Most dental needs can be handled close to home. A cleaning, a filling, a standard extraction — Scotland County has providers for those. What it does not have is a dentist with the implant credentials, cosmetic expertise, and sedation capabilities that more complex cases require. When that is what you need, the question is not whether to make the drive. The question is whether the provider at the end of it is worth the trip.
For Laurinburg residents making the drive to Fayetteville, The Teeth Doctors™ is the answer to that question. Dr. Jeremiah Davis places and restores implants in-house, handles full cosmetic smile makeovers, and offers sedation for patients who have been avoiding the chair for years — all at one location, without splitting your care across multiple providers or multiple counties. The drive is about 50 miles. What is waiting at the end of it is not available closer to Laurinburg.
Why Laurinburg Patients Drive 50 Miles to See Dr. Davis
There is a version of this page that lists credentials and asks you to trust them. This is not that version. The case for making the drive from Laurinburg to see Dr. Jeremiah Davis starts with a specific question: is there anyone closer who can do what he does?
For most Scotland County residents, the honest answer is no.
Dr. Davis is a US Army veteran — a captain who served in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg before founding The Teeth Doctors™. He trained at UNC Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and the Kenan-Flagler Business School. What he has built since then is a clinical record that most providers within 100 miles of Laurinburg have not approached.
His implant credentials are where the distance argument becomes concrete. He holds a Fellowship from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (FAAID) and a Diplomate designation from the American Board of Oral Implantology (DABOI/ID) — one of the most demanding implant certifications available anywhere in the field. He also holds a Master of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (MICIO) and a Master of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO). These are not designations earned by completing a weekend course. Each required documented case submissions, peer review, and demonstrated clinical outcomes over time.
His Master of the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD) follows the same pattern — more than 1,100 hours of continuing education, 400 of them hands-on, plus a written examination equivalent in difficulty to board certification. Fewer than 2% of general dentists in the US and Canada hold it. He also carries a Surgical Master credential from the Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy and was named to Incisal Edge magazine's Top 40 Dentists Under 40 list in 2021.
If you have been told you need implants, or you have been living with a smile you want to change, or you have been avoiding the dentist for years because of anxiety — the provider handling that case matters more than the distance to their office.
Why Choose Us?
Making the Drive From Laurinburg Work for You
A 50-mile trip to a dental office is a different kind of appointment than a 10-minute drive down the road. We understand that, and we plan for it.
When Laurinburg patients call to schedule, we build appointments differently than we would for a patient who lives nearby. Where clinically appropriate, we consolidate — a consultation and a same-day procedure, multiple services in a single visit, whatever reduces the number of trips without compromising the quality of the work. We will tell you upfront what to bring for a longer appointment, how much time to set aside, and what the day will look like from start to finish. There are no surprises when you arrive because we have already walked through everything on the phone.
Insurance is handled on our end — you give us your information when you call and we take it from there. If you have no insurance, we will walk you through the Friends and Family Membership Plan and financing options in the same conversation, so cost is not an open question on the day of your appointment. If anxiety has been part of why you have been putting this off, we offer nitrous oxide and oral sedation, and that is planned into the appointment before you arrive rather than figured out in the chair.
The Worry Free from A to Z™ approach was built for patients who need everything handled so they can focus on getting the care they came for. For Laurinburg patients making a deliberate trip for a specific reason, that is exactly what it delivers.
What Brings Laurinburg Patients to Fayetteville
When You Are Making the Drive, Make It Count
Laurinburg patients who call us are rarely coming for a routine cleaning, and we plan appointments with that in mind. When the drive is 50 miles, the goal is to handle as much as clinically possible in a single visit — preventive care, restorative work, or a consultation for something larger, consolidated so you are not making the same trip three weeks later for something we could have addressed the same day. Fillings, crowns, bridges, root canals, and extractions are all handled in-house without a referral out. For Scotland County families with multiple members who need care, scheduling everyone on the same trip is not just convenient — at this distance, it is the only approach that makes practical sense. If a dental emergency brings you to us sooner than planned, call (910) 864-4646 and we will tell you immediately what we can do and how quickly we can see you.
Cosmetic Work Scotland County Cannot Provide
Veneers, full smile makeovers, cosmetic bonding, teeth whitening, and dental crowns are all available at our Yadkin Road office at a level of care that Scotland County residents cannot find locally. Before any treatment begins, Dr. Davis uses digital imaging to show you a projected outcome — you are making a decision based on something you can actually see, not a verbal description of what might be possible. He walks through what is realistic for your specific case, what the process involves, and what the timeline looks like before you commit to the drive. For Laurinburg patients who have been sitting on a cosmetic decision for years because the right provider was not nearby, that clarity is worth the trip on its own.
The Implant Care Worth a 50-Mile Drive
Scotland County does not have a provider who places and restores implants in-house at the credential level Dr. Davis brings to the work, which is the reason most Laurinburg patients make this trip in the first place. At The Teeth Doctors™, the consultation, surgical placement, and final restoration all happen at one address with one provider who owns the case from start to finish. Single-tooth implants, implant-supported bridges, implant dentures, and full-arch restorations including All-On-4 are all available without a referral to a separate surgical provider. For patients who have been told that bone loss disqualifies them from implants, that verdict is worth a second opinion from a provider whose implant credentials are among the most advanced in the region. The drive from Laurinburg is 50 miles — the alternative is living with the problem indefinitely.
Sedation as the Reason for the Drive
Some Laurinburg patients are not making this trip for a specific procedure — they are making it because dental anxiety has made every attempt to get care somewhere closer feel impossible. Years of avoidance, a history of difficult experiences, or simply never finding a provider who planned around their anxiety rather than pushing through it — we hear this regularly from Scotland County patients, and we treat it as the clinical starting point it is. We offer nitrous oxide and oral sedation, and for patients coming specifically for sedation-assisted care, the entire appointment is structured around that from the first phone call. Getting through the door comfortably is not a side consideration here — for a patient who has been avoiding the dentist for years, it is the whole point.
Where Are We?
Getting to Our Fayetteville Office from Laurinburg
From Laurinburg, take US-401 North toward Fayetteville. The route runs roughly 50 miles and takes approximately 55 minutes to an hour under normal traffic conditions. US-401 North is a direct, well-traveled corridor between Scotland County and Fayetteville — no complicated interchanges, no navigating through unfamiliar territory. Once you reach Fayetteville, follow the route toward Yadkin Road on the western side of the city. Given the drive time, we recommend calling ahead to confirm your appointment details, discuss what the visit will cover, and make sure everything is ready before you leave Laurinburg.
Our address is 6402 Yadkin Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28303. Free on-site parking is available. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM, and Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM.
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Sorting Out the Cost Before You Make the Drive
For Laurinburg patients considering a 50-mile trip, knowing exactly what the visit will cost before you leave Scotland County is not a nice-to-have — it is the only way to plan the day properly. We are in-network with select PPO plans including Delta Dental, and we handle all filing, claim tracking, and follow-up without putting that back on you. If your plan is out-of-network, call us for a complimentary Benefits Consultation and we will tell you precisely what your coverage covers and what your out-of-pocket exposure looks like before you commit to anything.
For Scotland County patients without dental insurance, our Friends and Family Membership Plan covers regular cleanings, exams, X-rays, fluoride, and emergency exams for $420 per year — no deductibles, no waiting periods, no claim forms, and no yearly maximums. For the larger treatments that bring most Laurinburg patients to us in the first place — implants, full-arch restorations, cosmetic work — we offer CareCredit interest-free financing and loans from $2,500 up to $75,000, with terms up to 12 years, rates starting at 5.99% APR, and instant approvals. Call us before you decide a procedure is financially out of reach — that conversation happens on the phone, before you make the drive, so cost is a settled question by the time you arrive.
Questions Laurinburg Patients Ask Before Making the Trip
How far is the drive from Laurinburg to your office?
About 50 miles — roughly 55 minutes to an hour via US-401 North into Fayetteville. It is a direct route with no complicated navigation once you are on US-401. We recommend calling ahead to confirm appointment details and discuss what the visit will cover so the trip is as productive as possible before you leave Scotland County.
Can you consolidate multiple services into one visit to reduce trips?
Yes, and for Laurinburg patients this is standard practice rather than an exception. Where it is clinically appropriate, we build appointments to cover as much ground as possible in a single visit — a consultation and a same-day procedure, preventive and restorative work scheduled together, or multiple family members seen on the same trip. Tell us when you call what you are dealing with and we will structure the appointment accordingly.
Is the drive worth it if I only need a cleaning?
Probably not, and we will tell you that honestly. The patients who drive from Laurinburg are typically coming for implants, complex restorative work, cosmetic procedures, or sedation-assisted care they cannot access locally. If a routine cleaning is all you need, a provider closer to Scotland County is the more practical choice. If you need something more involved — or if you want to establish care with a provider who can handle everything in one place when something more complex eventually comes up — call us and we will tell you whether the trip makes sense for your situation.
Do you offer implants for patients who have been told they are not candidates?
Yes, and this is worth a direct conversation before you accept a no as your final answer. Bone loss disqualifies some patients from standard implant procedures, but it does not automatically eliminate every option. Dr. Davis holds implant credentials that most providers in this region have not pursued — including a Diplomate designation from the American Board of Oral Implantology and a Fellowship from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry — and he has worked with cases that other providers turned away. Call us and describe your situation before you close the door on it.
What if I need sedation to get through the appointment?
Sedation is not an add-on here — for patients who need it, it is the foundation the entire appointment is built around. We offer nitrous oxide and oral sedation, and when a Laurinburg patient tells us anxiety has been keeping them out of the chair, we plan the visit differently from the start. Tell us when you call and we will have everything structured before you make the drive.
How do I know what the visit will cost before I drive 50 miles?
You ask us on the phone before you book anything. We verify your insurance benefits upfront, walk through your out-of-pocket exposure, and present financing options if the treatment is larger than your coverage handles. By the time you confirm the appointment, cost is not an open question. We do not send patients a surprise bill after a 50-mile drive — that is not how this practice operates.
Do you accept new patients from Laurinburg?
Yes. We welcome new patients from Laurinburg and throughout Scotland County. Call us at (910) 864-4646 or request an appointment online. Given the distance, we recommend calling directly so we can discuss your situation, confirm the appointment is the right fit, and make sure everything is in place before you make the trip.
Ready to Schedule?
Call (910) 864-4646 or request an appointment online. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM, and Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM. For Laurinburg patients, we recommend calling directly rather than submitting an online form — a two-minute conversation before you book saves you from making a trip that could have been better planned.
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