Dr. Dale Hardy loves dentistry because of its opportunity to change people’s lives for the better. His original college degrees were in Ceramic Engineering and Science (B.S. Clemson University 1990; M.S. Pennsylvania State University 1993) The satisfaction of applying this knowledge of materials and problem solving in the personal context of a medical profession led him to dentistry. Dr. Hardy graduated near the top of his dental school class at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 1997.

Dr. Dale Hardy's professional affiliations include the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry in which he is actively working toward the academy’s highest recognized status of accreditation. Dr. Hardy is also a member of the American Dental Association, the South Carolina Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and he is a past president of the local Tri-County Dental Society.