About Christopher Phelps, DMD
Dr. Phelps lives in Waxhaw, NC and is a proud husband and a father of two. In 2016 and 2018, he was selected as the Doctor’s Choice National Dental Award winner. He was nominated and voted on by his fellow dentists and, out of the 6000 dentists nominated across the US, he was the only one to receive this honor. Dr. Phelps is a general dentist who was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he earned his dental degree magnum cum laude from the prestigious Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In recent years, Dr. Phelps has been recognized by the community and his peers for his excellence in cosmetic and restorative dentistry. The Academy of General Dentistry awarded him for “Excellence in General Dentistry”, and he achieved “Outstanding Performance in the Science of Occlusion and TMJ Function” as recognized by the American Equilibration Society. He is an active member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, awarded to the top 5% of each graduating dental class throughout the country. Dr. Phelps has had the pleasure of providing the cosmetic dentistry for “Charlotte’s Complete Makeover”, an extreme makeover held in conjunction with Dr. Victor Ferrari, plastic surgeon, and Dr. Jonathan Christenbury, LASIK ™ eye surgeon. In addition, Dr. Phelps has had several of his articles published in peer reviewed dental journals concerning cosmetic and implant dentistry. By completing over 100 continuing education hours per year, Dr. Phelps strives to be on the forefront of the vastly changing advancements dentistry is currently experiencing. Dr. Phelps is a member of the American Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Society, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and Academy of General Dentistry. He has received certification in sedation dentistry from the Dental Oganization for Conscious Sedation (D.O.C.S) and attained an Associate Fellowship with the World Clinical Laser Institute for the treatment and care of patients utlizing laser dentistry.
