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Tacoma Pediatric Dentistry Dr. Aarika Anderson Elter 🌲👧🏽🦷🏔️👦🏼
2215 N 30th St • Suite 301 • Tacoma • WA

Meet our unofficial office mascot! 🏔️🦷🌲Our wonderful dental assistant, Jayda, has been bringing her little girl to work ...
10/14/2026

Meet our unofficial office mascot! 🏔️🦷🌲

Our wonderful dental assistant, Jayda, has been bringing her little girl to work since returning from maternity leave, and we’ve loved watching her grow up right alongside our patients! She’s become a pretty special part of our office family.

At a recent appointment, one of our longtime patient moms (and friend!) asked to hold the baby while her son was getting his teeth cleaned. Naturally, he wanted a turn holding her, too! Mom couldn’t resist capturing this sweet moment. 🥹💕

As a woman-owned small business, we know that balancing motherhood and work isn’t always easy. We’re proud to have created a workplace where family is welcome, little ones are loved, and sometimes there’s a baby on someone’s hip!

At Tacoma Pediatric Dentistry, supporting families isn’t just something we talk about, it’s part of who we are. 🫶

There are few things more rewarding than serving alongside people you care about 💙Dr. Anderson has been a Clinical Direc...
06/16/2026

There are few things more rewarding than serving alongside people you care about 💙

Dr. Anderson has been a Clinical Director with the Special Olympics Special Smiles program for many years, and recently volunteered at the State Spring Games with Dr. Webb, Alycia and her daughter Elin. These events are always special as a number of Dr. Anderson’s colleagues from the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority regularly serve alongside her.

Special Olympics allows us the opportunity to promote oral health, support incredible athletes, and celebrate the power of inclusion.

Dentistry is one of the most critical unmet health needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), where nearly half of individuals live with untreated tooth decay. Special Smiles allows us to advocate for increased access to care, and reminds us that dentistry is about so much more than teeth- it’s about helping people feel healthy, confident, and valued. 🦷✨

04/14/2026

You won’t believe what comes off of our dental chairs… 😁

Our team is growing in the sweetest way! 💕We’re counting down the days until Jayda welcomes her first baby!  So excited ...
12/27/2025

Our team is growing in the sweetest way! 💕
We’re counting down the days until Jayda welcomes her first baby! So excited to meet her sweet little girl and welcome the newest (and cutest) member of the Tacoma Pediatric Dentistry family 🌲🦷🏔️

Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏻 Happy Holidays ⛄️❄️ Merry Everything ✨🦷Our team is full of big smiles, full hearts, and endless grat...
12/27/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏻 Happy Holidays ⛄️❄️ Merry Everything ✨🦷

Our team is full of big smiles, full hearts, and endless gratitude this season. A huge thank you to this incredible group of women who make Tacoma Pediatric Dentistry the best in town, and to the families who trust us with their kids’ smiles. We’re heading into the new year full of hope, gratitude, and excitement for all that 2026 has in store🌲🦷🏔️

 

🎃🦷🦇 Spooky Smile Fact 🦇🦷🎃Did you know?  Bats may look spooky, but their teeth are a marvel of nature!  Their teeth work ...
11/07/2025

🎃🦷🦇 Spooky Smile Fact 🦇🦷🎃
Did you know? Bats may look spooky, but their teeth are a marvel of nature! Their teeth work like tiny dental tools—their enamel and shape keep them sharp enough to slice through crunchy insect shells and fruit skins tougher than leather.

Even creepier (and cooler!) is that bat teeth are custom-fit for their favorite foods- fruit bats have flatter molars for grinding, while insect-eating bats sport pointed fangs perfect for piercing. Nature designed the ultimate Halloween smile! ✨

Check out Elin's "skelfie"! 🎃🦷 Our spooky X-rays capture the cutest little skeleton smiles. Keep those teeth boo-tiful a...
11/07/2025

Check out Elin's "skelfie"! 🎃🦷

Our spooky X-rays capture the cutest little skeleton smiles. Keep those teeth boo-tiful and cavity-free for a spook-tacular celebration! Come visit us for a fang-tastic dental check-up and get your own skelfie! 🕸️👻

11/04/2025

This little sprout is proof that Halloween can be adorably healthy! We think our patient is the cutest broccoli we ever did see! 👻🥦🎃

10/01/2025

Working with kids means everything is special and has a story...

🐋 Blue Whale Surprise 🌊Did you know?  Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animals on Earth, do not have tee...
09/26/2025

🐋 Blue Whale Surprise 🌊
Did you know? Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), the largest animals on Earth, do not have teeth. Instead, they possess baleen plates, which are made of keratin- the same protein found in human hair and fingernails!

These baleen plates act like a natural filter system, allowing whales to consume enormous amounts of krill and plankton by taking in huge gulps of seawater and then pushing the water out while trapping their food. A single blue whale can eat up to 4 tons of krill in one day!

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Tacoma, WA
98403

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:40am - 4:30pm

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