Central VA Family Dentistry Services

Claiborne, Shane - DDS

Dr. Claiborne was born in Landstuhl, West Germany while his parents were stationed at Ramstein AFB. Dr. Claiborne graduated from Tabb High School in Yorktown, Virginia in 1993 and received his undergraduate degree from Salisbury State University in 1997. Dr. Claiborne attended the Medical College of Virginia and received his DDS in 2003. Dr. Claiborne completed a 2-year general practice residency at McGuire-Woods Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia in 2005 and served as chief resident his last year. His wife Jennifer is a practicing orthodontist in Lynchburg and they a 6 month old son Connor and golden retriever named Brady.

Davis, Michael -  DDS

Dr. Michael Davis is a native of Lynchburg, graduated from E.C. Glass High School, Hampden Sydney College and the VCU-School of Dentistry. He still has the same passion for helping his dental patients that he had when he started in practice. In fact, it is rumored that he may never retire. The slogan for the practice has always been "we cater to cowards". When he is not working, he and his wife Cheryl are involved with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program or he is playing in his rock band "The Almost Brothers".

 
Howard, John -  DDS

Dr. Howard was born and raised right here in Lynchburg. Dr. Howard graduated from Heritage High School in 1994 and then from the University of Virginia in 1997. He took two years off and taught science and coached football, basketball, and track at Sandusky Middle School before beginning dental school at the Medical College of Virginia in 1999. He graduated from dental school in 2003 and has practiced here in Lynchburg as a family dentist ever since. His wife is Adrienne who was born and raised in Amherst, Virginia and he has two boys George Edward “JED” and Campbell who are 3 and 3 months respectively.