Dr. Brea’s passion is that all children have good oral health and have a good experience and relationship with their dentist. She treats everyone like a VIP and as if they were her own family. She was motivated by her own experience with her pediatric dentist as a child to pursue a career in pediatric dentistry at the young age of 17.
Dr. Brea earned her Biology BS degree from Penn State University in May 2002 with Highest Distinction. Then, she completed her DDS at University of Maryland in May 2006. She had the privilege to serve in the United States Navy where she received an Advanced Education in General Dentistry certificate at the Naval Medical Center San Diego in June 2007. She served as a Lieutenant Dental Officer at MCAS Miramar from June 2007 to June 2010. She completed her pediatric dentistry residency at UCLA at the San Diego site at Rady Children’s Hospital in June 2012. She earned the Pugh Award for her American Board of Pediatric Dentistry exam score, which was in the top 3% of all candidates taking the examination in 2012. She has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry since 2014.
Dr. Brea continues to advocate for children’s oral health by providing education visits to Head Start centers, Mom groups, and professionals that see new mothers and young children in the community.
Dr. Brea is married to Dr. Keith Reid and they are the proud parents of their son, Ezra Reid. They are very active and enjoy the outdoors and traveling around the world. Dr. Brea is a competitive runner, placing first in her age group in multiple marathons and completing the Boston Marathon four times. You may see her running often along the beach in Del Mar.
