Our Tahoe Drive office is homey, inviting, and spacious. Our entire staff is friendly, patient and strive to give patients quality care. Dr. Van Patten and Dr. Noonan are available to see patients at the Tahoe Drive location.

Our dental office is located at 434 N Guignard Drive what was the Stanley Welch Clothiers Building. We have completely renovated the outside and inside. The space is modern but cozy and intimate. The welcoming ambiance will make you feel right at home. Dr. Thaddeus Vincent and Dr. Katie Leblanc are available to see patients at this location.

We love the Sumter and Columbia communities, and we enjoy giving back to the communities that have been our home for decades. We are involved with a number of local service organizations, including Young Life, an outreach ministry for teens, and Palmetto Medical Initiative, an organization that establishes medical clinics in third world countries.

If you are looking for a group of family dentists who are dedicated to patient comfort, clinical excellence, and the implementation of the most cutting-edge dental techniques available, look no further. Palmetto Family and Cosmetic Dentistry is accepting new patients, and we look forward to meeting you and your loved ones.

CEREC is an acronym for a system used in dentistry known as Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramic. This chairside system usesCAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing) to fabricate dental restorations. For the most part, CEREC technology is used to design dental crowns, inlays and onlays, permanent bridges, veneers, dental implants, dentures and some orthodontic appliances.

Our in-office CAD/CAM technology utilizes the unique software to create digital designs for custom restorations, based on scans of the patients mouth. The CEREC milling unit uses these scans to fabricate custom ceramic restorations. Our doctor selects the solid ceramic block based on the shade to match your neighboring teeth. The ceramic restoration material is available in a variety of shades to match virtually any patients teeth.

Cone Beam Computed Tomography, or CBCT, is a specialized digital imaging device used in advanced dental offices. The CBCT uses a rotating cone-shaped x-ray beam to create a 3D view of the inner anatomy of the head and face. The insight from 3D images assists in diagnosing diseases and planning treatment, such as dental implant placement.

Most often, CBCT scans are used to further evaluate conditions diagnosed by your dentist. The sharp high-quality images unparalleled insight for our dentist. Our dentists can visualize bone structure, tooth position, soft tissues, and nerve pathways in detail.

Digital radiograph, better known as digital x-ray provides a better experience for patients. The radiation that a patient is subjected to from tradition x-rays is a concern for patients. Comparatively, our digital x-rays is approximately an 80% reduction that patients are subjected to.

Additionally, digital radiographs provide a higher quality image for our dentists to review. In other words, a digital x-ray may provide insight into an issue that has just started. Besides, the image is immediately available on the chairside monitor in your treatment room.

Our soft tissue laser allows us to perform gum contouring, crown lengthening, biopsies, and cold sore treatments quickly and precisely. Stitches are not required when laser gum surgery is done at our Sumter, SC dental office. Unlike conventional methods of treatment, dental lasers provide scar-free healing and germ reduction.

Finally, our popular air abrasion unit replaced the traditional dental drill. Most patients detest dental drills because they emit loud sounds, heat, and vibrations. In contrast, the air abrasion unit is quiet and gentle. Basically, it utilizing air, a fine abrasive substance, and water to prepare teeth for fillings.

In some cases, when patients receive air abrasion treatment no anesthetic is necessary. Typically, shallow cavities may not require anesthetic. Also, less of the healthy tissue is removed with air abrasion. Most beneficial, air abrasion may reduce the risk of your tooth cracking or chipping. As a result, you may extend the life span of your tooth.

Dr. David Van Patten is a Sumter, SC, native. He attended Thomas Sumter Academy and graduated from Lynchburg Christian Academy in 1990. Dr. Van Patten received his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in business management in 1994 from Liberty University before attending MUSC. He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2003, and he joined Palmetto Family and Cosmetic Dentistry in July of that year.

Dr. Van Patten enjoys caring for the oral health of his patients, and he loves that we have a very friendly, caring, and engaging staff. They are family to him and his family. As he says, I love what I do and a very large part of that is because of our staff and patients.

In his time away from the office, Dr. Van Patten loves spending time with Lisa, his wife of over 20 years. He and Lisa love to take their four children, Landon, Graham, Miles, and Mary Beth, to as many places as possible. He also enjoys saltwater fishing and all sports.

Dr. Katie LeBlanc is a Sumter, SC native. She graduated from Wilson Hall in Sumter. Dr. Leblanc received a bachelors degree in Biological Sciences and graduated from the Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University. Following, Dr. Leblanc earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree (DMD) from the Medical University of South Carolina. Additionally, she completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at the Texas A&M College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas.