Dr. Candace Culpepper Light

Both of my girls adore Dr Light and her staff. They love coming to the office. Everything is bright and made for kiddos. But most importantly their staff is amazing and make my kids enjoy learning about and caring for their teeth!!

The entire experience at LPD is AMAZING. From the moment you walk through the doors to the time you leave. My 2.5 year old daughter and I just visited again today for an exam and my daughter had a wonderful time! Yes, you read that correctly, my toddler had a wonderful time VISITING THE DENTIST! The front desk staff greeted her and made her feel so special when she arrived, then we were called back to an exam room where a staff member went over history and then made her a balloon animal to play with while we waited for Dr. Light. Dr. Light has the best energy, she’s so positive and upbeat, while also taking care to make her little patients feel cared for. She talked to us for a while and once we were ready to start the exam, she let me take some time to explain to my girl, who was a little bit nervous, what we were going to do. She then moved with gentle confidence to position my girl for the exam and talked reassuringly and sang to her the entire time. It was the BEST experience. Not a tear shed! We left with a bouncy ball, a couple of stickers, and a very happy and relaxed toddler. I can’t say enough great things about LPD and Dr. Light herself. I feel so fortunate to have found her!

We had attended this dental office twice before, in which I accompanied my child the entire time; we had no problems. During her last visit, they said I couldn't be with her during treatment. I had no problem with that. Once I was able to see my daughter, I should had known something was wrong. As soon as she saw me she began to cry, I could see the fear in her face. I was told that towards the end she woke up from a nap and began to panic. I was told that they just had to tell her to calm down and took their masks off and that she was okay after that. I felt that the situation sounded reasonable and didn't question it. After vitals and paperwork we were allowed to go home. My daughter kept telling me she never wanted to go back, I didn't think much of it since most kids never want to return to the dentist. Later during the day, once we were home, my daughter approached me in tears telling me that the DENTIST HAD SCREAMED AT HER TO CALM DOWN AND THREATENED HER BY SAYING THAT IF SHE DIDNT STOP CRYING MOM WAS GOING TO LEAVE. I have no words to describe how heartbroken I am to know that a so called professional pediatric team treated my child this way. Not only was it unethical and unprofessional, but knowing that a child in an unfamiliar environment who is extremely scared was treated this way is just devastating. I understand that children are difficult to work with, but this is a pediatric dentistry, there are numerous of other ways this situation could had been handled. Screaming and threatening a 4 year old is horrendous and unacceptable. I went in there thinking that my daughter was in a safe space I left her under their care trusting that she was going to be well taken care of, not screamed at or threatened. When I brought this to Dr. Light's attention, of course she denied it and claimed that she "changed her tone" and that "a four year old who just woke up from a nap is not the best story teller". Easy to do when there wasn't a parent present in the room. Ever since our appointment my daughter has been waking up in the middle of the night, because she has nightmares about the "Mean Dentist". This situation has affected her more than enough to know that what my daughter said actually happened and that it wasn't just a "change of tone".

Phenomenal staff and physician. I didn't think we would like anyone as much as we liked Dr. Badger but she has been awesome and my children love her and the staff (that says a lot for a dentist). A very happy parent!!

We have always had a great experience. We have 3 kids who have grown and almost all graduated out of Dr Light's practice.