Dr. Futrell is a native of Richlands, North Carolina, and graduated from Richlands High School as the class of 1987s Valedictorian. He continued to excel at North Carolina State University and graduated in 1991, Summa Cum Laude, one of the highest honor awards, with a Bachelors of Science in Zoology.
After undergraduate school, Dr. Futrell began his dental studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While he was there, one of his numerous research projects was published in a well known dental journal; it was based on the study of glass ionomer, a material that is no longer used in the dental field due to poor quality results. Dr. Futrell is so passionate about the study of dentistry, he has been an adjunct professor at UNC-CH School of Dentistry since 1995, has taught continuing education courses, lectured on ceramic dentistry and was a past President for the Onslow Dental Society. He also evaluates exams for The Council of Interstate Testing Agency for dental licensure in the state of North Carolina. Currently his memberships include the American Dental Association (ADA), the North Carolina Dental Society and the Academy of Computerized Dentists.
Dr. Futrell and his wife, Tammy, his high school sweetheart, have two children; Austin and Chandler. At a very early age, Dr. Futrell knew he wanted to be in the health field and decided to be a veterinarian. However, at this young age he also realized allergies were going to prevent the veterinarian dream and decided dentistry was the avenue he was to pursue. During his spare time, he enjoys being active in his church community, attending his sons sporting events, his daughters dance recitals, traveling to new ventures and attending as many home Wolfpack football and basketball games as possible.
Dr. Reese is originally from Centerville, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah. After graduating high school in 1995, he attended the University of Utah for a semester before taking time off to serve a mission for his church in the Philippines. While there he was able to work with Project Smile in helping children receive necessary dental care. This opportunity sparked his interest in and love of dentistry.
When he returned, he resumed his collegiate studies and graduated in 2002 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Biology. He spent several semesters at the University of Utah on the Academic Deans List. During his undergraduate studies, he was a member of the University of Utahs Pre-Dental Society and enjoyed his pre-dental coursework as well as working as a teachers assistant for one of the courses. Upon his graduation, he began his graduate studies in dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Tufts, he benefited from the rigorous coursework in all subspecialties of dentistry, particularly in the care of medically-compromised patients and Prosthodontics. He graduated from Tufts in 2007 and relocated to Jacksonville, NC in order to enter private practice.
While in Boston, Dr. Reese met his wife, Brynn, a school teacher originally from Raleigh. They have three children, Nathan, Emily and Joshua. Dr. Reese and his family love to spend time together playing outdoors and enjoying eastern North Carolina beaches. As a native of Utah, Dr. Reese is an avid skier and loves hitting the slopes whenever he can. In Jacksonville, he enjoys riding his bike and playing soccer. He is also very involved with his church community and loves getting to know people in the Jacksonville area.