Dr. Rico Short, DDS

Dr. Short was awarded a presidential scholarship and studied at Morris Brown College, from 1992-1995 to achieve a Bachelor of Science degree in 3 years. He graduated valedictorian with a 3.98 GPA. Dr. Short attended the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry from 1995-1999 and attained a Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree in which he graduated with honors. He went back home to practice general dentistry in Columbus Georgia for 2 years. Dr. Short’s compassion lead him to treat underserved children who had less access to dental care and help those who wanted to save their teeth. It birthed the desire for him to become excellent in one particular area in dentistry: root canal therapy. Dr. Short furthered his education to become a root canal specialist (Endodontist) at Nova Southeastern University in 2002. In the process he performed externships at Miami Children’s Hospital in Miami Florida (pediatrics) and even abroad to Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala in Tlaxcala Mexico (apical microsurgery).

Dr. Short has membership in several honorary dental societies. Some of them include: American Association of Endodontists, American Board of Endodontics, American Dental Association, National Dental Association, The Hinman Dental Society, Southern Endodontic Study Club, and many more local and national dental membership societies