Dr. Nicole R. Scheffler graduated Magna Cum Laude with high honors in Chemistry and a minor in art from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. There she also played Division I basketball and was a high jumper/triple jumper on the Track and Field team. Dr. Scheffler earned her dental degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill with honors with distinction and also received numerous awards for her academic, leadership and research accomplishments. She remained at UNC-Chapel Hill for her orthodontic education as an Andrew McArthur Brooks Fellow and received both a Certificate in Orthodontics and a Master’s Degree from one of the most well respected and prestigious orthodontic programs in the world. Dr. Scheffler has continued her affiliation with the Orthodontic department at UNC as an Adjunct Associate Professor where she continues to work on research and teach clinical aspects of orthodontics and she has published some of her research findings. Dr. Scheffler has her name on patents for a couple of orthodontic products that she helped develop and she lectures internationally about these products and on some of the latest orthodontic clinical procedures. As a doctor in our practice, Dr. Scheffler aspires to continue the tradition of excellence in service to patients and exceptional clinical quality with the latest technology that Dr. Michael Mayhew has been providing for over 40 years.

Dr. Scheffler is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, a certifying body that honors orthodontists with only the highest standards of orthodontic care. She is also an active member of many professional associations including the American Association of Orthodontists, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, the North Carolina Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association and the Tarheel Dental Study Club. She is the co-president of the Tarheel Dental Study Club.

Dr. Scheffler has been married to her husband, Craig, who is a civil engineer, for over 25 years. She and her husband moved to Boone, NC in June of 2005. They have a daughter named Brooke and a son named Bryce. When she isn't creating beautiful smiles, Dr. Scheffler enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, traveling, and photography. Dr. Scheffler is an avid sports fan, and can often be found rooting on the Tar Heels or cheering on the Appalachian State University baseball team where her husband is the pitching coach.