Dr. Meredith Papadea is a native South Carolinian who grew up in Greenville. She graduated from Davidson College in Davidson, N.C. with a BS in Biology. After college, Dr. Meredith attended dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina. She was awarded an outstanding leadership and academic excellence award by the American Association of Women Dentists. She completed her Pediatric Dental Residency at MUSC serving as co-chief resident her second year. Dr. Papadea is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist.

Dr. Meredith moved to Murrells Inlet in 2004 to join her husband, Nick (also a dentist). She opened Pawleys Island Pediatric Dentistry in the fall of 2004 and has been caring for the children of the Lowcountry ever since.

In her spare time, Dr. Meredith enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time at the beach with her family.