Meet The Dentists:

Sturm | Brown | Snapp | Patterson

DR. WARREN W. STURM, DDS
Dr. Warren Sturm came to our practice in 1981, and continues to be committed to providing our patients with quality dental care. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dr. Sturm received his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University and his D.D.S. from the University of Minnesota. After dental school Dr. Sturm served in the US Public Health Service for three years, working in New York City and Charleston, SC, gaining broad experience in many facets of dental care. Since settling in Charlotte, Dr. Sturm has accumulated over 1000 hours of continuing education. He says his favorite aspect of dentistry is educating patients about treatment options for his or her dental problems.

Dr. Sturm is a member of numerous dental organizations, including the American Dental Association, NC Dental Society, Charlotte Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. He is on the Medical and Dental staff at Carolinas Medical Center. Dr. Sturm’s community affiliations include work with Communities in Schools, Physicians Reach Out, the NC Baptist Dental Bus, and Give Kids a Smile. His hobbies include reading, travel, music (he plays trombone in two area bands), mountain and road biking.

DR. EMILY N. SNAPP, DDS
Dr. Emily Snapp has practiced dentistry in Charlotte since 2004. Originally from the Richmond, VA area, Dr. Snapp completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Virginia Tech and her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Dr Snapp feels the most enjoyable part of practicing dentistry is having the opportunity to boost a patient’s self confidence by enhancing a smile they can be proud to show. Her practice philosophy is to treat each patient like she was treating a family member.

Dr. Snapp is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, and South Charlotte Study Club. Dr. Snapp is the proud parent of two children, Julia and Lucas. She is an avid Virginia Tech Hokie football fan, enjoys gardening, running and amateur photography.

DR.SHANDA FANGMAN, DDS
Dr. Shanda Fangman, DDS A true Tar Heel, Dr Fangman received both her undergraduate degree in biology and her DDS degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She practiced dentistry in the Raleigh/Durham area for seven years returning to her hometown of Charlotte in 2009 to continue her dental career.

Dr Fangman joined Park Cedar Dentistry in 2009. She feels it is important to build a relationship with patients and their families treating them the way she would want to be treated if she were the patient. This includes explaining treatment options thoroughly to patients based on her knowledge, education, and experience, and allowing them to make their own, informed decision, about what is right for them.

Dr Fangman is a member of the American Dental Association, the NC Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry and the South Charlotte Study Club. She has many interests outside of dentistry including reading, traveling and water-related activities. However, her favorite pastime is spending time with her husband, Bill, and their children, Jack and Katie.

DR. TANNIS E. BROWN, DDS
Dr Tannis Brown joined Dr Sturm in practice in 2000 following a 2 year residency at CMC. A native of London, Canada, Dr Brown graduated with honors from the DDS program at the University of Western Ontario in 1998.

Dr Brown has immensely enjoyed the 10 years she spent in private practice. Having spent the past 4 years fighting cancer however, she has decided to step down to spend more time with her family.

Knowing the patients at Park Cedar Dentistry are in good hands with Dr Sturm, Dr Snapp and Dr Fangman, Dr Brown can continue her fight against her particular type of cancer (for which there is currently still no cure) and spend more time with her young family. She continues to serve on the executive committee at CMC and stops by to visit her friends at Park Cedar Dentistry often.

DR. HENRY PATTERSON, OUR FOUNDER

Dr. Patterson started our practice in 1963, in a little house on Seneca Place. At the time, that was considered to be on the far southern edge of Charlotte! It was Dr. Patterson’s knack for making people feel at ease and operating a practice that felt like a family that provided the model for how we want our practice to feel today. It’s amazing how many patients now in our practice have been coming since the 1960’s.

A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Emory University School of Dentistry, Dr. Patterson is fondly remembered by long-time patients for his sense of humor and for the woodworking projects he had going in the back room of the office. In 1985 Dr. Patterson retired from dentistry and moved to Hickory, NC, his home town. He jokes that “retirement never took” for him, as he has worked in dentistry, in data services, and most recently has been ordained an Anglican priest. He currently has charge of two parishes, in Hickory and in Landrum, SC.

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