About Your Dentist

Dr. Reese is originally from Centerville, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. After graduating high school in 1995, he attended the University of Utah for a semester before taking time off to serve a mission for his church in the Philippines. While there he was able to work with Project Smile in helping children receive necessary dental care. This opportunity sparked his interest in and love of dentistry.

When he returned, he resumed his collegiate studies and graduated in 2002 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He spent several semesters at the University of Utah on the Academic Dean’s List. During his undergraduate studies, he was a member of the University of Utah’s Pre-Dental Society and enjoyed his pre-dental coursework as well as working as a teacher’s assistant for one of the courses. Upon his graduation, he began his graduate studies in dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Tufts, he benefited from the rigorous coursework in all subspecialties of dentistry, particularly in the care of medically-compromised patients and Prosthodontics. He graduated from Tufts in 2007 and relocated to Jacksonville, NC in order to enter private practice.

While in Boston, Dr. Reese met his wife, Brynn, a school teacher originally from Raleigh. They have four children, Nathan, Emily, Joshua, and Anne. Dr. Reese and his family love to spend time together playing outdoors and enjoying eastern North Carolina beaches. As a native of Utah, Dr. Reese is an avid skier and loves hitting the slopes whenever he can. In Jacksonville, he enjoys riding his bike and playing soccer. He is also very involved with his church community and loves getting to know people in the Jacksonville area.

Dr. Reese is devoted to the profession of dentistry and looks forward to developing relationships with his patients. He also looks forward to helping his patients with their dental needs and goals.

Dr. Grass grew up across Kansas, Germany, San Francisco, and Washington, DC while her father served in the Army Corps of Engineers. When he retired from the military, she spent the rest of her childhood in Lexington, Kentucky before moving to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend Tulane University. She then went on to attend the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in Louisville, Kentucky and spent her first two years of practice in the city. Dr. Grass met her husband, Matt, in Louisville and they relocated to Surf City several years ago following a change in his career.

Dr. Grass and her husband were married in October of 2023. Together, they have a miniature rescue dog named Harper and a miniature aussie doodle named Bogey who are spoiled beyond belief. Outside of the office, Dr. Grass keeps busy with a variety of interests. She likes to cook and is always trying new recipes from different cultures. On the weekends, she can be found boating (often in the creeks near Lea-Hutaff Island), reading, or tending to her ever-growing collection of houseplants. She has recently taken up photography as a hobby and you may spot some of her photos of local wildlife in the practice! Dr. Grass also loves to travel and has been lucky enough to travel widely throughout Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

Dr. Grass is passionate about the field of dentistry and has taken a variety of continuing education courses in order to expand the services she can provide to her patients. She enjoys getting to know her patients and helping them achieve their dental goals. She looks forward to meeting you at your next visit!