Meet our Doctors

  

Skip Tyson, D.D.S.

Dr. Tyson graduated from the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995. He completed his post-doctoral residency training in pediatric dentistry at the Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina in 1997.

Dr. Tyson is a member of:

  • The American Dental Association
  • The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The North Carolina Dental Society
  • The North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The Wilmington Tri-County Dental Society

He is on the professional medical and dental staff at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He is a visiting faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, as well as, the Medical University of South Carolina Postgraduate Program in Pediatric Dentistry. In 2006, Dr. Tyson completed his board certification in pediatric dentistry and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Tyson resides in Wilmington with his wife, Susan and their two children. He enjoys boating, surfing, triathlons and most of all, playing with his children.

Stephanie Heaney, D.D.S.

Dr. Stephanie Heaney is a 1996 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2001, Dr. Heaney graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. In 2004, she completed her pediatric dental residency at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Heaney is a member of:

  • The American Dental Association
  • The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The North Carolina Dental Society
  • The North Carolina Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry
  • The Wilmington Tri-County Dental Society

Dr. Heaney served as a surface warfare officer in the Navy aboard the USS Ross (DDG 71), a guided missile destroyer, after graduating from the Naval Academy. Dr. Heaney practiced general dentistry in Apex, North Carolina for one year after graduating from dental school and prior to specializing in pediatric dentistry. Dr. Heaney is on the professional medical and dental staff at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. In 2007, Dr. Heaney completed her board certification in pediatric dentistry and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Heaney is from Fayetteville, North Carolina and is married to Aidan Heaney. Aidan is the Men’s Soccer Coach at UNCW. They have a one-year-old daughter, Maeve. And just welcomed a new baby girl, Millie, in May. Dr. Heaney’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. William Freccia live in Fayetteville, where her father is a practicing endodontist (root canal specialist).