Beth was born and raised in Long Island in the town of Wantagh. She graduated from Emory University School of Dentistry in 1982, where she was awarded the Certificate of Merit in Pediatric Dentistry. Upon graduation from Emory, she did a general practice residency in New Orleans at the VA Hospital, affiliated with Charity Hospital and LSU.

After her residency, she returned to Georgia where she opened her own private practice. She remained there until she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in 1992. She still enjoyed practicing dentistry, but her time was clearly divided and life was changing for the better, as it has a way of doing.

She is currently an active member of the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, and a fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry. She remains an active member of the Hinman Dental Society, and an annual host for national speakers each year during their big meeting in March at the Georgia World Congress Center. Beth is also an active member of the local Spear Study Club with local specialists where she keeps her education continually fresh and up to date with the most current methods available to her patients for their optimum care.

She has been happily married to her college sweetheart and fellow Duke graduate, Bentley for 35 years. Her three grown children have flown the nest and are thriving with very busy and successful adult lives and careers. So she now enjoys her free time traveling, playing tennis, attending concerts, enjoying nature and the outdoors.

Dr. Cathy Vaughan was raised in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. She attended Niagara University and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In the early 1980s she attended Emory University School of Dentistry and earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. She also completed an additional year of training in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at Emory University. In the 1980s, Dr. Cathy began her practice in Cobb County. For over 20 years, she shared a dental office with her sister, Dr. Patricia Kimmerling. Upon Dr. Kimmerlings retirement, Dr. Cathy joined the practice at West Cobb Dental Designs.

Dr. David Croxton has been a practicing dentist since 1989 in the West Cobb area. He moved from Virginia to the Atlanta area in 1978 where he finished high school in Dunwoody. He attended the University of Georgia for undergraduate studies and received his DMD degree from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Croxton finished both undergrad and dental school in a record 3 years each.

Providing patients with up to date dental care with the latest advancements in dentistry is his passion. This requires constant continuing education and a strong commitment to education. Dr. Croxton has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education with special emphasis on surgical aspects of implant dentistry, restorative dentistry, and cosmetic and facial esthetics. He is also involved in many other professional organizations including:

Dr. Bumgarner was born in East Tennessee and grew up in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. He graduated high school in Bartow, Florida. From there he moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University and earned a degree in psychology with a minor in biology. After graduation from Emory, Dr. Bumgarner worked for several years as a virologist for the state Health Department in Atlanta and then returned to Emory to receive a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Emory University School of Dentistry.