Dennis J. Wells, DDS, founder of the Nashville Center for Aesthetic Dentistry, is a graduate of Harding University and the University of Tennessee Dental School. He received his accreditation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) in 1994, and has since served as an examiner for the AACD accreditation process.  He is founding president of the Tennessee Chapter of the AACD, and has been an instructor for the “P.A.C.-live” aesthetic continuum in San Francisco, a premier post-graduate program sponsored by the University of the Pacific Dental School. 
Dr. Wells lectures internationally on cosmetic dentistry, and practices in Nashville, Tennessee where he has designed the smiles of many celebrities in the music industry.  He is a member of the Matrix Band and coordinated the Matrix band CD project for the Give Back a Smile Foundation benefiting victims of domestic violence.  Dr. Wells appeared in an episode of The Learning Channel series “A Personal Story” which focused on the smile enhancement of a Nashville area patient. He has also provided cosmetic dentistry for several episodes of ABC’s hit series, Extreme Makeover.