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.