Dr. Tara Fogle Orand hails from Greenville, South Carolina, and moved to Griffin, Georgia, with her family when she was nine years old. After attending the Georgia Institute of Technology and graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, she went on to earn her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry in 2007. She joined this practice soon after.

Dr. Fogle is an active member of the Hinman Dental Society, the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, and the Northern District Dental Society. She attends many hours of continuing education every year on topics including cosmetic dentistry, restorative dentistry (implants, crown and bridge, removable prosthetics, occlusion), diagnosis and treatment planning, dental materials, oral pathology, and CPR and first aid.

Dr. Fogle loves getting to know her patients and helping people through dentistry, whether it be restoring a smile or getting someone out of pain. Outside of the office, she enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two children, family, and friends. She also loves to travel.

Dr. Eric P. Swinson, DMD, spent his childhood in the Embry Hills area of Atlanta, having moved there with his family in the third grade. He went to college at the University of Georgia, graduating in 1981 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology, cum laude. Motivated by his uncle who was a dentist, he earned his DMD degree at the Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry, in 1985. He began practicing dentistry with Dr. Blanchard at this office immediately afterwards.

Dr. Swinson has had many years of continuing education in all aspects of dentistry and is an active member of the ADA, GDA, and NDDS. He enjoys providing his patients with a wide range of services but has focused on treating the older population, particularly those who need removable (denture) type restorations.

In the first half of his career, Dr. Swinson made time to travel extensively in Europe and the Americas having made many friends in Atlanta from overseas. He also earned a U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s license and taught sailing part time in Florida. Now nearing retirement, he looks forward to having more time to enjoy travel, boating, reading, learning, and quality relationships.