Craig Harding Rhyne, DDS

Craig H. Rhyne, Jr., DMD Craig H. Rhyne, Jr., DMD is Board Certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has extensive training in all areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery including facial cosmetic surgery. After graduating from the Medical University of South Carolina and receiving the AAOMS Dental Implant Student Award, he was trained in surgery, anesthesia and medicine at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served for seven years in the U.S. Army as a Major. After being honorably discharged in 2008, he and his family returned home to begin serving patients in the Lowcountry. As Chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Roper and St. Francis Hospitals and a Staff Surgeon at both East Cooper Medical Center and Roper Mount Pleasant Hospitals, Dr. Rhyne treats a wide variety of patients, including children, and practices the full-scope of his specialty. He most enjoys treatment planning and placing dental implants, removing wisdom teeth, performing jaw reconstruction surgery, and evaluating and treating TMJ disorder patients with 3D imaging capabilities and advanced anesthesia practices. Dr. Rhyne is a Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and Fellow of the American Society of Dental Anesthesiology. He served as the Medical Director of Anesthesiology at Winn Army Hospital, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Dr. Rhyne has recently been appointed as Adjunct Clinical Faculty at the James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. He also serves as a member of the Mount Pleasant Town Council, and is an active member of Hibben United Methodist Church. An avid lecturer and educator in his field, he frequently appears as a guest on local television news programs discussing dental and facial disorders and their treatment options. Dr. Rhyne was raised in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and is a 1996 graduate of The Citadel. He enjoys fishing, watersports, the smell of salt air and spending time with his family.