Dinah Vice, DDS

Dr. Dinah Vice first became interested in dentistry while an undergraduate at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her teeth were very crooked, and she lacked self-confidence when she smiled. Dr. Vice entered The Ohio State University Program of Dental Hygiene in 1970. Upon completion, she practiced dental hygiene on and off for eight years while married to her husband and raising their three children.

In order to progress in her chosen career, she entered the Doctor of Dental Surgery program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She graduated in 1984 with her DDS degree and went into private practice in Chapel Hill in 1985. Since then, Dr. Vice has had the privilege of caring for and enhancing the smiles of many wonderful people for 30 years.

“I have to say the whole thing has been rewarding. Had this young woman, she was a divorced mom with two kids. She'd been on a lot of medications, her teeth, all the way across the front were just black rings. She was so ashamed to be able to smile, she hadn't been to the dentist, I don't think in about five years. She came in, and she said, ‘If you're nice to me, I'll be here.’ What she meant by that was, ‘Meet me where I am.’ Whatever happened to be in that circumstance, whether it was medication, or chronic illness, or whatever it was, I said, 'Look, let's get the front looking good first.’ Yesterday, we ended up doing eight front teeth, and I worked several hours on that, to make them beautiful. When she left, she had a smile from ear to ear. It's going to make her feel more confident in her work, it's going to make her feel more confident with her family at Christmas time. It's such a blessing to be able to have the talent, and the skill, and the facility to do that. It's pretty amazing.”