1st Choice Dental

Together, the doctors at 1st Choice Dental have been providing excellence in dentistry for over 30 years. Using the latest and most advanced techniques available, 1st Choice Dental will provide you with the high standard of care you expect and the service you deserve.

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Niki Cochran DDS

Dr. Niki Cochran is an exceptional dentist who cares for her patients and treats people as part of her family. She provides high quality dentistry in a comfortable, understanding environment. Dr. Cochran grew up on the eastside of Cleveland, attended Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School. Knowing she wanted to be a dentist since she was little, she went to John Carroll University and majored...

Ken Beard DDS; FAGD

Kenneth E. Beard, FAGD, DDS, graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1971. He received his FAGD, title in 1988. (Fellow Academy of General Dentistry.) Dr. Beard is proud to be apart of the prostegious, and world renowned, aesthetic and cosmetic dental school, LVI, Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Studies. Where he continues his education, so as to provide the best...

Philip Jackson DMD

I grew up in Hampton, a small town in South Carolina, the sixth of seven children. I was fortunate to go to Clemson and earn a Chemistry degree in 1975. I had known for years that I wanted a career in healthcare, so I attended the Medical University of South Carolina Dental College in Charleston and graduated in 1981. After a general practice residency at MUSC, I came to Columbia and opened...

Gesica Horn DDS

Dr. Gesica Horn graduated from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She went on to graduate from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She is a member of the Minnesota Dental Association, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the American Dental Association. Dr. Horn is also active in several study clubs and continues to maintain a high level of excellence through...