Meet our team
Our team was built with a shared goal - to give patients their dream smile. Get to know us!
220-D French Farms Blvd, Athens
Call Us: (256) 233-4803
220-D French Farms Blvd, Athens
Call Us:(256) 233-4803
Meet the doctor
Trella C. Dutton, DDS
"I want my patients to have fun with me, not fear me. I want my patients to approach me, not with shame or embarrassment, but rather with a sense of success and empowerment for facing their challenges head-on. I want my patients to focus on the try part of dentistry and try me I think they will be very glad they did! Allow me to refresh your smile in just a little while!"
-Trella C. Dutton, DDS
Experience
After graduation from dental school, Dr. Dutton completed a post-doctoral General Practice Residency through her Alma Mater, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital of Cleveland, Mount Sinai, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in order to gain additional experience in treating the medically-compromised and full-mouth reconstructions. Through this residency program, Dr. Dutton gained experience in the restoration of Brånemark implants and became Brånemark certified. She also obtained valuable experience in the restoration of Calcitek and Stryker implants.
The following year, Dr. Dutton accepted a position as a Geriatric Medical Fellow through the Cleveland Veterans Administration, Metro General Health Long Term Care Nursing Facility, and Metro General and Health Hospital.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English and Biology
Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio
Doctorate of Dental Surgery
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine - Cleveland, Ohio
"My mission is to educate patients regarding the synergistic relationship between oral health and overall wellness. To instill a mindset that prevention is truly the key. To treat people as I would like to be treated; with a genuine heart, authenticity of spirit, transparency, courtesy, warmth, a little bit of humor, lots of laughter, and the utmost of mutual respect and humility."
When she isn't practicing dentistry, Dr. Dutton's life currently revolves around family time. Her husband, a retired dentist, is her best friend. Dr. Dutton and her husband are both foodies, and they love to critique the best of the best restaurants' cuisines with their three sons and their families. Together, they dote on their Rottweilers while sightseeing the country in their motorhome. In her spare time, Dr. Dutton enjoys gardening and spending quality time with her mother and grandchildren. She also declares herself a total info geek, as she loves reading and learning. Dr. Dutton has several websites featuring her favorite topics, like cooking, Paleo, large breed dogs, gardening, prevention, alternative medicine and living, and flying drones!