Meet the Little Rock Team

Carrie Jones

Office Coordinator

Carrie, our Office Coordinator at our Little Rock location, makes sure everything runs smoothly and effectively every day. She has over 15 years of experience in the dental field and is currently working in the Little Rock office doing a little bit of everything. Carrie first got into the dental field when her sister was working as a manager over orthodontics and needed extra help with administrative duties. From there, she took on a management position over the General Dentistry department and then moved into the role of our Office Coordinator. In her downtime, Carrie enjoys hunting and fishing with family and friends or sitting on a beach soaking up some rays.

Randi Runions

Joanna Brown, RDH

Registered Dental Hygienist

Joanna has been part of the Central Dental family since 2011. She is passionate about preventative dentistry and educating her patients on the best way to achieve and maintain optimal oral health. She utilizes online webinars and CE courses to further her education. In her free time, Joanna can be found working on a Pinterest project, watching Criminal Minds marathons with her fiance, playing kickball, or checking on her latest Fantasy Football stats. She has four cats that she lovingly refers to as “his, mine, and ours” and enjoys curling up with one or two of them on the couch with a good book.

Austine Medlock

Registered Dental Hygienist

Austine graduated from UAMS in 2015 and has been a part of the Central Dental team since 2016. A career in dentistry was a natural fit for her as she always enjoyed visiting the dentist’s office growing up.  Now, as a hygienist, one of her biggest goals is to make her patients’ visits just as enjoyable! When she isn’t cleaning teeth, taking x-rays or performing local anesthesia, Austine can be found at home in the country with her son, Weston, and her many pets.

Chris Russell

Registered Dental Assistant

Chris Russell joined the Central Dental team after she and her husband moved from Michigan to Arkansas. She has been working in the dental industry for 15 years as a General Assistant and Orthodontic Assistant. In her free time, Chris enjoys working out, cooking and traveling.

Samantha Sanders

Registered Dental Assistant, General Lead Assistant, Oral Surgery Assistant, CPR Certified

Samantha was born and raised in Arkansas. She moved to central Arkansas in 2006 after meeting my husband in college at Southern Arkansas University as she worked toward her Bachelors Degree in Communication. She has twins that are growing up way too fast. She became a dental assistant on a whim and she has been assisting ever since for over 10 years. Samantha loves to interact with her patients and see them leave Central Dental with a huge smile. Samantha believes that Central Dental is a step above the rest because of our cutting edge technology and comprehensive care that we offer to our patients.

David Howell

Lab Manager 

David has over 35 years of experience in the dental field. He graduated from Bryant High school in 1970 and is currently residing in Benton. He’s been married to his wife Lesa for 42 years and they have four children and four precious grandchildren. He enjoys being the head handyman for his family along with snow skiing and beach vacations. But most of all he loves spending time playing with his grandchildren.

Nita Sumler

TMJ Assistant, RDA, DMRT, Ortho, CPR Certified

Nita has been an RDA for over eight years. Her responsibilities at Central Dental include TMJ, sleep therapy, and assisting with orthodontics. She loves helping patients obtain relief from pain. In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband Jeremy and their boys Josh and Carter. She loves to be outdoors and riding horses.

Gabby Clark

TMJ Assistant, RDA, DMRT, Oral Surgery, Ortho, CPR Certified

Gabby has been in the dental field since 2015 and assists with TMJ and sleep therapy. Gabby loves to interact with all of our patients and finds it incredibly rewarding to help relieve their pain. In her free time, Gabby loves to hang out with friends and watch movies.

Stephanie Smith

TMJ Coordinator