MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Teresita Mandapat

Dr. Tess is what most people who know her call her. She started Pearly Whites Laser Dentistry originally in Sumner, Washington in 2004 when she made the paradigm shift of using Lasers in everyday Minimally Invasive Dentistry. Now, in Tacoma on Ruston Way waterfront, Dr. Tess is educating all who will listen that Laser Dentistry is here!
Dr. Tess currently lives in Puyallup with her loving husband Scott Harm (owner of Belay Architecture), two of her four children and two Wheaton Terriers. She enjoys traveling to warm waters where she and her family can scuba dive, riding her Can-Am Spyder whenever possible and cooking for her family.
Pearly Whites Laser Dentist Dr. Teresita Mandapat received her mastership in March 2006 from the World Clinical Laser Institute (WCLI) and is a member of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry (WCMID). She is a USC Dental Alumnus, University of Washington graduate and a Washington state native.
She is a member of:
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- Washington State Dental Association (WSDA)
- Pierce County Dental Society (PCDS)
- Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
- World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry (WCMID)
- Tacoma Pierce County Chamber
- Puyallup Sumner Chamber
- and Membership Director of Executive Women International Tacoma Chapter, a philanthropic organization


