The Dental Care Center provides General Family Dentistry and is managed by practicing partners, Dr. Stuart Higgins, Dr. George Mani, and Dr. Michael S. Watson. We have seven locations across Eastern North Carolina. This allows us to provide you and your family with convenient and timely dental care. Youll get the same excellent care from our experienced and knowledgeable dentists and hygienists at each location. With The Dental Care Center, you get the number of locations without having to sacrifice the quality of your familys dental health.

We offer comprehensive dental care designed to meet all of your familys needs. Whether you need a cleaning, youre bringing in a child for their very first visit, youre interested in teeth whitening, or considering dental implants, we have you covered. We also specialize in same-day dentures and partials so that you can get your winning smile back as quickly as possible. We even offer emergency dental care should the need arise.

Everyone at each of our locations is dedicated to you and your familys oral health. We provide a caring and comfortable environment so that your visit to the dentist isnt something to be dreaded. We look forward to helping you maintain that beautiful, healthy smile!

Dr. George Mani graduated from NC State University in 1985 with a BS in Zoology; he attended the UNC School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill from 1985-1989 and joined the US Public Health Service from 1989-1993. He returned to NC in 1993 and started his own dental practice in 1987 in Wake Forest, NC.

Dr. Michael Watson grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989 with a degree in Chemistry and received his DDS from the UNC School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill in 1993. He completed a postgraduate training program in Esthetic Dentistry at University of Missouri Kansas City in 1996. He has completed numerous courses at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies.

He and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Erin and Meredith. They also have two dogs, a German Shepherd named Trigger, and a Pekingese named Bitty Bear. He is an avid shooter and enjoys both time at the range and also first person shooter video games. The whole family are big Disney fans and love movies.