofit clinic is where Dr. Matt discovered his love for taking care of kids and their unique oral health needs.
In his free time, Dr. Matt enjoys riding his bicycle, going on hikes with his two pups, Barkley and Twix, and his wife, Sarah. He also enjoys going to see live music in Austin and traveling to see other areas of the country!
Vanessa Marin
Receptionist
Vanessa Marin was born and raised in Texas. She has three younger siblings; two brothers and a sister. Vanessa received her certification for medical assisting from Everest Institute. In her free time, she loves spending time with her boyfriend and their families and friends. They enjoy taking mini adventures on the weekends, trying new food places, finding cool places to hang out, and going to the gym. Vanessa has also taken interest in learning different dance styles, such as country swing/line dances and shuffling to electronic dance music. She is passionate about participating in the Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, in honor of those who are fighting/or have fought colon cancer.
Melissa Uroda
Dental Assistant
Melissa Uroda is a dental assistant at Happy Teeth, bringing years of experience working with children and their parents. Melissa worked for 10 years at the pediatric dental practice of Dr. Stephen Tate in Austin before completing a degree in elementary education from Texas State University. Melissa went on to a distinguished career as an educator. As a reading and dyslexia specialist, Melissa started and directed the dyslexia program for Wimberley public schools, teaching hundreds of children to read over the past 24 years. She returned to dental assisting following her recent retirement from teaching. Melissa lives in Wimberley, Texas with her husband, Bill.
Dr. Matthew Lucero
DMD
Dr. Matthew Lucero (Dr. Matt) is passionate about providing pediatric dentistry that is caring, compassionate, transparent, and focused on patient safety. He loves that he gets to meet and interact with so many different families every day. When creating Happy Teeth Pediatric Dentistry, he wanted to build a community where kids feel welcome and accepted throughout their entire childhood and have fun learning about dental care at the same time. He is committed to making sure that parents and children both feel comfortable, safe, and involved every step of the way. Kids love Dr. Matt’s fun, charismatic personality and his silly sense of humor. He always goes above and beyond to get his patients to smile and laugh. His goal is to make dental visits fun and enjoyable experiences for each and every child.
Dr. Matt is from Reno, Nevada. He went to the University of Nevada for undergraduate school and Nova Southeastern University for Dental School. He then completed his AEGD residency in San Antonio at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital to learn advanced general dentistry and did his pediatric residency at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Matt worked as a general dentist for five years. For two of those years, he worked for a nonprofit dental clinic where he saw mostly children. The nonprofit clinic is where Dr. Matt discovered his love for taking care of kids and their unique oral health needs.
In his free time, Dr. Matt enjoys riding his bicycle, going on hikes with his two pups, Barkley and Twix, and his wife, Sarah. He also enjoys going to see live music in Austin and traveling to see other areas of the country!
Vanessa Marin
Receptionist
Vanessa Marin was born and raised in Texas. She has three younger siblings; two brothers and a sister. Vanessa received her certification for medical assisting from Everest Institute. In her free time, she loves spending time with her boyfriend and their families and friends. They enjoy taking mini adventures on the weekends, trying new food places, finding cool places to hang out, and going to the gym. Vanessa has also taken interest in learning different dance styles, such as country swing/line dances and shuffling to electronic dance music. She is passionate about participating in the Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, in honor of those who are fighting/or have fought colon cancer.
Melissa Uroda
Dental Assistant
Melissa Uroda is a dental assistant at Happy Teeth, bringing years of experience working with children and their parents. Melissa worked for 10 years at the pediatric dental practice of Dr. Stephen Tate in Austin before completing a degree in elementary education from Texas State University. Melissa went on to a distinguished career as an educator. As a reading and dyslexia specialist, Melissa started and directed the dyslexia program for Wimberley public schools, teaching hundreds of children to read over the past 24 years. She returned to dental assisting following her recent retirement from teaching. Melissa lives in Wimberley, Texas with her husband, Bill.
