Our friendly dentist, Dr. Tatum, has served his many patients from this practice since 1975. Prior to his dental career, he graduated from Auburn University with his bachelors degree in 1971. He then continued his education at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and graduated with his DMD in 1975. Following graduation, he received many awards, including the C.V. Mosby Book Scholarship Award, the American Academy of Periodontology Award, and the Removable Prosthodontic Award for Partial Dentures. He also received the Academy of General Dentistry Award, the Most Outstanding Dental Student Award, and the Election to Omilion Kappa Upsilon.
American Dental Association Alabama Dental Association Fellow American Academy of Implants Dentistry Diplomate International College of Oral Implantology American Academy of Periodontology (Served on Continuing Education committee) Southern Academy of Periodontology American Association of Tissue Banks Fellow: American Academy of Osseointegration American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Society for Preservation of Oral Health (Past President) Alabama Implant Study Group (Past President)
Dr. Tatum is also on the specialty board of the Diplomate American Board of Oral Implantology and Implant Dentistry. He has worked with the East Alabama Medical Center since 1975 and continues to provide his many services. In addition, Dr. Tatum has been the co-author of Article for 1988 NIH. He also attends the Consumer Conference on dental implants and has lectured on dental implants for 30 years.
Dr. Christina Cox earned her BS in biomedical sciences from Auburn University and obtained her D.M.D from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. Dr. Cox stays active in the dental community. She is the past president of the second district dental society and current member of the ninth district. She is also a former trustee and delegate for the Alabama Dental Association. She is currently a member of the American Dental Association, Alabama Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry and Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Cox recently completed the Comprehensive Implant Residency Program and Alabama Implant Education program in Birmingham where she received advanced clinical training in implantology and other surgical procedures. She has also received advanced training in Invisalign. She looks forward to having the opportunity to utilize her skills in cosmetic dentistry that provides a broad scope of oral surgery and restorative dental procedures.
Dr. Cox has two beautiful children, Bentley and Noah. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, spending time with her children, being involved in her church, mixed martial arts, exercising, and Auburn Football!!!
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Rating 4.7 out of 5 based on 6 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestBrian R. Carmichael
4 years ago
Highly recommend Drs. Tatum and Cox!!
Brian R. Carmichael
5 years ago
Highly recommend Drs. Tatum and Cox!!
Bobby Stanford
6 years ago
Dr Crawford Tatum did a complete mouth restoration (many implants) for me and I am completely satisfied. A very long process but worth it!
M Stevens
6 years ago
Dr Crawford Tatum is an excellent dental surgeon the staff is also friendly.
Rachel Butler
6 years ago
Experience was more of a 3.5. I had to have a root canal on a molar, and sedation which is why I went with Dr. Tatum at all. I have no prior history with his office. The ladies are friendly and the procedure itself went well so as to his expertise and the overall environment, I rank them a 5. What really soured the experience was the fact that during my consult, I was told I would be "completely put under." This is what I was looking for and I learned at that time that it would cost $500.00 out of pocket in addition to any root canal charges that my insurance didn't cover. I didn't find out, until I was in the chair, ready for sedation, that full sedation wasn't offered by their office - only IV sedation. This resulted in 4 separate charges of $172.00 per 15 minutes, totaling $700.00 JUST FOR SEDATION. Now the office did credit me a fair amount due to the fact that the root canal did run longer than expected. Unfortunately, I was not informed prior to the procedure and therefore was unprepared for what will be additional out of pocket cost. Per my receipt, the total cost for this procedure was $1,822.00!!!!!! At my consultation (which wasn't even WITH Dr. Tatum), I was informed that my out of pocket responsibility would be $836.14. Even considering the office's insurance payout estimate (which is a high estimate), my new responsibility is $1,313.00 - a difference of $476.86!!!!!!! I give them a 3.5 simply due to the fact that NONE of this was communicated to me AT ALL. This is a big part of why people put off going to a dentist until it's an emergency!
Bobby Stanford
7 years ago
Dr Crawford Tatum did a complete mouth restoration (many implants) for me and I am completely satisfied. A very long process but worth it!
M Stevens
7 years ago
Dr Crawford Tatum is an excellent dental surgeon the staff is also friendly.
Rachel Butler
7 years ago
Experience was more of a 3.5. I had to have a root canal on a molar, and sedation which is why I went with Dr. Tatum at all. I have no prior history with his office. The ladies are friendly and the procedure itself went well so as to his expertise and the overall environment, I rank them a 5. What really soured the experience was the fact that during my consult, I was told I would be "completely put under." This is what I was looking for and I learned at that time that it would cost $500.00 out of pocket in addition to any root canal charges that my insurance didn't cover. I didn't find out, until I was in the chair, ready for sedation, that full sedation wasn't offered by their office - only IV sedation. This resulted in 4 separate charges of $172.00 per 15 minutes, totaling $700.00 JUST FOR SEDATION. Now the office did credit me a fair amount due to the fact that the root canal did run longer than expected. Unfortunately, I was not informed prior to the procedure and therefore was unprepared for what will be additional out of pocket cost. Per my receipt, the total cost for this procedure was $1,822.00!!!!!! At my consultation (which wasn't even WITH Dr. Tatum), I was informed that my out of pocket responsibility would be $836.14. Even considering the office's insurance payout estimate (which is a high estimate), my new responsibility is $1,313.00 - a difference of $476.86!!!!!!! I give them a 3.5 simply due to the fact that NONE of this was communicated to me AT ALL. This is a big part of why people put off going to a dentist until it's an emergency!
Cortney Dillard
10 years ago
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11 years ago
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