Dr. CJ Tikvart is a North Carolina native and grew up in Raleigh. He then played on the Varsity Men’s Soccer Team at Davidson College before finishing his undergraduate studies at NC State. He attended the University of Michigan School of Dentistry before returning to North Carolina. Dr. CJ has completed continuing education training at the Implant Pathways center in Phoenix, AZ. He also has additional training in TMJ/occlusion at Dawson Academy in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. CJ believes that dentists should treat every mouth like it was their own. His clinical philosophy focuses on conservative, preventative, dentistry to better one’s overall health. When not practicing dentistry, Dr. CJ enjoys traveling, hiking, weight lifting and playing soccer.