COSMETIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY

Dr. Andrew Wargo

BOARD CERTIFIED ORAL SURGEON

Dr. Wargo is a skilled clinician and surgeon with decades of experience. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois with a Biology degree, on a 4-year federal ROTC scholarship. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Northwestern University Dental School and was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. Upon graduation, he was commissioned into the Army Dental Corps. He graduated from the Oral Surgery Residency Training Program at Tripler Army Medical Center. He received further training in Cleft Lip and Palate surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wargo then spent 11 years training future Army oral surgeons until he retired from the military as a Colonel. He is very excited to be a part of the Riverfront Dental Care team again.

Dr. Wargo is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is a member of the South Carolina Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Wargo is a devoted husband and father and enjoys spending time with his wife, Cordie, and their five children. They live in Harlem, GA. Dr. Wargo also enjoys Bible study, golf, cooking out, and supporting the Atlanta sports teams.

Dr. Anthony Vargas

BOARD-CERTIFIED PERIODONTIST – GUM HEALTH AND DENTAL IMPLANT SPECIALIST

Dr. Anthony Vargas has a passion for his profession with a special interest in regeneration, periodontal plastic surgery, and dental implants. He is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Periodontology. He has been involved with various dental implant research projects and has published in Clinical Advances in Periodontics – an official journal of the American Academy of Periodontology. He was featured as a speaker at the 2019 American Academy of Periodontology meeting in Chicago, IL.

Dr. Anthony Vargas earned his Bachelor of Science degree (magna cum laude) from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. After receiving a scholarship through the U.S. Army, he went on to complete his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from New York University. NYU was where he developed his passion for the specialty of Periodontics. While at NYU, he was admitted to the honors program in periodontics and completed an externship in periodontics at Columbia University.

After graduating, Dr. Vargas was stationed at Fort Gordon, GA where he completed a three-year residency in Periodontics at Eisenhower Army Medical Center – a program that includes a heavy focus on intravenous (IV) sedation and dental implants. He simultaneously earned a Master of Science degree in Oral Biology. Dr. Vargas is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology and is board-eligible with the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Anthony Vargas lives with his wife, Dr. Katie Vargas, in North Augusta. When he is not working at the office, he enjoys kayaking with his family and teaching his young children how to make homemade pizza and play board games. The Vargas family fell in love with North Augusta when Dr. Anthony Vargas was stationed at Fort Gordon, and they decided to make it home.

Dr. Elise de Latour

Dr. Elise de Latour travelled south from her childhood home in Wilmington, Delaware to join the Hokies of Virginia Tech, where she earned her Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences and Minor in Psychology. She extended her stay in Virginia to complete her dental degree at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. While in dental school she accepted an Air Force Health Professions Scholarship. She completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency, focusing on comprehensive treatment planning and complex restorative procedures. She traded in the coastal beaches of Eglin Air Force base in Destin, Florida for the desert sands of Holloman AFB in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She separated from the military as a Captain and joined a local practice, while her husband, Frank, finished his Army Oral Maxillofacial Surgery residency.

Dr. de Latour spent a year as an Assistant Professor at the Dental College of Georgia, teaching the next generation her profession and craft. She continues to teach as an adjunct faculty member of the General Dentistry Department. Her passion for oral health and education are evident with each patient interaction. She values getting to know patients and understanding their goals and desires, to best treat each person individually.

Dr. Elise de Latour and her husband, Dr. Frank de Latour, have two children and two bulldogs. In their free time, you can find them outside cooking on their Recteq, running by the river, or hanging at the playground with the kids.