Top Dentists

For 13 consecutive years, Triangle Media Partners has commissioned a peer-to-peer survey of the local dental community in Durham, NC, from endodontists to prosthodontists. The results are in, and we have compiled a comprehensive listing of the most recommended dentists in the area. Dentists were asked the question, "If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?"

Our region boasts hundreds of dentists, specialists, and support professionals who have made Durham, NC their home, contributing to the exceptional quality of dental care available here. The overall quality of dental care in our communities is second to none. What good dentist wouldn’t want to practice here?

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

The Top Dentists list for Durham is the result of a rigorous evaluation process consisting of peer-to-peer surveys of area dentists and professionals. This survey was conducted and managed by the nationally recognized third-party firm topDentists LLC of Augusta, Georgia. This list is excerpted from the 2022 topDentists list, a database that includes listings for dentists and specialists in the Durham area. The list is based on detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at usatopdentists.com. topDentists management has more than 60 years combined experience compiling peer-review referral guides in the dental, medical and legal fields. Working from this experience, along with the input of several prominent dentists from throughout the United States, topDentists created a selection process that has earned the respect of the country’s leading dental professionals. For more information:

The purchase of advertising has no impact on who is included in the
Top Dentists list.

Dental Anesthesiology

Rachael D’Souza
Triangle Implant Center
5318 N.C. Hwy. 55, Ste. 106, Durham
919-806-2912; triangleimplantcenter.com

Endodontics

Hong Chen
RTP Endodontics
5318 N.C. Hwy. 55, Ste. 201, Durham
919-237-2818;
rtpendo.com

Deborah A. Conner
922 Broad St., Ste. B, Durham
919-416-4200;
debconnerdds.com

Linda Levin
Levin Endodontics
3624 Shannon Rd., Ste. 106, Durham
919-401-4827;
levinendodontics.com

A.K. Bobby Mallik
5324 McFarland Dr., Ste. 120, Durham
919-493-5332;
durhamendo.com

Roger A. McDougal
McDougal Endodontics
245 E. Hwy. 54, Ste. 201, Durham
919-806-8667;
mcdougalendo.org

General Dentistry

Brent L. Blaylock
3206 Old Chapel Hill Rd., Ste. 300
919-518-9963;
drbrentblaylock.com

Debora A. Bolton
Bull City Smiles
2705 N. Duke St., Ste. 100
919-381-5900;
bullcitysmiles.com

Jason W. Butler
Croasdaile Dental Arts
2900 Croasdaile Dr., Ste. 5
919-383-7402;
croasdailedentalarts.com

Catherine H. Cunningham
Catherine H. Cunningham, DDS & Associates
1920 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 570
919-544-3723;
cunninghamdds.com

James H. Eaker
Handcrafted Dentistry
4208 S. Alston Ave., Ste. 100
919-544-5620;
handcrafteddentistry.com

Mary V. Gaddis
Park Place Dental
245 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 204
919-484-8088;
dentistindurham.com

Stephanie Q. Jenkins
5317 Highgate Dr., Ste. 118
919-361-0500
drjenkins-dds.com

Ellis K. List
1020 Broad St.
919-682-5327;
durhamncdentistry.com

Shirin Mashhoon
Ninth Street Dental
811 Ninth St., Ste. 280
919-286-9090;
ninthstreetdental.com

Lionel M. Nelson
3325 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.,
Ste. 303
919-489-0497;
nelsongentledental.com

Desiree T. Palmer
Bull City Dental
106 W. Parrish St., Ste. 1
919-680-3531;
bullcitydentaldowntown.com

Laura Parra
3400 Croasdaile Dr., Ste. 209
919-383-7020;
lauraparradds.com

Catherine D. Ray
3310 University Dr.
919-489-5380;
catherinedraydmd.com

Gary J. Schlotterer Jr.
Digital Dentistry at Southpoint
249 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 220
919-361-5740; digitaldentistryatsouthpoint.com

Grant H. Service
2711 N. Duke St., Ste. B
919-220-6553; durhamdentistgrantservice.com

Harold S. Speight
2711 N. Duke St., Ste. C
919-220-4200;
haroldspeightdds.com

Michael A. Tapper
Croasdaile Smiles
2900 Croasdaile Dr., Ste. 2
919-383-8619;
croasdailesmiles.com

Jerry H. ter Avest
2515 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Bldg. 2000
919-544-6080;
jteravestdds.com

Amy D. Turner
Turning Point Dental & Aesthetics
811 Ninth St., Ste. 210
919-286-4481;
turningpointda.com

William W. Turner
Croasdaile Dental Arts
2900 Croasdaile Dr., Ste. 5
919-383-7402;
croasdailedentalarts.com

Esther Vice Hanson
Sunrise Dental
8128 Renaissance Pkwy., Ste. 203
919-493-3355;
dinahvice-sunrisedental.com

C. Steadman Willis III
1212 Broad St.
919-286-2235;
steadwillisdmd.com

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Jeffrey S. Jelic Jelic Center
5501 Fortunes Ridge Dr., Ste. G
919-419-9222;
drjelic.com

Aaron Park
Triangle Implant Center
5318 N.C. Hwy. 55, Ste. 106
919-806-2912;
triangleimplantcenter.com

David B. Powers
Duke Otolaryngology
and Oral Surgery Clinic
40 Duke Medicine Circle
919-648-2426;
dukemedicine.org/find-doctors-physicians/david-b-powers-md-dmd

Uday N. Reebye
Triangle Implant Center
5318 N.C. Hwy. 55, Ste. 106
919-806-2912;
triangleimplantcenter.com

Andrew T. Ruvo
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 2823 N. Duke St.
919-479-0707;
omsanc.com

Debra M. Sacco
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 2823 N. Duke St.
919-479-0707;
omsanc.com

Adam D. Serlo
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 2823 N. Duke St.
919-479-0707;
omsanc.com

Brian Vandersea
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates 2823 N. Duke St.
919-479-0707;
omsanc.com

Oral Pathology

Valerie A. Murrah
Carolina Dentistry
919-537-3162;
dentistry.unc.edu

Ricardo J. Padilla
Carolina Dentistry
919-537-3156;
dentistry.unc.edu

Orthodontics

John R. Christensen
Durham Pediatric
Dentistry & Orthodontics
121 West Woodcroft Pkwy. 919-489-1543;
durhampdo.com

Tyler Hart
North Carolina Oral Surgery
+ Orthodontics
3020 South Miami Blvd.
919-246-3350;
ncoso.com

Barbara T. Hershey
Hershey Orthodontics
3206 Old Chapel Hill Rd.
919-493-7554;
hersheyorthodontics.com

Gavin C. Heymann
Smith & Heymann Orthodontics
2919 Colony Rd.
919-493-4911;
smithandheymann.com

J. Gina Lee
North Durham Orthodontics
4301 Ben Franklin Blvd., Ste. 201
919-797-2300;
durhambraces.com

Julie H. Mol
Mol Orthodontics
5726 Fayetteville Rd., Ste. 104
919-405-7111;
molorthodontics.com

Pedro E. Santiago
Duke Craniofacial Orthodontics Clinic 3475 Erwin Rd.
919-660-0320

Katya Skillestad
Smith & Heymann Orthodontics
2919 Colony Rd.
919-493-4911;
smithandheymann.com

J. Dempsey Smith
Smith & Heymann Orthodontics
2919 Colony Rd.
919-493-4911;
smithandheymann.com

Michael J. Wilson
Wilson Orthodontics
2900 Croasdaile Dr., Ste. 3
919-383-7423;
wilson-ortho.com

Pediatric Dentistry

Erica A. Brecher
Duke Street Pediatric Dentistry
2711 N. Duke St., Ste. A
919-220-1416;
dukestreetsmiles.com

M. Gentry Byrd
Duke Street Pediatric Dentistry
2711 N. Duke St., Ste. A
919-220-1416;
dukestreetsmiles.com

Robert Christensen
Durham Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
121 W. Woodcroft Pkwy.
919-489-1543;
durhampdo.com

Jenny Citineni
Smile First Dental
3616 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.
919-493-2569;
smilefirstdental.com

Amy C. Davidian
Southpoint Pediatric Dentistry
249 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 300
919-354-6220;
southpointpediatricdentistry.com

Martha A. Keels
Duke Street Pediatric Dentistry
2711 N. Duke St., Ste. A
919-220-1416;
dukestreetsmiles.com

Jamie Molina
Durham Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
121 W. Woodcroft Pkwy.
919-489-1543;
durhampdo.com

Yvette E. Thompson
Smile First Dental
3616 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.
919-493-2569;
smilefirstdental.com

Periodontics

Arnold T. McClain
5015 Southpark Dr., Ste. 130
919-484-8338;
gumsandimplants.org

Prosthodontics

Geoffrey R. Cunningham
Durham Prosthodontics
3709 University Dr., Ste. D
919-489-8661;
mydurhamdentist.com

R. Kyle Gazdeck
Durham Prosthodontics
3709 University Dr., Ste. D
919-489-8661;
mydurhamdentist.com

Rosanna V. Marquez
Triangle Restoration Dentistry
1920 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 410
919-544-8106;
trianglerestorationdentistry.com

Mark S. Scurria
Triangle Restoration Dentistry
1920 E. N.C. Hwy. 54, Ste. 410
919-544-8106;
trianglerestorationdentistry.com

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