Dr. Richards was born and raised in Clearwater, Florida. He grew up playing beach volleyball and fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
After a couple of years playing volleyball up and down the east coast, he started dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He traveled to Hawaii to practice general dentistry before starting his orthodontic residency in San Antonio, Texas.
During his 3 year residency in Texas, Dr. Richards gave orthodontic lectures and taught courses to dental students, general dentists and dental specialists. He specialized in using the same SPEED hi-tech System braces that are used at Coastal Carolina Orthodontics.
Dr. Richards and his wife, Rebecca, a Morehead City native, have two young children and are thrilled to be back in the Carolinas.

Dr. Fischer grew up in Ormond Beach, Florida. He received his B.S. degree in Biology from Baylor University. He completed his dental school education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a D.M.D. degree in 1993, graduating first in his class and was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental society.
Dr. Fischer received his orthodontic certificate and Masters degree from the University of Iowa in 1995. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
In addition to his orthodontic practice, Dr. Fischer is very active within the community. He is a member and past president of the Jacksonville Rotary Club and the Onslow County Dental Society. Dr. Fischer currently serves on his church's finance committee and is a board member of the North Carolina Association of Orthodontists, Onslow County Caring Community Foundation, and First Citizens Bank

Dr. Ball grew up in Morehead City, North Carolina. He received his B.S. degree (1971), dental degree (D.D.S., 1974), and orthodontic residency (Masters degree, 1976) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and he was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental society.
Ray is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He has served as local dental society president and is a past president of the UNC Orthodontic Alumni Association and the North Carolina Association of Orthodontists.
He also served in the US Naval Dental Corps as an orthodontist in Italy (1976-78) before returning to Morehead City. He joined Drs. Willis and Vanek in October, 1981.
Dr. Ball is married to the former Laura Harvey of Kinston, North Carolina

Dr. Willis grew up in Jacksonville, NC and graduated from Jacksonville High School. He received his BS degree from Wake Forest University and completed dental school (DDS) and orthodontic residency (MScO) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served in the U.S. Army Dental Corps from 1962 to 1965.
After completing his schooling in 1968, Dr. Willis returned to Jacksonville to start his private orthodontic practice. In 1987 he was elected to the American College of Dentists and was voted a "Best Dentist in America" by Consumer Reports in 1998. He has also been president of the UNC Orthodontic Alumni and the North Carolina Association of Orthodontists.
Dr. Willis is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. His paper on temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) has been published in the Journal of the American Association of Orthodontists,