Dr. Van Horn

Dorsey L Van Horn DMD, PC

Dorsey L Van Horn was born and raised in the greater Kittaning area ofPennsylvania. In 1966 he was drafted and joined the Navy. The Navy offered a choice of schools in which to be trained and Dorsey got his seventh and last choice on his list, Dental Technician. Little did he
know this would set into motion an entire career path. While in Virginia, Dorsey met Mary Ellen who was working as a dental assistant at the Portsmouth Naval Dental Station. They were married in 1968. His remaining time in the Navy was spent at the Naval Dental Station in Guam from 1969-1970. After being discharged in 1970, he got a job for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s General Conference in the Far Easter Division. During those three years from 1970 to 1973, he built and established the first and only Dental Laboratory in Guam. He also began working on his undergraduate work at the University of Guam. Then in 1973 he moved to Collegedale, Tennessee to finish his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Southern Adventist University, then known as Southern Missionary College in order to pursue Dental School at Medical College of Georgia. After graduating in 1975, he relocated to Augusta, GA and taught at the Medical College of Georgia – Augusta Area Tech’s co-op program offering an Associates degree in Dental Laboratory Technology. During 1975 to 1977 the classes he taught included Ceramics, Dental Materials, and several other classes in Crown and Bridge. Next, he studied at the Medical College Georgia School of Dentistry from 1977 to 1981. While in dental school he had two daughters, Elizabeth and Michelle. His final destination was Calhoun, GA after
graduating in 1981. In 1982 he decided to open his own dental practice, Dorsey L Van Horn’s Family Dentistry. He continues to practice General Dentistry in the same building with an emphasis on crown and bridges using Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD/CAM).

As the longest running Cerec user in the state of Georgia, he offers unsurpassed crown quality with the ceramic material seamlessly blending with the color and appearance of your own teeth all during a single appointment. He also offers the most up-to-date dental technology such as Caesy, a special computer program to aid patient education. Also offered are the latest dental techniques including: diagnosis, digital x-rays, gum disease treatment, composite “white” fillings, bonding, bleaching, root canal therapy, some Orthodontics such as Invisalign, dentures, crowns and bridges, and surgery. Dr. Van Horn does NOT use any mercury in any of his dental procedures with you, the patient’s overall well-being in mind. You can be rest assured that Dr. Van Horn's number one priority as your dentist is your overall well-being specifically your oral health. Achieving the beautiful smile you deserve is his next priority. If you are seeking superior dental care, you need not look any further than Dr. Dorsey Van Horn and his staff.

Dorsey Van Horn's personal hobbies are an eclectic list including muscle car restoration, welding, wood-working, photography, travel, and mountain biking. Family is absolutely central to Dorsey's life and friends are a close second. He especially enjoys spending time with his grandson, William. An event in which he finds particular delight are the trips to Pennsylvania visiting his three sisters with their families as well as his active ninety-one-year-old mother.