Dr. Vancewas born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Heattended the University of Alabama, studied mechanical engineering, and graduated in 2002. For three years he worked in the foundry of a nearby automotive plant. It was a great first job, but not one that would become hiscareer. Hewanted a career that was more hands-on where hewas actually doing the work hetrained for instead of mostly being behind a desk; a career in which hewould be in control of hisfuture, not a corporation; a career that would let himfocus on hisinterests, allowing himto remain passionate about hisprofession.
After a chance conversation with a young local dentist, hebegan to realize that dentistry would satisfy hisprofessional goals and desires. Dr. Vanceleft engineering and went back to school at UAB while working at hischildhood dentists office as a dental assistant to make sure that heenjoyed it.
Dr. Vance graduated from UAB Dental School in June 2011. While in dental school, Dr. Vance conducted research involving the performance of cosmetic dental materials. This research was later published in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. In July 2011 he began a General Practice Residency (GPR) at UAB Hospital. A GPR is an elective, extra year of training for general dentists to advance their skills before they enter private practice or another area of specialty. In this program he treated patients with complex medical and dental conditions, completed a wide range of general dentistry procedures under the guidance of veteran professors, trained in oral conscious sedation and implant placement, and completed rotations in oral surgery, ENT, emergency medicine, anesthesia, and community outreach clinics. It was also during this program that Dr. Vance made the decision to open his practice in West Homewood. In 2017 he took over the office of Dr. James Gillespie and moved his practice to St. Vincents downtown campus in Birmingham, Alabama.
Outside of dentistry, Dr. Vance loves cycling, lifting weights, and playing guitar. When time permits he and his younger brother, composer & content creator Jamie Vance, work on passion projects together like creating their own video game & writing comedy. They want to be the next Duplass Brothers when they grow up, apparently!
Whether you want to replace some missing teeth, enhance your smile cosmetically, or just get your existing teeth free of disease, we can make a plan especially for you to get your mouth in great shape and keep it that way.