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About McElroy Smiles in Encinitas

Dr. Greg McElroy and his son Dr. Tyler McElroy together at McElroy Smiles in Encinitas, California.

A family taking care of families, for more than twenty years

McElroy Smiles is a family dental practice in Encinitas, founded by Dr. Greg McElroy in 2003. A father-and-son team, Dr. Greg and Dr. Tyler McElroy alongside Dr. Austin Haught, provides everything from a child's first cleaning to full-arch implants under one roof, with sedation for anxious patients and 773 patient reviews.

What Makes McElroy Smiles Different?

Family-first care

A true family practice where a father and son work side by side, and patients are known by name rather than a chart number.

Comprehensive care under one roof

From implants and All-on-4 to cosmetic dentistry and same-day single crowns, complex treatments are coordinated by one trusted team.

Comfort-focused dentistry

Built around patient comfort, with nitrous, oral, and IV sedation available so anxious patients can finally get the care they’ve been avoiding.

Advanced sedation expertise

Dr. Greg is among a small number of dentists certified in IV sedation.

Our Story

sedation Dentist Encinitas
When I started this practice in 2003, I had a simple idea: treat people with respect, real care, and basically love. More than twenty years later, that still runs everything we do. My son, Dr. Tyler, practices beside me now, and Dr. Austin Haught is one of the best I have worked with. The three of us, and the whole team, know you by name, not a chart number. We do quality dentistry with a quality team, and we tell you what you actually need. A healthier smile ripples out into the rest of your life.

Dr. Greg McElroy

familiy Dentist Encinitas

Care that feels like family

We built this practice around a feeling, the one you have when you are genuinely cared for. We go slow, we explain before we do, and you stay in control the whole way. Many of our team have been here for years, so when you come back, you see the same faces. That continuity is not an accident. It is the whole reason the warmth you feel is real.

Giving Back

Caring for our community reaches beyond the office. On three trips to the Dominican Republic, working alongside a group of dentists, our doctors have helped provide oral surgery, bone grafting, and implant placement, part of three million dollars in free care for people who would otherwise go without, with about 120 hours of surgery. Closer to home, we hold free dental care days for neighbors who need them.

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Trips to the Dominican Republic

$3M

in free care

~120

Hours of surgery

Meet the Doctors

Dr. Austin Haught, DMD, associate dentist at McElroy Smiles in Encinitas, California.

Dr. Austin Haught

Implant & Restorative Dentist
Dr. Greg McElroy, DDS, founder of McElroy Smiles in Encinitas, California.

Dr. Greg McElroy, DDS

Founder
Dr. Tyler McElroy, DMD, surgeon and cosmetic-makeover specialist at McElroy Smiles in Encinitas, California.

Dr. Tyler McElroy

Cosmetic & Implant Dentist

Dr. Greg McElroy founded the practice in Encinitas in 2003, so it has cared for the community for more than twenty years. Dr. Greg himself has practiced dentistry for more than thirty-five years. Today he works alongside his son, Dr. Tyler McElroy, and associate Dr. Austin Haught, with a team that has stayed together for years.

The practice is led by Dr. Greg McElroy, the founder, who anchors sedation and implant care; his son, Dr. Tyler McElroy, a cosmetic-makeover and general dentist; and Dr. Austin Haught, who provides restorative, cosmetic, and sedation dentistry. You can read each bio on our Meet the Doctors page.

Yes. McElroy Smiles is a family practice in Encinitas that cares for every age, from a child's first cleaning to a grandparent's full-arch restoration. Keeping the whole family's care in one trusted place, with the same faces year after year, is the heart of how the practice works.

McElroy Smiles is at 700 Garden View Court, Suite 201, in Encinitas, California, in North County San Diego. We are easy to reach for patients across Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Solana Beach, and Cardiff, and you can call us at (760) 621-8700.

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