Meet Our Doctors: Dr. Miller
Each week we will be introducing our team of doctors at Wytheville Dental Group. Our doctors work tirelessly with our staff to ensure our patients receive the highest-quality of dental care. We would like to introduce you to our first doctor, Dr. Scott Miller!
Dr. Scott R. Miller, D.D.S
My education started at Honaker High School where I graduated in 1983. I transferred from Southwest VA Community College to VA Tech and graduated in 1987. After working as a lab technician in local hospitals, I was accepted to dental school in 1991. I received a DDS degree with honors and then completed a residency in Prosthodontics for VCU/MCV Dental School in 1997.
I was the first college graduate on both sides of our family and the first to break a coal mining work legacy. The folks I know are people dedicated to their families and their jobs. I do not remember my father missing a day of work in 28 years. He taught me how to think and was a great example of how to reflect the light that God has given you. The proudest day of my life was in February 2001 when he and my mother witnessed me open my own Prosthodontic Dental Practice in Bristol, VA.
I am co-director of the Denture Team for the VDA Mission of Mercy projects. Our team is comprised of volunteer dentists and lab technicians from within the state. These projects treat the uninsured and underinsured from our area and many other states. The number of people at these projects seeking care seems to grow with every passing year. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to restore a person’s self-confidence and the ability to smile and chew. In the last two years, our denture team delivered over 1,000 complete dentures to those less fortunate.
I am married to my soul mate, Valeria, and we have two daughters, Cassidy and Chloe. Tanner, my son, lives and works in Richmond, VA. They are the greatest gift God has ever blessed me with. I love my job and my ability to help other families through my practice of dentistry.
Prosthodontics
I am one of two prosthodontists between Roanoke, VA, and Knoxville, TN. In addition, I have served as the president of the Southwest VA Dental Society and as a Board of Director of the Virginia Dental Association. I am a member of the VDA, ADA, American College of Prosthodontists, International College of Prosthodontists, and the Southeast Academy of Prosthodontics. In addition, I have extensive training in multiple implant systems and studied with world-renowned leaders in Prosthodontics at institutes in Carlsbad, CA, West Palm Beach, FL, and Frankfurt, Germany. I currently lecture for two-implant companies and the Benchmark Denture Manufacturing Company. I share my knowledge of implants with other dentists when I am not fishing.
In July of 2017, Dr. Chris Davenport became the future of our practice. On July 17, 2017, we formed a new practice called South Holston Dental Designs and became business partners. His knowledge of dentistry has complimented my practice perfectly. My weak areas are his strongest. Our patients receive treatment in our office that previously I would have had to send to a specialist. He is excellent at root canals and continues to impress me daily with his surgical abilities including dental implants. In other words, he is a very skilled clinician and does excellent dentistry. Our practice will always be based on treating people like we would like to be treated providing each patient with options for the strongest and longest-lasting dentistry using the latest advances in modern dental care in a relaxed environment.
We are extremely excited about the creation of Wytheville Dental Group. It will allow us to treat those patients in that area that have had to travel in the past. Our dental team has been voted the #1 Best of Bristol in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. We spend each day treating our patients like family. As a result, we guarantee our quality and workmanship will meet and hopefully exceed your expectations. Please call us today to see the options that are available!