During the first two months that our world, our country, and our Columbia endured COVID-19, dental offices across the Midlands were closed for routine business, causing concern for patients who needed dental care and challenges for doctors wanting to provide these much needed services. When their offices were able to fully open again this summer, our community’s dentists and their amazing teams worked tirelessly to schedule appointments and to provide a safe environment for patients, all while cooperating with new regulations.
It is with great pleasure that we honor these amazing Top Dentists from 2020. The Columbia area list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and specialists by their peers and then vetted by a national medical research company. Of course, there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the Midlands.
Endodontics
Todd R. Barrett
Palmetto Endodontics
4023 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-7722
www.palmettoendodontics.com
Joseph D. Bonavilla
Central Carolina Endodontics
206 Medical Circle, Suite 2-A
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-791-1177
www.southcarolinaendo.com
Pranav D. Desai
Carolina Endodontics
130 Stonemark Lane
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-8476
www.columbiaendodontists.com
Matthew D. Evans
Midlands Endodontics
108 Palmetto Park Boulevard, Suite F
Lexington, SC 29072
803-808-1110
www.midlandsendo.com
W. Trent Gillespie
618 Ott Road
Columbia, SC 29205
803-256-1156
Robert J. Gohean
Carolina Endodontics
130 Stonemark Lane
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-8476
www.columbiaendodontists.com
Mayes McEntire
Palmetto Endodontics
4023 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-7722
www.palmettoendodontics.com
Christopher P. McHugh
Carolina Endodontics
130 Stonemark Lane
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-8476
www.columbiaendodontists.com
April K. Spitz
Palmetto Endodontics
4023 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-7722
www.palmettoendodontics.com
Fred L. Sykes
Premier Endodontics
7024 Brookfield Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-419-1327
Chandra D. Sykes-Smith
Premier Endodontics
7024 Brookfield Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-419-1327
General Dentistry
Christopher L. Andrews
6100 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29209
803-783-4275
www.chrisandrewsdmd.com
Michael Barno
Brickyard Dental Group
122 North Brickyard Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-736-1024
www.brickyarddentalgroup.com
Robert F. Berger
Berger Dental Group
5251 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
803-787-9793
www.bergerdentalgroup.com
Gary A. Bethea
Bethea Family Dentistry
4760 Hardscrabble Road, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29229
803-462-4554
www.betheafamilydentistry.com
Charles G. Bumgardner
Advanced Dental Care
948 Old Cherokee Road
Lexington, SC 29072
803-356-6030
www.cgbdentist.com
William A. Burn III
7897 Broad River Road
P.O. Box 2117
Irmo, SC 29063
803-781-2439
www.williamburn.com
Christopher W. Campbell
Five Towers Dentistry
124 Harbison Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29212
803-732-0900
www.FiveTowersDentistry.com
G. Franklin Causey, Jr.
7319 College Street
Irmo, SC 29063
803-781-1990
www.doctorcausey.com
Noble P. Cooper, Jr.
1415 Pine Street
Columbia, SC 29204
803-254-7791
Douglas F. Cottingham
Cottingham Family Dentistry
3722 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205
803-776-4234
www.cottinghamfamily
dentistry.com
Deidre B. Crockett
Berger Dental Group
5251 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
803-787-9793
www.bergerdentalgroup.com
James W. Curtis, Jr.
Palmetto Health Dental Center
10 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29203
803-434-6567
www.phuscmg.org
Isaiah L. Davis, Sr.
Davis & Dingle Family Dentistry
3026 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
803-255-0200
www.davisanddingle.com
Dmitriy Denissenko
Richland Northeast Dental
700 Rabon Road
Columbia, SC 29203
803-865-0645
www.richlandnedental.com
John W. Dingle, Jr.
Davis & Dingle Family Dentistry
3026 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
803-255-0200
www.davisanddingle.com
Joanna S. Dover
Forest Drive Dental Care
3731 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-8786
www.forestdrivedental.com
Todd B. Elliott
111 Professional Avenue
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-796-0677
Sreekanth Emani
Todays Dental
1305 Knox Abbott Drive, Suite 101
Cayce, SC 29033
803-233-6141
www.todaysdentalsc.com
Loretta K. Felder-McKelvey
University Dental
3126 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205
803-252-8101
www.universitydental.biz
Sean M. Flynn
2007 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-1548
www.flynnfamilydentistry.com
Staci N. Gaffos
Family Dental Care of Spring Valley
9360 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-0360
www.springvalleydentist.com
Andrew G. Gambrell
Elite Smiles Dental
9020 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
803-594-8447
www.elitesmilessc.com
Merri M. Gandhi
1116 Atlas Road
Columbia, SC 29209
803-783-0525
Jamie C. Gomez
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072
803-951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
Justin W. Griffin
WildeWood Aesthetic Dentistry
230 Graces Way
Columbia, SC 29229
803-788-0099
www.wildewooddental.com
R. Boyd Hendrix
Hendrix Family Dentistry
1534 Platt Springs Road
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-794-5555
www.boydhendrix.com
David M. Hicklin, Jr.
Palmetto Health Dental Center
10 Richland Medical Park Drive, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29203
803-434-6567
www.palmettohealth.org
Kristina O’Neill Hilton
O’Neill Family Dentistry
3224 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC 29205
803-988-1070
www.drkrismoneill.com
Thomas C. Hoffman
Strauss and Hoffman
200 Gills Creek Parkway
Columbia, SC 29209
803-695-2884
Kimberly J. Holliday
2617 Ashland Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-9994
S. Britt Holstein
Chapin Dental Associates
425 Lexington Avenue, Suite A
Chapin, SC 29036
803-345-5526
www.chapindentist.com
Elise Howell
Soft Touch Dentistry
609 Old Chapin Road
Lexington, SC 29072
803-808-0302
www.elisehowell.com
Manly E. Hutchinson
Hutchinson Family Dentistry
4902 Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29206
803-782-3100
www.hutchinsonfamilydentistry.com
Ned S. Jennings
1415 Blanding Street, Suite 1
Columbia, SC 29201
803-254-9045
www.nedsjenningsdmd.com
J. Ben Jett
Jett Dental
2329 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205
803-799-3368
www.jettdental.com
Brandon F. Johnson
Spring Valley Dental Associates
9165 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-2560
www.svdentalcolumbia.com
Joel E. Johnson
Nine Office Park Court
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-2555
www.drjoeljohnson.com
M. Fort Jones
10 Atrium Ridge Court
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-3707
R. Gregg Jowers, Jr.
Chapin Dental Associates
425 Lexington Avenue, Suite A
Chapin, SC 29036
803-345-5526
www.chapindentist.com
Sarah Anne Knowlton
Forest Drive Dental Care
3731 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-8786
www.forestdrivedental.com
Harry J. Koutroulakis
One Plaza Drive
Lugoff, SC 29078
803-438-3540
www.lugoffdentist.com
Karen Kramer
Magnolia Dental Health Center
6156 Saint Andrews Road
Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29212
803-731-5155
www.familydentalcolumbia.com
R. Capers Lee
Dental Team of Sumter
5635 Broad Street Extension
Sumter, SC 29154
803-494-8466
www.dentalteamofsumter.com
Michael R. Littlejohn
7020 Brookfield Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-4547
A. Crosby Livingston, Jr.
1028 Kinley Road
Irmo, SC 29063
803-781-0880
Alison W. Lockhart
Lockhart Dental
5107 Trenholm Road
P.O. Box 6906
Columbia, SC 29206
803-782-9030
www.columbiadentistsc.com
Thomas M. Major
3515 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-0344
www.majorfamilydentistry.com
Anthony C. Martin
111 Obrian Way
Irmo, SC 29002
803-749-6072
Sharlene G. Martin
Carolina Children’s Dentistry
500 Physicians Lane
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-4793
www.carolinachildrensdentistry.com
Robert P. McCartha
2039 Medical Park Drive
Newberry, SC 29108
803-276-3371
www.robertmccartha.com
Mark Medlin
Charter Oak Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
135 Charter Oak Road
Lexington, SC 29072
803-785-4040
www.charteroakdentistry.com
Julia K. Mikell
Diamond Dental Studio
3261 Harrison Road
Columbia, SC 29204
803-738-1114
www.diamonddentalcolumbia.com
Gregory A. Millwood
Cayce Family Dentisty
1313 State Street
Cayce, SC 29033
803-796-1734
www.caycedentistry.com
Allyson Monferdini
Wateree Family Dentistry
947 Highway 1 South
P.O. Box 325
Lugoff, SC 29078
803-438-1845
www.watereefamilydentistry.com
William T. Noonan, Jr.
Palmetto Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
2590 Tahoe Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
803-621-5159
www.palmettofamilydentistry.com
John T. Parnell
Midlands Dental
9 Surrey Court
Columbia, SC 29212
803-772-5628
www.midlandsdental.com
Polly E. Paton
Paton Family Dentistry
1320 Elmtree Road
Columbia, SC 29209
803-783-9900
www.patonfamilydentistry.com
Thomas H. Pitts
138 Leisure Lane
Columbia, SC 29210
803-750-5494
www.drthomaspitts.com
Nicholas J. Pournaras
Columbia Smiles
1801 Charleston Highway, Suite A
Cayce, SC 29033
803-794-5430
www.columbiasmiles.com
Heyward E. Robinson
Smith & Robinson
509 East Main Street
Lexington, SC 29072
803-359-9991
www.drssmithandrobinson.com
Chris Robnett
Brickyard Dental Group
122 North Brickyard Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-736-1024
www.brickyarddentalgroup.com
B. Eddie Rodgers
Northwood Dental Associates
510 Northwood Road
Lexington, SC 29072
803-359-3215
www.northwooddentalsc.com
Angela Schweiger
South Lake Family Dental
1223 South Lake Drive
Lexington, SC 29073
803-520-5580
www.southlakefamilydentalsc.com
G. Franklin Shull, Jr.
Palmetto Dental Associates
216 Palmetto Park Boulevard
Lexington, SC 29072
803-808-0888
www.positivelypda.com
Cleveland T. Smith
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29204
803-787-3400
H. Eugene “Gene” Smith, Jr.
Smith Family Dentistry
12 Monckton Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29206
803-738-9543
www.genesmithdmd.com
Charles W. Strauss
Strauss and Hoffman
200 Gills Creek Parkway
Columbia, SC 29209
803-695-2884
Caroline N. Thomas
Palmetto Dental Associates
216 Palmetto Park Boulevard
Lexington, SC 29072
803-808-0888
www.positivelypda.com
Thomas F. Trinkner
140 Leisure Lane
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-9628
www.trinkner.com
Tina T. Vu-Heaton
Palmetto Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
1211 Greenlawn Drive
Columbia, SC 29209
803-573-9385
www.palmettofamilydentistry.com
Julie O. Wehman
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
M. Jacob Wehman
True Street Dental Group
801 True Street
Columbia, SC 29209
803-776-2955
www.truestreetdentalgroup.
com
Bryan Wingate
Forest Acres Dentistry
5309 North Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29206
803-782-0965
www.forestacresdentistry.
com
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Stephen E. Clary
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
Robert M. Crooks, Jr.
1901 Blanding Street, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29201
803-779-8303
Isaac E. Davis III
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Saluda Ridge Court, Suite 400
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-796-5791
www.aomspa.com
Jeffery Dootson
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
Adam D. Hairr
Chapin Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Saint Peter’s Church Road
Chapin, SC 29036
803-816-2795
www.chapinoralsurgery.com
James Lemon
Midlands Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204
803-254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Richard S. Marks
5 Professional Court
Sumter, SC 29150
803-469-2044
James E. Mercer
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Saluda Ridge Court, Suite 400
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-796-5791
www.aomspa.com
Charles M. Miyaji
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
112 Saluda Ridge Court, Suite 400
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-796-5791
www.aomspa.com
Joseph W. Park
Midlands Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204
803-254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Heath M. Stewart, Jr.
Midlands Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204
803-254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
James W. Strider, Jr.
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
Steven A. Taylor
2724 Middleburg Drive, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29204
803-251-1245
David B. Tevepaugh
Midlands Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204
803-254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Orthodontics
Jennifer Berwick
Family Orthodontics
2306 Lyttleton Street
Camden, SC 29020
803-274-5579
www.familyorthosc.com
Richard E. Boyd
Boyd Orthodontics
Five Office Park Court
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-7000
www.drrichardboyd.com
Thomas S. Davant VI
Family Orthodontics
101 Summit Parkway
Columbia, SC 29229
803-274-5859
www.familyorthosc.com
Edward C. Davis
Davis Orthodontics
143 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-739-1600
www.dreddavis.com
Thomas W. Epps
Epps Orthodontics
669 West Wesmark Boulevard, Suite A
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-5500
www.sumterorthodontics.com
W. Nettles Green
Green Orthodontics
3741 Landmark Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-787-1601
www.greenorthodontics.com
Heather Hopkins
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072
803-951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
Christopher C. Jernigan
Jernigan Orthodontics
306 Channel Drive
Columbia, SC 29229
803-736-0065
www.jerniganortho.com
Philip M. Joseph
Joseph Orthodontics
116 Atrium Way
Columbia, SC 29223
803-699-2600
www.columbiaorthosc.com
Douglas McCartha
McCartha + McClary Orthodontics
2541 Evans Street, Suite 300
Newberry, SC 29108
803-276-8080
www.mccortho.com
Brian C. O’Leary
O’Leary Orthodontics
1544 Old Tamah Road
Irmo, SC 29063
803-345-7667
www.olearyortho.com
Daniel Pennella
The Braces Place
502 North Lake Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
803-359-4480
www.thebracesplace.com
Leslie L. Pitner
Pitner Orthodontics
1201 Main Street, Suite 900
Columbia, SC 29201
803-781-5225
www.drpitner.com
Samuel Purnell
Purnell Orthodontics
4574 Sunset Boulevard, Suite B
Lexington, SC 29072
803-785-4460
www.purnellorthodontics.com
R. Sims Tompkins
Tompkins Orthodontics
5250 Clemson Avenue
Columbia, SC 29206
803-738-9715
www.tompkinsortho.com
James D. Whitehead III
Whitehead Orthodontics
203 Mallard Lakes Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
803-996-5100
www.whiteheadortho.com
Pediatric Dentistry
Alexis Collins
Collins and Nyland Children’s Dentistry
392 Saint Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-7302
www.collinschildrensdentistry.com
Robert H. Ellis, Jr.
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
Robert H. Ellis, III
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
Carol A. French
One Thames Valley
P.O. Box 1813
Irmo, SC 29063
803-781-2511
www.drcarolfrench.com
Felicia L. Goins
Carolina Children’s Dentistry
7701 Trenholm Road Extension
Columbia, SC 29223
803-736-6000
www.carolinachildrensdentistry.com
Amy E. Green
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
John W. Jenkins
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
Robert Nieders
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072
803-951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
Lisbeth W. Poag
Carolina Children’s Dentistry
7701 Trenholm Road Extension
Columbia, SC 29223
803-736-6000
www.carolinachildrens
dentistry.com
Kevin M. Raines
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072
803-951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
Robert L. Shoun
Midlands Pediatric Dentistry
253 Cedarcrest Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
803-951-7337
www.midlandspediatricdentistry.com
Ralph D. Warnock
Lake Murray Pediatric Dentistry
740 Old Lexington Highway
Chapin, SC 29036
803-345-2483
www.lakemurraypediatric
dentistry.com
Periodontics
J. Lee Ayers, Jr.
Columbia Periodontal Associates
3527 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-0894
www.columbiaperiodontal.com
Dustin Hedgpeth
Columbia Periodontal Associates
3527 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-0894
www.columbiaperiodontal.com
Mark McEntire
Columbia Periodontal Associates
3527 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
803-798-0894
www.columbiaperiodontal.com
Gregg W. McKenzie
124 Alpine Circle
Columbia, SC 29223
803-788-0900
www.mckenzieperio.com
Travis W. Mize
Sunset Periodontics
159 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-794-7520
www.columbiascperiodontist.com
Sohee K. Park
Sandhills Periodontics
456 Clemson Road
Columbia, SC 29229
803-788-9715
www.sandhillsperio.com
Matthew J. Rowe
Southern Roots Periodontics: Implant & Laser Dentistry
2120 North Beltline Boulevard, Suite B
Columbia, SC 29204
803-782-0528
Prosthodontics
Robert D. Holland, Jr.
Carolina Restorative & Implant Dentistry
4019 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
803-787-5445
www.cridentistry.com
Z. Vance Morgan IV
Charismatic Smiles
175 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169
803-794-3300
www.charismaticsmiles.com
Nicholas J. Ruggiero
Crescent Prosthodontics
1821 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-851-3950
www.crescentprosthodontics.com
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