From our cozy fireplace in the reception area, to our high-tech, do-it-all laser and in-house dental lab, Widener Family Dentistry offers care that is in a class of its own. Excellent. Friendly. Convenient. And totally fear-free!

We want you to enjoy your visits so much they feel like coming home. In fact, our patients often tell us that we become an important part of the family. Making connections with our friends and neighbors is one of the things we love best about what we do. The other? Seeing those friends and neighbors smile with complete health and confidence.

Dr. Widener prides himself on providing a different kind of dentistry to his family of patients in Bowdon, Carrollton, and the surrounding areas. It starts with gentle, compassionate care thats thorough, comfortable, and friendly.

As a Carroll County native, Dr. Widners education started at Bowdon High School before he continued on to the University of West Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia where he earned his Doctorate in Dental Medicine. While attending school, he was the recipient of the Academy of General Dentistry award for restorative treatments, the Dolly Harnden award, and he was also inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon.

After completing his schooling Dr. Widener started working with a practice in Carrollton where he was able to hone his skills and continue to gain invaluable experience. Dr. Widener opened his very own family dental practice in Bowdon in March 2001, before moving to a new, completely renovated location in April 2015.

When Dr. Widener isnt at the office helping patients, he remains committed to advanced training and continuing education in all areas of dentistry. Hes a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Widener is a certified Solea All Tissue Laser provider and is proficient with computer-aided design lab technologies along with implant design and placement.

Outside of the office, Dr. Widener and his wife Kimberley are busy raising their family and are very involved in church activities and helping with the Bowdon Main Street organization. He also enjoys attending the kids events, archery, bow hunting, golf, and running.

Candace is a graduate of West Central Technical College. Shes been employed in dental health care since 2005 and has worked for Dr. Widener for a decade. What makes her job unique is the time she gets to spend meeting new people while helping them have a healthier smile. Some of her most favorite moments in the office have occurred when patients complete their cosmetic work. Candace loves seeing the look on their faces when they finally get to see their new and improved smile. Shes responsible for assisting Dr. Widener during procedures, seating patients, cleaning and sterilizing the instruments and rooms, reviewing charts, assisting with hygiene, answering phones, and more. Candace says she loves being a part of the Widener Family Dentistry team because of the comfortable, laid-back working environment.

Shes been married to her husband Scott for 11 years and they have a beautiful 4-year-old daughter. She likes spending quality time with her family and enjoying her daughters childhood before she grows up and has a family of her own.

Patty has been working with Dr. Widener since 2002. She received extensive on the job training from Dr. Alvin Crews and Dr. Bruce Beckham before joining Widener Family Dentistry. Patty has advanced training in 3Shape and Trios for scanning, designing, and milling crowns/bridges. Being a dental assistant, youll most likely find Patty setting up and breaking down treatment rooms, pulling charts for review, greeting patients, taking x-rays, charting both existing and needed treatments, scanning for crowns, and assisting Dr. Widener with various procedures. Patty says making a difference in patients lives by getting them out of pain, boosting their confidence, and taking great pride in the variety of services they provide make her proud to have a career in dentistry especially working next to the Widener Family Dentistry team.

She says busy at home as a wife, mother, mother-in-law, and grandma. Patty attends Kansas Baptist Church where she sings in the choir. She also enjoys playing piano, reading, baking, and decorating cakes.

Lindsey has received her education from the University of West Georgia and West Georgia Technical College. She also has postgraduate training in Periodontal Therapy with almost a decade of dentistry experience. At Widener Family Dentistry, Lindseys biggest goal is to help improve oral health by educating patients, performing routine cleanings, providing oral cancer screenings, taking x-rays, and charting conditions of decay and disease. She really takes the time to understand her patients and help them achieve and maintain healthy smiles that will last a lifetime. Lindsey says her fellow team members at the office are more like family than coworkers, and she very much enjoys learning from and working alongside Dr. Widender.

She relaxes outside of the office by spending time with her husband Jeremy and their beautiful daughter named Haven. As much as she loves the work that she does, Lindsey says its her roles as both wife and mother that are her most fulfilling.