WHITNEY ORTHODONTICS - Key Persons
Dr. Elaine is married to fellow orthodontist and business partner Dr. Jim Whitney, and in addition to their common interest in teeth, they have three children- Meg, Elise and Carolyn. In her spare time she enjoys pilates, reading and traveling.
Over the years Dr. Elaine has treated thousands of children and adults, and has enjoyed getting to know her patients and their families. She considers it a great privilege that so many have trusted her with their smiles!
Dr. Meg Whitney Crabtree is a third generation dentist and second generation orthodontist who is proud to have practiced alongside her parents, Dr. Elaine Whitney and Dr. Jim Whitney. Her parents inspired her to pursue a career in the dental field and to eventually follow in their footsteps to specialize in orthodontics.
Dr. Tricia Robertson is a Nashville native who completed her undergraduate and dental degree at the University of Tennessee. She graduated with high honors and received numerous scholarships and awards for clinical achievements. Dr. Tricia then pursued her orthodontic specialty degree at the University of Detroit - Mercy, where she did a master's thesis on bite discrepancies and temporomandibular joint disorders.
She has been with our office since 2000 and strives to provide all her patients with the most comprehensive and advanced orthodontic care available.
Dr. Robertson stays active in her profession, and is a member of the following professional organizations:
American Association of Orthodontists
Southern Society of Orthodontists
Georgia Dental Association
American Dental Association
Dr. Robertson is married with two children: Moss III and Daxton. When she is not seeing patients in our office, she is a busy mom. Dr. Robertson loves to travel to Highlands, NC and Longboat Key, FL to visit her friends and family.
Dr. James Whitney, called "Dr. Jim" by his patients, earned his bachelor's degree at West Point. He then moved on to Case Western Reserve's School of Dentistry where he earned his dental degree, as well as his master's in orthodontics. Dr. Jim then served seven years as an Army orthodontist in the United States and Germany.
Dr. Jim caught the dentistry bug honestly. His father was a dentist, and Dr. Jim always enjoyed being around dentistry when he was young. Today, he gets great satisfaction from working with children, and from helping children and adults look better, improve their oral health, and feel better about themselves.
"Every patient is different and has different needs, and my staff and I love the interactions we have," Dr. Jim says. "I'm treating the children of people who were my patients years ago, and that's gratifying, too. I'm also treating children in Haiti during the annual medical/dental missions I've been involved with since 2000."
Dr. Jim finds orthodontics rewarding and intellectually challenging. It affords him the opportunity to work frequently with surgeons to correct skeletal and facial anomalies. He also enjoys being able to offer treatments such as self-ligating brackets and Invisalign® to shorten treatment time and reduce the number of visits patients must make throughout treatment.