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Looking for a dentist for yourself and your family? This list is a great place to get started. The dentists on these pages were voted by their peers to be among the best, and they could be your source for top-notch dental care.
INTRODUCTION
This list is excerpted from the 2011 topDentists™ list, a database which includes listings for more than 80 dentists and specialists in the Springfield area. The Springfield area list was based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at usatopdentists.com. For more information call 706-364-0853 or write Post Office Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903 or email info@usatopdentists.com.
SELECTION PROCESS
“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
This is the question that’s 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, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists that they feel should be included in the list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peer's work when evaluating the other nominees.
Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received, status in various dental academies (Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Periodontology, etc.) can play a factor in the decision.
Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.
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 United States. A dentist’s inclusion on the list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
ENDODONTICS
Lisa D. Castleman James Alden Dryden Bradley Laird Mark A. Massey | Carol Ann McCall Brad M. Newberry Gerald Lane Stephenson |
GENERAL DENTISTRY
Robert J. Adams Kelly B. Barnett Marcus C. Barnett Nathan J. Bauer L. Dan Brady William Douglas Burch Terry J. Burpo Charles Lee Chambers Ricky Cornish Dio Lloyd Daily Tracy D. Davis David L. DeTar Jeffrey L. Dorman John C. Durling II Daniel S. Fannin Marlene Feisthamel F. Stanley Hall John D. Heard Carolyn M. Hunter Derek R. Kaelin Gregory B. Kivett, Jr. James Michael Lewis Steve T. Marshall Stephen D. Maus Ray Chris McKowen Thomas Ray F. McKowen | J. Meyer E. Irvin Miller III Jeffery O. Moyer James G. Nail William D. Nunn Stephen G. Powell Marcia L. Preston Jon L. Reagan, Jr. Chanin S. Ropka Alan M. Rosen Arthur Bernard Short Steven C. Sponenberg James Brandt Stewart Stephen E. Stidham Thomas Eric Stone David Allen Struble Richard D. Tallon Bernard R. Tellez Greg L. Temple Patrick A. Thompson Tom D. Todd David C. Ukena Charles A. Vogel Sara Young Stephen Roy Young Alan G. Zinke |
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
George Edward Arquitt, III Julie B. Becker Bradley Rob Burnett James D. Gipson Michael A. Horan | Glenn Makowski Chris Meyer Steven P. Quinn C. Rex Witherspoon |
ORTHODONTICS
Kevin R. Austin Patrick M. Bauer William J. Bauer, Jr. Robert F. Becker Jerry F. Cash Mark L. Dake | Michael R. LaFerla Farhad Moshiri Craig Stephen Scott Frank A. Sharp Ross W. Stryker |
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Carrie L. Arquitt Stuart W. Scott |
PERIODONTICS
Brad R. Burks Leo A. Tokarczyk Jody B. Vance |
PROSTHODONTICS
Kevin D. Wallace |
Disclaimer
This list is excerpted from the 2011 topDentists™ list, which includes listings for more than 80 dentists and specialists in the Springfield area. For more information call 706-364-0853 or write Post Office Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903 or email (info@usatopdentists.com) or visit usatopdentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2010 - 2011 by topDentists, LLC of Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.
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