Willhite, Corky

Dr. Corky Willhite has achieved Fellowship by the Academy of General Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is one of less than 100 Accredited Fellows in the AACD worldwide. He has served on their Board of Governors (currently the American Board of Cosmetic Dentistry) and spent years as an Examiner for Accreditation. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at LSU School of Dentistry. He is on the faculty of the Center for Esthetic Excellence in Chicago. He has been published and feels honored to have so many opportunities to lecture nationally and internationally. Dr. Willhite received the Lifetime Achievement Award, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, 2022; and the Normalee Ward Distinguished Speaker Award, New Orleans Dental Conference, 2025. Over the years, his private practice in suburban New Orleans— The Smile Design Center—has become limited to Cosmetic Dentistry. His experience is based on a dedication to the belief that "excellence" and "esthetics" are not only compatible, but can take dentistry to a new level of satisfaction and success.