Ever since our launch in 1987, Gentry Dentistry of Suwanee set about to offer something truly special. We found the ideal spot in the community to base our office, built a stellar team of caring individuals focused on continuing education and technology to offer the best to our clients and went about the business of providing the highest quality care to every patient who climbed into our chair. The result is nothing short of spectacular.
Our patients have helped us build our practice to what it is today whether through referrals of friends, neighbors and co-workers or growing along with us by adding family members at times up to THREE and FOUR generations. We are truly honored to be a part of a practice AND a community that continues to grow. And because many of our staff members are more like family members several of whom have been with us since the start, our patients appreciate the relaxing setting and friendly banter from recognizable faces paired with quality work delivered quickly beautifully reimagining the once dreaded concept of a trip to the dentist.
Armed with a Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee, Dr. Harry Gentry first hung out his shingle in the burgeoning City of Suwanee in 1987 two years after the first traffic light was installed within city limits. In all the years since, his practice has grown steadily alongside the surrounding community. Often described as gentle, kind and trustworthy, Harry got his first inkling that he wanted to be a dentist in the 8th grade when tasked with writing a paper about his future. His research revealed the perfect marriage between his love of working with his hands and his love of working with people. Today, he finds the most rewarding aspects of his career are the relationships he has fostered with both his patients and his staff. At the end of every day, he hopes his patients feel they received excellent treatment and were well cared for. Even after more than 30 years in practice, he continues his education in all branches of dentistry. His work ethic and standard of care is on a level that keeps patients coming back and spreading the word about our practice.
Following in the mammoth footsteps of her father, Dr. Darby Gentry Tompkins represents an up-and-coming generation at Gentry Dentistry of Suwanee, and also received her DDS from the University of Tennessee. Inspired by Harrys longtime love with his job and his patients, she was also drawn to the profession by the medical aspect and the hand skills required to be a dentist. She feels it is a job that affords her the opportunity to serve people anywhere in a tangible way. Darby finds the rewards that come from making someone feel better by improving their oral health and restoring their mouth to normal form and function or even improving the aesthetics of someones smile are indescribable. She hopes that when a patient leaves her chair, they feel as though they received quality dental work from someone who not only cares about their oral health, but also about them as a person. She feels incredibly fortunate to serve patients in the community where she grew up and helping them achieve smiles that they love. When shes not in the office, Darby can be found outdoors playing golf (she is an assistant golf coach at Buford High School), kayaking, hiking, camping, rock climbing or off on a dental mission trip to Central and South America.
