Garrett Orr, D.D.S. is excited to provide comprehensive dental care to the community!
Garrett Orr graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology. In 2008, he graduated with the Maxillofacial Pathology Award from dental school at UT’s Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr. Orr then accepted an Air Force scholarship and completed his Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency and Conscious Sedation.
Comments Dr. Orr, “What most attracted me to the field of dentistry is that I wanted a profession that combined the hands-on esthetics of art with true medical science. It’s also a career that can be useful in the mission field and integrates well with a family.” During dental school Dr. Orr was involved in team missions to El Salvador and Macedonia through the Christian Medical Dental Association While stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, he was Chief of the Dental Support and Dental Lab Elements, Dental Forensics Officer, Triage Team Officer for the Medical Group’s Decontamination Unit, Dental Education Officer, Communication Task Force Leader, and Vice Dental Flight Commander. Dr. Orr and his wife, Marijo, reside in Estill Springs, TN and have three children. He is a member of the local Christian Medical and Dental Association Chapter and the Franklin County A.M. Rotary club.
His professional Memberships include:
Academy of General Dentistry: awarded Fellowship June 2014
Middle Tennessee Dental Study club: Vice-chairman 2013-2014, Secretary 2013-2015, Chairman 2014-2015
American Dental Association/Tennessee Dental Association
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Implant Dentistry