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Matthew Christie

Hanahan

Summary

Charleston-based general dentist with extensive restorative and surgical experience across military, private practice, and federal clinic settings. Navy Reserve dental officer with prior active-duty experience. Interested in digital dentistry, surgery, and endodontics. References and work samples available upon request.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4030
4030
years of post-secondary education

Work History

General Dentist

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dental Clinic
North Charleston
06.2024 - Current

• Provide comprehensive general dentistry care to Veterans, including diagnosis, treatment planning, restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, and extractions, while consistently exceeding OPES productivity standards by 53% and regularly managing same-day dental emergencies.

• Deliver patient-centered care for medically complex populations while maintaining strong communication, comfort, and informed consent.

• Review community care treatment plans and manage same-day emergency reviews in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, consistently exceeding metrics by 50% to support seamless continuity across medical and dental services.

• Manage dental clinic waterlines, including quarterly testing and staff training.

Volunteer Dentist

East Cooper Community Center / MUSC Affiliate Faculty
Mount Pleasant
07.2022 - Current
  • Supervise and instruct graduate dental students in surgical extraction skills during evening clinics.

General Dentist

Defense Health Agency
Goose Creek
06.2023 - 06.2024
  • Provided comprehensive care to active duty and beneficiary populations.
  • Extensive experience with chairside CAD/CAM (CEREC) restorations and impacted third molar surgery.
  • Top producing dentist among a team of seven providers (average $90k+ production per month).

General Dentist

James Island Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry
Charleston
05.2022 - 06.2023
  • Provided comprehensive care in fee-for-service private practice including oral surgery, implant restorations, prosthodontics, and minor orthodontic treatment.
  • Average production of $60k+ per month.
  • Frequently sole provider in office of 10 support staff managing multiple chairs.

General Dentist

Naval Health Clinic Charleston
Goose Creek
06.2019 - 05.2022
  • Delivered comprehensive dental care including routine restorative treatments, prosthodontics, and surgical extractions in a team of six providers.
  • Top producing general dentist by monthly average.
  • Consistently received positive feedback from patients for treatment experience and bedside manner.

General Dentist

Naval Branch Clinic Futenma
Okinawa
10.2017 - 06.2019
  • Provided complete dental services to over 4,300 active duty patients and dependents within a team of six general dentists.
  • Battalion's top producing general dentist (75% above command average across five branch clinics).
  • Led 15 personnel as division officer.

General Dentist

Great Lakes Recruit Training Command
Chicago
08.2016 - 10.2017
  • Completed credentialing tour at the largest Navy dental clinic in the U.S. with rotations in restorative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, and prosthodontics.
  • Trained in impacted third molar removal and molar endodontic therapy.

Volunteer Dentist

Morocco Mission Trip
Morocco
03.2023
  • Spent five days with a team of three dentists providing emergency dental extractions to patients with limited access to routine care.
  • Team provided 800+ emergency dental extractions to patients ages 5 through 80s.

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery -

University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Science - Cellular & Molecular Biology, Biblical Studies

The Master's University
Newhall, CA

Skills

  • Surgical extractions
  • Restorative dentistry
  • Endodontics
  • Digital dentistry
  • Community Care case review
  • Emergency care

Volunteer Experience

  • 03/01/23, Morocco, Volunteer Dentist, Morocco Mission Trip, Spent five days with a team of three dentists providing emergency dental extractions to patients with limited access to routine care., Team provided 800+ emergency dental extractions to patients ages 5 through 80s.
  • 07/01/22, Present, Mount Pleasant, SC, Volunteer Dentist, East Cooper Community Center / MUSC Affiliate Faculty, Supervise and instruct graduate dental students in surgical extraction skills during evening clinics.

Timeline

General Dentist

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Dental Clinic
06.2024 - Current

General Dentist

Defense Health Agency
06.2023 - 06.2024

Volunteer Dentist

Morocco Mission Trip
03.2023

Volunteer Dentist

East Cooper Community Center / MUSC Affiliate Faculty
07.2022 - Current

General Dentist

James Island Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry
05.2022 - 06.2023

General Dentist

Naval Health Clinic Charleston
06.2019 - 05.2022

General Dentist

Naval Branch Clinic Futenma
10.2017 - 06.2019

General Dentist

Great Lakes Recruit Training Command
08.2016 - 10.2017

Doctor of Dental Surgery -

University of the Pacific

Bachelor of Science - Cellular & Molecular Biology, Biblical Studies

The Master's University
Matthew Christie