Dr. James Fish is an Arkansas county native providing affordable, quality care to southeastern Arkansas and beyond. Upon graduation from high school, he traveled to 'The Hill' obtaining his bachelors of science from the University of Arkansas. His education continued at LSU, where he earned his doctorate in dental surgery.
After eight years, he came home to Arkansas county, and opened his first dental practice in DeWitt, Arkansas. Based upon his desire to better serve the whole community, he opened a second practice five years later, on Buerkle Street, in Stuttgart, Arkansas.
For 34 years, Dr. Fish has provided life changing restorative and cosmetic dental services, providing improved smiles, elevated confidence, and enhanced overall quality of life. He specializes in many facets of overall dental care; but, most commonly performs fillings, root canals, general and surgical extractions, and wisdom tooth removal. He is a provider of dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontics services (correcting bites, occlusions, and the straightening of teeth by the use of braces and appliances). Dr. Fish is also a provider of the newest trend in teeth straightening, Invisalign.
When not treating patients, you can catch Dr. Fish at ballparks across the state watching his younger kids play baseball or boating on Lake Hamilton. He resides in Almyra with his wife, PJ, and five youngest kids, Gabby, Braxton, Carson, Lendon, and Lynleigh. His oldest daughter, Jaymie, resides in Bentonville, AR with her husband, Charles, and Dr. Fish's six grandchildren, Alyssa, Hayden, Lucky, Cruz, Broox, and Creed. Charles provides anesthesia services in Fayetteville; and, Jaymie volunteers in various ministries across Washington and Benton counties. Dr. Trey Fish, Dr. Fish's second child, graduated from UAMS in May of 2018, and is currently completing his pediatric residency in Jackson, MS. Kailyn Fish, his third child, is a junior at Hendrix college, obtaining her bachelors in psychology.
**** Quirky tidbit: Dr. Fish loves to wear colorful, printed, 'out there' socks. His patients often come in looking to see which ones he has on that day. Make sure to check them out when you come in the office next time! It could be mermaids, watermelons, teeth . . . who knows!****
Shannon Williams is one of our skilled and knowledgeable dental hygienist and has been with our team since 2016. She obtained her bachelors degree from Arkansas State University in Chemistry and graduated dental hygiene school in 2011. Shannon has practiced in family practices and enjoys meeting each patient. She and her husband, Garrett, have a two-year-old daughter, Avery Claire, and another daughter due in November of 2018. Shannon is originally from Stuttgart and is glad to finally be back home.
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Rating 3.8 out of 5 based on 10 reviews
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2 years ago
Came for appointment and was told to wait in the car. I was sitting in the sun and they took my temperature. It stated a false positive for fever and they refused to wait a minute and try again after I had cooled from being in the sun. I DO NOT recommend him for anything. A waste of time.
Enigma Mystery
3 years ago
Came for appointment and was told to wait in the car. I was sitting in the sun and they took my temperature. It stated a false positive for fever and they refused to wait a minute and try again after I had cooled from being in the sun. I DO NOT recommend him for anything. A waste of time.
Caitlin Beliew
3 years ago
They were awesome! I have had a tooth that has caused me such awful pain, they asked what I was wanting to do instead of trying to find a way to make money off of me. I told them I wanted it pulled and without argument they got me ready, made sure my mouth was completely numb and within a minute my tooth had been pulled out and I was on my way. I have had no pain afterwards, they did a fantastic job and I will always use this dentist!
Ivoriania Phillips
3 years ago
Staff was fun and professional! The extraction went more smoothly than the last time!
Gloria Dunlap
3 years ago
Would not recommend this business. Very unprofessional and he didn't care that I was in pain. They didn't make me feel comfortable at all and it's like he rushed to do my root canal just to get me out the office. Instead of him working on me he spent 20 minutes of his time in another are with his assistants joking and playing around. While he was doing that the pain in my tooth was coming back and I said something to one of his assistants. She went and got him and bout time he started to work on me I had feelings back in my tooth. I told him but he kept telling me that I didn't feel anything and proceeded with the rest of my procedure. It's like he just threw up something just to get me out of there and later that night my temporary filling came out. So Don't go to him he doesn't care about his patients he just want the money and don't even do the job right. And not to mention we planed this months ahead of time and I was told several times my insurance would cover everything but the crown. I even asked and verified again before the procedure but when they got done working on me they told me that my insurance didn't cover my root canal. So please I beg you if you have a choice to go some where else do so cause he doesn't care, he just want the money. No one did patient advocacy for me there not even the assistants.
Meagan Coats
3 years ago
He is an absolute life-saver!
Caitlin Beliew
4 years ago
They were awesome! I have had a tooth that has caused me such awful pain, they asked what I was wanting to do instead of trying to find a way to make money off of me. I told them I wanted it pulled and without argument they got me ready, made sure my mouth was completely numb and within a minute my tooth had been pulled out and I was on my way. I have had no pain afterwards, they did a fantastic job and I will always use this dentist!
Ivoriania Phillips
4 years ago
Staff was fun and professional! The extraction went more smoothly than the last time!
Gloria Dunlap
4 years ago
Would not recommend this business. Very unprofessional and he didn't care that I was in pain. They didn't make me feel comfortable at all and it's like he rushed to do my root canal just to get me out the office. Instead of him working on me he spent 20 minutes of his time in another are with his assistants joking and playing around. While he was doing that the pain in my tooth was coming back and I said something to one of his assistants. She went and got him and bout time he started to work on me I had feelings back in my tooth. I told him but he kept telling me that I didn't feel anything and proceeded with the rest of my procedure. It's like he just threw up something just to get me out of there and later that night my temporary filling came out. So Don't go to him he doesn't care about his patients he just want the money and don't even do the job right. And not to mention we planed this months ahead of time and I was told several times my insurance would cover everything but the crown. I even asked and verified again before the procedure but when they got done working on me they told me that my insurance didn't cover my root canal. So please I beg you if you have a choice to go some where else do so cause he doesn't care, he just want the money. No one did patient advocacy for me there not even the assistants.
Meagan Coats
4 years ago
He is an absolute life-saver!
Gary and Michelle Long
5 years ago
Dr Fish pulled all my teeth. I had no discomfort during the process. He's the best dentist I've been to. Friendly staff, and Dr Fish has a great personality. I highly recommend him.
Gary and Michelle Long
5 years ago
Dr Fish pulled all my teeth. I had no discomfort during the process. He's the best dentist I've been to. Friendly staff, and Dr Fish has a great personality. I highly recommend him.
Steven C.
6 years ago
Never want to go back.
Steven C.
6 years ago
Never want to go back.
Deborah Clark
7 years ago
My experience was great! I took my grandson in for his cleaning and was going to schedule me an appointment for another day. I was able to get in that same day. The staff is very professional, friendly and helpful.
Deborah Clark
8 years ago
My experience was great! I took my grandson in for his cleaning and was going to schedule me an appointment for another day. I was able to get in that same day. The staff is very professional, friendly and helpful.
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