Born and raised in the small farm town of Ehrhardt, South Carolina my parents instilled Christian values and the importance of helping others at a very young age. After graduating from Orangeburg Preparatory School and obtaining a degree in Biology from Wofford College, I knew I wanted to both work in healthcare and build a career helping people. My experience witnessing an aunt, after being diagnosed with cancer, struggle to maintain dental health due to the radiation and chemo and the difficulty she experienced finding dentists comfortable treating her left an indelible mark, one that ultimately led to the realization that dentistry was a great way to help others. I attended the Medical University of South Carolina for dental school, and opted to continue my training with a general practice residency at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC.  

There I was trained in IV and oral sedation dentistry, implant dentistry, oral surgery, cosmetic dentistry, general restorative dentistry and treating the medically compromised patient.