Meet the Team
Front Desk
Julie Tracy
Julie Tracy is a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, and moved to South Carolina in 1990. She is the office manager for the Dental Team. Julie has two daughters, Amanda and Tiffany. Her favorite activities are teaching Sunday school and youth group, and any activities that involve the outdoors. She enjoys working in a Christian office where the main goal is to serve patients. Julie thinks the entire staff is awesome and says Dr. Lee is the best doctor in the world.
Jennifer Harris
Jennifer Harris is a Sumter native. She has a daughter, Hannah Grace, and enjoys spending time with family and friends, Clemson football and hobbies that keep her outdoors such as hunting and fishing. Jenn loves making sure every patient is welcomed into the office with a warm smile and bubbly personality so that they feel more like family. One of the best things about working at the Dental Team is the unapologetic Christian atmosphere. Dr. Lee encourage each of their staff members to not only have fun while working, but also make sure that God is put first so that His joy and love is spread to each of our patients.
Ivy Disher
Ivy Disher is a Manning native. She is married to William and they have a daughter Molly. She has been at the Dental Team of Sumter since 2001. Playing many roles, she is an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant and also the Hygiene Coordinator. She can help you with insurance, scheduling or dental questions. Dental Team is part of her Family. "Being in a caring, Christian environment makes it a pleasure going to work every day."
Dental Assistants
Stacy Garcia
Stacy Garcia joined the Dental Team of Sumter in February of 2009 after relocating to Sumter with her husband, who is in the United States Air Force, and their sons Jarron and Paxton. She is a Certified Dental Assistant having received her training from Pima Medical Institute in 2005 where she finished with honors. She then spent 3 years assisting and helping build a practice from the ground up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With a contagious happiness, Stacy loves to serve patients in any manner possible. Helping change a patient's perception of the dentist and restoring smiles inspire her daily. Away from the office, Stacy enjoys spending time with family and friends at the lake.
Marie Foster
Marie Foster resides in Summerton with her husband, Sam, where they have lived for 5 years. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, also cooking, sewing, and boating with her husband. She has been in dentistry for 23+ years and has been with the Dental Team of Sumter for 3 years. She enjoys working alongside the doctor and learning the new techniques dentistry has to offer. Marie looks forward to one on one contact with every patient. It is important to her that all her patients are comfortable and to assure them that they are getting the best of dental care. Marie says she enjoys working with Dr. Lee because he is a Godly man and has a great personality. He is fun and easy to work with.
Kim Davis
Kim Davis was born in Horry County, Myrtle Beach. She was raised and lives in Sumter. Kim is married to Gus Davis and has three children, Reed, Gus, and Sammie. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends and working at her church. Kim joined the Dental Team in September 2013. She loves working at the Dental Team because of the great Christian environment and co-workers. Dr. Lee is an amazing Dentist and a Godly man that cares for everyone like they are his own family.
Dental Hygienists
Renee
Renee is a native of Manning, South Carolina, and now lives in Alcolu with her husband, Daniel, and two children, Ross age 12 and Sarah age 7. Renee has worked in Dentistry since 1988, first as a dental assistant and then as a Registered Dental Hygienist. She has an associate's degree in Health Science and she also received her bachelor's of Health Science degree in 2006. She has worked at the Dental Team of Sumter since 1992 and loves working with Dr. Lee because he is a Godly man who loves to serve others. Her most rewarding moments as a dental hygienist are when she is able to educate her patients on periodontal (gum) disease and when her patients return with healthy, beautiful gums. When Renee is not working at the Dental Team, she loves spending time with her husband, two children, and her other family members. She loves the beach and goes as much as she can, and she is also very active in church, where she serves as a Children's Coordinator and teaches a Sunday school class.
Melanie Steen
Melanie Steen is a native of Manning, South Carolina, and has lived in Sumter since 1982. She has an associate's degree in Health Science and has worked in the field of dentistry as a Registered Dental Hygienist since 1979. Melanie has been a part of the Dental Team of Sumter since 1995. She loves working with Dr. Capers Lee because he is a Godly man who treat their employees and their patients as they would their own family. Her most rewarding moments as a Dental Hygienist are when she is able to educate and encourage patients to achieve optimum oral health as well as an overall physical well-being. When Melanie is not working at the Dental Team, she loves spending time with her family, attending Beth Moore Bible Studies, and oil painting on canvas. She has been married to Michael Steen for 26 years. They have a son, Ryan, and a daughter-in-law, Carrie.