Once again, Columbia Metropolitan Magazine is honored to present the Midlands dentists named to the 2012 topDentists™ list. This list is provided to us exclusively from topDentists, LLC, an Augusta, Ga. company with more than 40 years of experience compiling peer-reviewed guides in the legal, dental and medical fields.
“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, to which dentist would you refer them?” This is the question topDentists asked thousands of dentists to help determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and, of course, physical results.
The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as all dentists listed online with their local dental societies. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists who they feel should be included in this list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peers’ work when evaluating the other nominees.
Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. After the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have active licenses and are in good standing with the board.
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. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, topDentists remains confident that its lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
The following list is excerpted from the 2012 topDentists list, a database which includes listings for more than 100 dentists and specialists in the Columbia and Midlands areas of South Carolina. No one pays Columbia Metropolitan or topDentists to be included. In fact, because dentists must be voted on strictly by their peers and virtually every dentist is given an opportunity to particpate, inclusion in topDentists is considered to be a distinct honor.
After the list, there is a special advertising section, where some of the dentists named to the list have provided more information about themselves and their practices. We hope this information is helpful when searching for dentists and practices to fill all dental needs.
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Endodontics
Todd R. Barrett
Palmetto Endodontics
4023 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204-4313
(803) 782-7722
www.palmettoendodontics.com
Matthew D. Evans
Midlands Endodontics
108 Palmetto Park Boulevard, Suite F
Lexington, SC 29072-7969
(803) 808-1110
W. Trent Gillespie
618 Ott Road
Columbia, SC 29205-2722
(803) 256-1156
Robert J. Gohean
Carolina Endodontics
130 Stonemark Lane
Columbia, SC 29210-3841
(803) 798-8476
Mayes A. McEntire
Palmetto Endodontics
4023 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204-4313
(803) 782-7722
www.palmettoendodontics.com
Christopher P. McHugh
Carolina Endodontics
130 Stonemark Lane
Columbia, SC 29210-3841
(803) 798-8476
General Dentistry
Christopher L. Andrews
6100 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29209-1401
(803) 783-4275
Linda C. Basquill
122 North Brickyard Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6902
(803) 736-1024
Robert F. Berger
Berger Dental Group
5251 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29206-4920
(803) 787-9793
www.bergerdg.com
William J. Biggins
1015 Fair Street
Camden, SC 29020-4408
(803) 432-3571
www.camdendentist.com
Alec E. Brown
1730 Henderson Street, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29201-2648
(803) 252-5068
W. Lynn Campbell
124 Harbison Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29212-2204
(803) 732-0900
Kenneth W. Carson
400 Dicey Ford Road
Camden, SC 29020-2431
(803) 432-4202
www.drkennethwcarson.com
G. Franklin Causey, Jr.
7319 College Street
Irmo, SC 29063-2902
(803) 781-1990
www.causeydentist.com
Noble P. Cooper, Jr.
1415 Pine Street
Columbia, SC 29204-1847
(803) 254-7791
www.noblecooper.com
James W. Curtis, Jr.
10 Richland Medical Parks Drive
Columbia, SC 29203-6864
(803) 434-6567
Isaiah L. Davis
Davis & Dingle Family Dentistry
3026 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203-7002
(803) 255-0200
Russell Creig DuPuis, Jr.
142 Leisure Lane
Columbia, SC 29210-4125
(803) 731-9556
Thomas R. Edmonds
1109 B Avenue
West Columbia, SC 29169-6722
(803) 796-8955
Todd B. Elliott
Fann Stephens & Elliott
111 Professional Avenue
West Columbia, SC 29169-4711
(803) 796-0677
William Ray Flemming, Jr.
3935 Sunset Boulevard, Suite D
West Columbia, SC 29169-2403
(803) 794-6464
Sean M. Flynn
2007 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29210-7006
(803) 772-1548
Andrew G. Gambrell
Farrow Road Dental Group
9020 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203-9773
(803) 419-5002
www.farrowroaddental.com
L. Malcolm Gordon
2329 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205-2431
(803) 799-2750
Justin W. Griffin
WildeWood Aesthetic Dentistry
10136 Two Notch Road, Suite 5
Columbia, SC 29229-4399
(803) 788-0099
www.wildewooddental.com
Rudolph C. Harrington, Jr.
Midlands Dental Partnership
9 Surrey Court
Columbia, SC 29212-3139
(803) 772-5628
www.midlandsdental.com
Raymond Boyd Hendrix
1534 Platt Springs Road
West Columbia, SC 29169-5524
(803) 794-5555
Samuel B. Holstein
425 Lexington Avenue, Suite A
Chapin, SC 29036-8092
(803) 345-5526
www.chapindentist.com
Elise Howell
609 Old Chapin Road
Lexington, SC 29072-8808
(803) 808-0302
Manly Hutchinson
4902 Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29206-4702
(803) 782-3100
www.hutchinsonfamilydentistry.com
Steven J. Hutchinson
209 West Main Street
Lexington, SC 29072-2633
(803) 359-0566
www.lexingtonscdentistry.com
Kevin M. James
Palmetto Smile Center
1108 Calhoun Street
Newberry, SC 29108-3445
(803) 276-0940
www.newberrydentist.com
Ned S. Jennings
1415 Blanding Street, Suite 1
Columbia, SC 29201-2922
(803) 254-9045
www.nedsjenningsdmd.com
R. Gregg Jowers
425 Lexington Avenue, Suite A
Chapin, SC 29036-8092
(803) 345-5526
www.chapindentist.com
Harry J. Koutroulakis
Family Dentistry
1 State Road S-28-884
Lugoff, SC 29078-9384
(803) 438-3540
Karen Kramer
Magnolia Dental Health Center
6156 Saint Andrews Road, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29212-3147
(803) 731-5155
Christopher L. LaTorre
212 Outlet Pointe Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 356-1606
www.dentistcolumbiasc.net
R. Capers Lee
Dental Team of Sumter
5635 Broad Street Extension
Sumter, SC 29154
(803) 494-8466
www.dentalteamofsumter.com
Alison W. Lockhart
5107 Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29206-4802
(803) 782-9030
Thomas M. Major
3515 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210-4805
(803) 798-0344
Anthony C. Martin
111 Obrian Way
Irmo, SC 29002
(803) 749-6072
Sharlene 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 29108-2249
(803) 276-3371
www.robertmccartha.com
Austin B. Meares
529 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2320
(803) 748-8797
www.austinmeares.com
Mark Medlin
Charter Oak Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
135 Charter Oak Road
Lexington, SC 29072-9246
(803) 785-4040
www.charteroakdentistry.com
Gregory A. Millwood
Cayce Family Dentisty
1313 State Street
Cayce, SC 29033-4344
(803) 796-1734
William T. Noonan, Jr.
Palmetto Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
2590 Tahoe Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 469-3555
www.palmettofamilydentistry.com
Kristina M. O’Neill
3224 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC 29205-1827
(803) 988-1070
Brad Pitts
117 Old Chapin Road
Lexington, SC 29072-2005
(803) 808-1778
www.bradpitts.com
Nicholas J. Pournaras
Columbia Smiles
1801 Charleston Highway, Suite A
Cayce, SC 29033-2019
(803) 794-5430
www.columbiasmiles.com
Keith Rabon
New Horizons Dental Center
227 Alice Drive, Suite 3
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 774-5300
www.keithrabon.com
Angela Schweiger
Southlake Family Dental
1223 South Lake Drive, Suite A
Lexington, SC 29073
(803) 520-5580
www.southlakedmd.com
Renee G. Shongo
163 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169-3655
(803) 794-0905
G. Franklin Shull, Jr.
Palmetto Dental Associates
216 Palmetto Park Boulevard
Lexington, SC 29072-7851
(803) 808-0888
Cleveland T. Smith
3710 Landmark Drive, #102
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 771-6393
Howard E. Smith
12 Monckton Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29206-4708
(803) 738-9543
Ralph Edward Taylor, Jr.
Taylor Dentistry
1032 Kinley Road, Suite C
Irmo, SC 29063-9632
(803) 781-3232
Thomas F. Trinkner
140 Leisure Lane
Columbia, SC 29210-4125
(803) 772-9628
www.trinkner.com
Walter F. Turbyfill, Jr.
Lexington Dental
115 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169-3655
(803) 794-4472
Tina T. Vu-Heaton
1211 Greenlawn Drive
Columbia, SC 29209-2631
(803) 783-1198
Gregory J. Wych
The Art of Dentistry
7505 Saint Andrews Road
Irmo, SC 29063-2806
(803) 781-1600
www.gregorywych.com
Richard C. Yung
1140 Saint Andrews Road, Suite A
Columbia, SC 29210-3108
(803) 798-3204
www.generaldentistrycolumbia.com
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Robert H. Blease
2724 Middleburg Drive, Suite B
Columbia, SC 29204-2437
(803) 254-2976
www.bergersmile.com
Brian R. Cherry
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6416
(803) 699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
Stephen E. Clary
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6416
(803) 699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
Isaac E. Davis III
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
7033 Saint Andrews Road, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29212
(803) 781-3321
Jeffery Dootson
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6416
(803) 699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
James Lemon
Midlands Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204-2409
(803) 254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Michael A. McGinnis
Sumter Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
1210 Wilson Hall Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 905-4404
www.sumteroms.com
James E. Mercer
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
7033 Saint Andrews Road, Suite 102
Columbia, SC 29212
(803) 781-3321
Charles M. Miyaji
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
110 East Medical Lane, Suite 110
West Columbia, SC 29169-4814
(803) 796-5791
Joseph W. Park
Midlands Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204-2409
(803) 254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Heath M. Stewart, Jr.
Midlands Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204-2409
(803) 254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
James Strider, Jr.
Northeast Oral Surgery & Implant Center
9310 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6416
(803) 699-5900
www.neoralsurgery.com
David B. Tevepaugh
Midlands Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1755 Saint Julian Place
Columbia, SC 29204-2409
(803) 254-2972
www.midlandsoms.com
Scott C. Wietecha
Associates in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
110 East Medical Lane, Suite 110
West Columbia, SC 29169-4814
(803) 796-5791
Orthodontics
Richard E. Boyd
5 Office Park Court
Columbia, SC 29223-5957
(803) 788-7000
www.drrichardboyd.com
Thomas S. Davant VI
Davant Orthodontics
101 Summit Parkway
Columbia, SC 29229-6923
(803) 736-7333
www.davantorthodontics.com
Edward Davis
Davis Orthodontics
143 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169-3655
(803) 739-1600
www.dreddavis.com
Thomas W. Epps
Orthodontic Specialists of Carolina,
Epps Orthodontics
685 North Guignard Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-5500
www.sumterorthodontics.com
Robert F. Garrison
502 North Lake Drive
Lexington, SC 29072-2806
(803) 359-4480
www.bracesplaceatlexington.com
W. Nettles Green
Green Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
3741 Landmark Drive
Columbia, SC 29204-4313
(803) 787-1601
www.greenorthodontics.com
Frank Hines
605 Northwood Road
Lexington, SC 29072-2129
(803) 359-3733
www.fbhortho.com
Timothy E. Hughes
Orthodontic Specialists of Carolina,
Epps Orthodontics
685 North Guignard Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-5500
www.sumterorthodontics.com
Philip M. Joseph
116 Atrium Way
Columbia, SC 29223-6301
(803) 699-2600
Douglas McCartha
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 29063-9000
(803) 732-7223
John W. Pitner
Pitner Orthodontics
5953 Wescott Road
Columbia, SC 29212-2717
(803) 781-5225
www.drpitner.com
Leslie L. Pitner
Pitner Orthodontics
5953 Wescott Road
Columbia, SC 29212-2717
(803) 781-5225
www.drpitner.com
R. Sims Tompkins
5250 Clemson Avenue
Columbia, SC 29206-3042
(803) 738-9715
www.tompkinsortho.com
D. Trecy Watson
Orthodontic Specialists of Carolina,
Epps Orthodontics
685 North Guignard Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-5500
www.sumterorthodontics.com
James D. Whitehead III
Whitehead Orthodontics
203 Mallard Lakes Drive
Lexington, SC 29072-8150
(803) 996-5100
www.whiteheadortho.com
Pediatric Dentistry
Robert H. Ellis, Jr.
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins Pediatric Dentistry
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6367
(803) 788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
Carol A. French
1 Thames Alley
Irmo, SC 29063-2469
(803) 781-2511
www.drcarolfrench.com
Felicia L. Goins
Carolina Children’s Dentistry
7701 Trenholm Road Extension
Columbia, SC 29223-1725
(803) 736-6000
www.carolinachildrensdentistry.com
Amy E. Green
Drs. Ellis, Green and Jenkins Pediatric Dentistry
8905 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29223-6367
(803) 788-9593
www.wecaredentalsc.com
Samuel J. Marsh
2302 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210-5649
(803) 798-8675
www.wemakekidssmile.com
Robert Nieders
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072-7965
(803) 951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
James J. Nyland
392 Saint Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29210-4427
(803) 772-7302
www.collinschildrensdentistry.com
Lisbeth Poag
Carolina Children’s Dentistry
500 Physicians Lane
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-4793
www.carolinachildrensdentistry.com
Kevin M. Raines
Palmetto Smiles
139 Whiteford Way
Lexington, SC 29072-7965
(803) 951-9100
www.palmetto-smiles.com
Richard M. Sasnett
2302 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210-5649
(803) 798-8675
www.wemakekidssmile.com
Ralph D. Warnock
Lake Murray Pediatric Dentistry
740 Old Lexington Highway
Chapin, SC 29036-7979
(803) 345-2483
www.lakemurraysmiles.com
Periodontics
J. Lee Ayers, Jr.
Columbia Periodontal Associates
2325 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29205-2403
(803) 252-2844
www.columbiaperiodontal.com
George K. Bumgardner
South Carolina Periodontology
2120 North Beltline Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29204-3905
(803) 782-0528
William B. Farrar
Columbia Periodontal Associates
3527 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210-4805
(803) 798-0894
www.columbiaperiodontal.com
William C. James, Jr.
South Carolina Periodontology
2120 North Beltline Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29204-3905
(803) 782-0528
James B. Laney
Palmetto Periodontal Associates
1356 North Lake Drive, Suite A
Lexington, SC 29072-7653
(803) 951-0323
Gregg W. McKenzie
124 Alpine Circle
Columbia, SC 29223-6385
(803) 788-0900
Dennis W. Newton, Jr.
Sunset Periodontal Associates
159 Medical Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169-3655
(803) 794-7520
Sohee K. Park
Sandhills Periodontics
9600 Two Notch Road, Suite 4
Columbia, SC 29223-1612
(803) 788-9715
www.sandhillsperio.com
John M. Stephenson
402 Dicey Ford Road, Suite E
Camden, SC 29020-2448
(803) 425-1644
Prosthodontics
John F. Burton, Jr.
10 Richland Medical Parks Drive
Columbia, SC 29203-6864
(803) 434-6567
Robert D. Holland
Carolina Restorative & Implant Dentistry
4019 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204-4313
(803) 787-5445
www.cridentistry.com
