Professional History

Upon completion of his dental degree, Dr. Hamilton stayed in Augusta to further his dental education by serving as Chief Resident of the General Practice Residency program. He received extensive training in complex restorative and surgical procedures, including dental implant placement/restoration, wisdom teeth extractions, and intravenous (IV) conscious sedation. After his residency, Dr. Hamilton worked in private practice in the cities of Atlanta and Columbus until returning to the dental school as part-time attending and clinical instructor in 2007. For the past 5 years, Dr. Hamilton has been the Director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, where he focuses on the training of dental residents, specifically in the surgical aspects of dentistry. Whilst being a devoted director to his residency program, Dr. Hamilton was co-owner of two private practices located in Cordele and Americus.

Dr. Hamilton is an active member of the Georgia Dental Association (GDA), American Dental Association (ADA), Academy of Osseointegration, Hinman Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), Pierre Fauchard Academy, and a Fellow in the International College of Dentists (ICD) and the American College of Dentists (ACD). He is also a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) and International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), receiving his Mastership in 2017. Dr. Hamilton remains committed to continuing education with a focus on implant, surgical, and esthetic dentistry. Throughout his career, Dr. Hamilton has attended an extensive amount of continuing education courses across the United States, hosting and lecturing for several of them. He has also been published in the July 2001 GDA Action, which is the Journal of the Georgia Dental Association.