"I met my lovely wife Cindy “Cindy Lou” on her first day at LSU Dental School. Sam and Cindy dated through dental school at LSU." They now have three young boys, Bryce, Avery and Vaughn. Cindy and Sam evacuated New Orleans with just two nights worth of clothing on the Saturday morning before Hurricane Katrina made landfall.

Cindy was 7-and-a-half months pregnant with their son Bryce at the time. Bryce was born 6 weeks after Katrina in Monroe, LA. (Cindy’s home town).

Sam enjoys teaching others the passion of orthodontics, and is loved by his patients! With more than 20 years of experience in the dental industry, Sam continues to create beautiful smiles for both children and adults.

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We are so grateful to have a doctor that builds an inviting atmosphere in our office, and strives to provide the best orthodontic journey possible!

Education & Training

1986 - BA Economics

Rollins College

2002 - Pre-dental & MBA Program until accepted into Dental School

University of New Orleans

2003 - School of Dentistry

Louisiana State University Health Science Center

2005 - Orthodontics Fellowship Certificate

Louisiana State University Health Science Center

Associations

OKU Dental Honor Society

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American Dental Association, Tennessee Dental Association 

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Kingsport Dental Society and the First District Dental Society of Tennessee

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Member of the North Carolina/South Carolina DAMON Study Club

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Professional Involvement

Ormco Insider: One of aprrox. 50 Orthodontic offices in America  beta testing & collecting research data for future Orthodontic products

CoFounder of the oldest Spear Study Club in the Tri-Cities & SW VA areas (Since 2013)

Board member of FC Dallas Tri Soccer club for Youth Soccer Players in the Tri-Cities & SW VA

Advisor to Northeast State Registered Dental Assistant School in Downtown Kingsport (Since 2009)

Guest Orthodontic Lecturer at ETSU Dental Hygiene Program Since 2009

Host Annual Lecture series about various Orthodontics topics to more than 250 Dental Professionals