Foothills Dental Group - Lenoir, NC

Meet Dr. Orville Williams, DDS

Dr. Orville D. Williams is a Jamaican-born Dentist who was educated at Howard University in Washington D.C., where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1968 and his DDS degree in 1972. He began his career in Implant Dentistry in 1989. In 1999 he was elevated to the status of Diplomate in The International College of Oral Implantology and was chosen as one of the speakers to lecture at their conference in Berlin, Germany in September of 2000. In 2001 he became a Fellow of American Academy and of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of The American Board of Oral Implantology in Implant Dentistry (ABOI/ID). The Diplomate designation symbolizes the highest level of competence in implant dentistry. This Board Certification by the ABOI/ID attests to the fact that a dentist has demonstrated the knowledge, ability, and proficiency in implant dentistry through a rigorous examination process. In 2001, he was the second of only two Board Certified Implantologists in NC. Since then, several more have joined him. Dr. Williams has been in the private practice of general and implant dentistry for most of his life. He has practiced in Kingston, Jamaica, St. Louis, MO, Asheville, NC and most recently in Connover, NC. Dr. Williams gives credit for his growth in Implant Dentistry to his mentors Drs. Hilt Tatum and Ralph Roberts, two of the early pioneers in implant dentistry. He still uses the Tatum protocol for implant placement.

Dr. Williams presently lives in Asheville, NC. He is married and enjoys traveling, hunting and fishing with his wife Peachy and his eleven year old son Sean.