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Mills, DDS & Associates

A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. James Mills received his Doctorate in Dental Surgery from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois in 1984. He then completed a one-year general practice residency at the University of Chicago in 1987, which provided training in advanced surgical techniques, anesthesia, and general medicine. He maintained private practice in Chicago until relocating to the Myrtle Beach community in 1991. Recognizing the need along the Grand Strand for a full service dental implant practice, Dr. Mills completed advanced training in implant dentistry at the Misch Implant Institute in 1995. He then attained certification in the administration of intravenous conscious sedation from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Mills stays current in the latest dental techniques by completing numerous hours of continuing education on an annual basis. Dr. Mills is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a Member of the Academy of General Dentistry. He maintains active membership in the American Dental Association, South Carolina Dental Association and local Grand Strand Dental Society. Aside from dentistry he is actively involved in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary and his church.