Dr. Hughart is a graduate of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry. He is a member the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. He received further experience after graduation by completing one year of training in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at West Virginia University. His specialty training was also completed at West Virginia University School of Dentistry. The Endodontic program provides two years of focused training as well as offering a Masters in Science degree. This education and training allows Dr. Hughart to provide his patients with appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Hughart is a member of the American Association of Endodontists(AAE), American Dental Association(ADA) and the Tennessee Dental Association(TDA) through the Second District Dental Society. Dr. Hughart and his wife, Torie, have three daughters, Caroline, Elaina and Julianne. They enjoy spending as much time as they can with them.
I have had the privilege to serve in many aspects of dentistry. I have enjoyed working with Dr. Hughart since August of 2005. I relocated from Florida to accept a position as a dental assistant with Dr. Hughart before moving into my current position as an administrative assistant. I have 2 great sons, a dog, a cat and 2 beautiful granddaughters. We enjoy living in East Tennessee and now call it home. Most patients are apprehensive about root canal therapy, rest assured, we will do our best to make your treatment as easy as possible.
Leslie A. was born, raised, and educated in Knoxville, TN. After graduating from UT in 2006, she briefly moved across the country to Oregon working for Young Life. She moved back in late 2007 and began working for Dr. Hughart in March 2008. In her free time, Leslie loves spending time with her husband, her dogs, reading a good book, and running.
Originally from Montana, Erin moved to Knoxville and attended the Tennessee Technology Center where she graduated top in her class from the Dental Assisting program in 2005. She began working for Dr. Hughart as a Dental Assistant in 2006, and enjoys being a part of our dental team. Erin has three beautiful daughters with whom she spends most of her time, and enjoys living here in Knoxville.
Brittany joined our practice as a chairside dental assistant in February 2013. She graduated with honors from the dental assisting program at Tennessee Technology Center of Knoxville in 2012. Brittany is very eager to learn and takes pride in giving quality care to all of our patients. Brittany married her high school sweetheart and they have two dogs. They recently had an addition to the family with the birth of their baby girl!
We are proud to be in network with several excellent insurance carriers. These include Assurant(Fortis), Aetna, Guardian, Metlife, and Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta, Cigna, Humana, United Health Care and Dentemax. Our office is always open to expand our participation in quality insurance carriers. We strive to provide our patients with accurate information regarding insurance coverage for treatment, copayments and patient responsibility. We want our patients to take advantage of all the insurance benefits provided by their individual coverage.
We understand that in some instances insurance benefits may not provide enough funding for treatment. Necessary treatment should not be postponed based solely on finance issues. Recently we partnered with Retriever processing. This company not only provides efficient, secure credit card processing, it also offers a program for patients to manage their treatment cost with their own credit card. If there are insurance constraints or Care Credit or Personal Finance Company is not an option then we may be able assist the patient in other ways while still allowing them to maintain control of their finances.