Meet our team
The same faces, appointment after appointment
Walk into most dental offices and you're never quite sure who you'll see. Here, you already know. Whitney has cleaned teeth in this building since 2009. Mackenzi has run the front desk since 2012. Natalia has handled scheduling since 2018. Dr. Clemmons still sees his own patients. This is the small, familiar team you'll actually meet.
The people you'll actually meet
Six people, one small practice
Every credential below means something for your actual appointment. Here's the plain-English version, name by name.
Dr. Russell D. Clemmons, D.D.S.
Dentist / Owner
Dr. Clemmons is the same dentist who has been treating Savannah patients himself for years, not a name on the door while someone else sees you. Cum Laude graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and still the one in the chair with you.
Mackenzi
Office Manager / Dental Assistant
Mackenzi has run the front office since 2012, so when you call, there's a good chance she already knows your name and your file. She's also trained to handle more of the chairside work herself, which means fewer steps and less waiting during your visit. She lives in Clyo with her husband, their two children, and their beagle, and spends her downtime traveling, watching college football, and volunteering at her church.
Certified in Expanded Functions Dental Assisting; Associate's degree in Business Management.
Whitney
Dental Hygienist
Whitney moved to Savannah in 2009, the same year she joined the practice, and she's been cleaning teeth here ever since. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, near the top of her hygiene class, which is the kind of training that shows up in a thorough, careful cleaning. Originally from Cleveland, Tennessee, she now spends her free time in Savannah's historic district and running her own Etsy crafts shop.
Summa Cum Laude graduate, Chattanooga State Community College; Dental Hygiene Hinman Scholar Award.
Natalia
Scheduling Coordinator / Accounting
Natalia has booked appointments and sorted out insurance paperwork here since 2018. She speaks and writes in three languages, so if English isn't the language you're most comfortable in, there's a good chance she can meet you in one you are. Originally from Russia, she became a U.S. citizen in 2021, lives in Savannah with her husband and two children, and pursues a career as a local artist in her free time.
Trilingual; U.S. citizen since 2021.
Megan
Dental Hygienist
Megan has eight years in dentistry, and she didn't start as a hygienist. She began as a dental assistant first and worked her way up to a licensed hygienist, so she's seen a visit from both sides of the chair. Raised on Florida's east coast, she recently relocated to Georgia and spends her time off traveling, trying new restaurants, and keeping up with her husband, their three kids, and their French bulldog.
Kim
Dental Assistant
Kim has been a certified Expanded Functions Dental Assistant since 2007, which means she's spent nearly two decades trained to take on more of the chairside work herself, so appointments move efficiently instead of stalling on extra steps. A longtime Savannah resident, she's married with one son and can usually be found trying a new restaurant or cheering him on at a lacrosse game.
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant since 2007.
Why the same faces matter
You're not starting over at every visit
At a lot of dental offices, the staff turns over often enough that you're explaining your history to someone new every year or two. That's not the case here. Whitney has been cleaning teeth in this office since 2009. Mackenzi has been running the front desk since 2012. Natalia has been booking appointments and sorting insurance since 2018. Add up those years and it's the better part of two decades of the same people learning how you like things done.
That continuity is not an accident. It's the same reason Dr. Clemmons still sees patients himself instead of stepping back to run a bigger operation. A small, steady team means the person cleaning your teeth, the person answering your phone call, and the person handling your paperwork already know you, so your visit starts where the last one left off instead of from scratch.
Come meet us in person
New to the practice or overdue for a cleaning? Find out what to expect at your first visit, or go ahead and get on the schedule with the team you just met.