Upstate Prosthodontics: Ridgell Donald L DMD

Upstate Prosthodontics: Ridgell Donald L DMD is a prosthodontist in Greenville, SC. The practice provides specialized care for complex dental needs, including dental implant restoration, restorative inlays and onlays, complete and partial dentures, dental bonding, bridges and crowns, porcelain veneers, TMJ treatment, Botox for dental applications, night guards, sleep apnea solutions, and reconstruction following trauma or cancer. Dr. Donald Ridgell and Dr. James Pizzo lead the practice. Dr. Ridgell opened the practice in 1988 and is Greenville's first dentist to specialize in prosthodontics, with more than 30 years of service to patients. Dr. Pizzo brings advanced training in complex dental restorations. The practice holds a rating of 5.00 based on 11 reviews. Prosthodontics requires an additional three years of education following traditional dental school, and the practice focuses on reconstructive procedures, dental implants, crowns, bridges, dentures, and jaw disorders. Dr. He is a member of the American College of Prosthodontics, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Facial Esthetics, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, the SC Dental Association, and the Greenville County Dental Society. He was named American College of Prosthodontics Private Practitioner for the Southeast region in 2017 and has served as a clinical professor at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, teaching juniors and seniors in the removable prosthodontic clinic. The practice team includes Office Manager Erin Davis, who has been with the practice since 2012; Shannon Kannarney, a Nationally Certified Dental Assistant who has assisted Dr. Ridgell since 1997; and Cassandra La'Shun Thomason, RDH, a licensed Dental Hygienist of 28 years. Dr. Ridgell has volunteered with the Greenville Free Medical Clinic since 1988 and has traveled to San Juan de Manuela in the Dominican Republic since 2004 with the Solid Rock International dental team. The practice is located at 321 Mills Avenue, about 0.1 miles from Mills Avenue and roughly 0.2 miles from Mills Mill Reserve and Brushy Creek. Grove Road is about 0.3 miles away, and Augusta Street is about 0.4 miles away. Upstate Prosthodontics holds a 5.00 rating from 11 reviews, reflecting a solid reputation among the customers it has served. As Greenville's first prosthodontic practice, it has served the Upstate community for over three decades, treating conditions from tooth decay and gum disease to trauma and cancer of the head or neck.

Services:

• Dental Implant Reconstruction
• Oral Rehabilitation
• Restorative Aesthetic Dentistry