Dr. Gabrielle F. Cannick is a native of Charleston, SC, and graduated in 2001 with a B.S. in Biology from Furman University. After completing arigorous eight-year dual-degree program at the Medical University of South Carolina, she graduated in 2009 with both adoctorate in dental medicine and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology.Her dissertation focused on theprevention and early detection of oral cancer in South Carolina.
A strong believer that dental fear and anxiety should not prevent any patient from receiving the highest quality dental care, Dr. Cannick has received extensive training in and is a certified member of theDental Organization for Conscious Sedation. She is also a member of theSouth Carolina Dental Association, theAmerican Dental Association, theAcademy of General Dentistry, and theAmerican Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health.
Dr. Cannick previously worked as an associate dentist in Charleston with her father, Dr. Larry J. Ferguson, president of the South Carolina Dental Association from 2006-2007. Since relocating to Anderson, SC she has been a former volunteer dentist with theAnderson Free Clinic, supporter of Meals on Wheels of Anderson, and serves as a Co-Children's leader with her church, Willing Servant Ministries. She and her husband,Dr. Leander Cannick, III, a radiation oncologist, have fourdaughters and one son.