Dr. Edward Davis was born in Columbia and was raised in West Columbia, where he graduated from Airport High School in 1989. He attended the University of South Carolina where he received a BS in Biology. Dr. Davis completed his Doctorate of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. Following dental school he participated in a year of advanced dental training in the Graduate Residence Program at Columbia’s Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Dr. Davis underwent training in the specialty of orthodontics at Saint Louis University’s Center for Advanced Dental Education, where he was awarded his certificate of Orthodontics and a MS in Oral Biology. Dr. Davis is currently one of the few board certified orthodontists practicing in Columbia metropolitan area and Orangeburg. Dr. Davis has been practicing orthodontics since January 2001. He actively participates in many professional organizations and strives to stay up to date with all of the latest advances in orthodontics and dentistry. He is a member of the: American Dental Association American Association of Orthodontics American Board of Orthodontics South Carolina Dental Association Southern Association of Orthodontics South Carolina Association of Orthodontics Orthodontic Education and Research Foundation Greater Columbia Dental Society Edisto Dental Society Dr. Davis resides in Springdale, where he is an active community member having served on the town’s Design Review Board and in his current position on the Zoning Board. Dr. Davis shares his love of orthodontics with aspiring dental assistants in the course he guest lectures for at Midlands Technical College dental assistant program. He also willingly serves as a mentor to dental assistants during their clinical rotations in orthodontics and to high school and college students who are interested in a career in dentistry. He is a Rotarian and a member of Saint Peter’s Catholic Church. He also is serving on the school board for East Point Academy. He is married to Megan Lang and has been blessed with four wonderful children. His hobbies include watching movies, tennis, playing organ for local church services and transporting his children from one activity to another.