Dr. Norm Prillaman
Dr. Norm Prillaman is a native of Lynchburg and a 1985 graduate of Brookville High School. His educational background includes degrees from the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina, as well as specialty training from the Medical College of Virginia. He practiced for three years in Martinsville, Virginia with Dr. David Jones before returning to his hometown to work with Dr. Zechini in 1998 and has since become owner of the practice.

Dr. Prillaman is a member of six professional societies and a member of two study clubs. He is currently serving as president of the Virginia Association of Orthodontists. He is a part time associate professor at the Medical College of Virginia and has had a clinical case presented in the Journal of Orthodonitcs and Dentofacial Orthopedics. He has served as a dental missionary in Guatemala and Jamaica for the last few years.

Dr. Prillaman has been married to his wife, Sonya, since 1993 and has been blessed with two amazing girls, Emma and Phoebe. The Prillamans are active members of Timberlake United Methodist Church and enjoy serving the community through various activities of the church. Outside of the office, Dr. Prillaman enjoys basketball, tennis, and golf and can be found cheering on the Wahoos at their football and basketball games. He loves talking with his patients about sports, cars, music, computers, Disney (and everything else his daughters are into) and cartoons. Just ask him to try talking like your favorite cartoon character.

Dr. Ricky Sterne
Dr. Ricky Sterne is a native of Lynchburg where he graduated from Heritage High School in 1987. He graduated from Lynchburg College and the Medical College of Virginia. He practiced general dentistry in Lynchburg before accepting a full time position as an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Virginia Dental School. He was a professor at the dental school for three years where he oversaw the Preventive Dentistry Curriculum while maintaining a private faculty practice. While teaching at the dental school, he became very interested in orthodontics and left to pursue his specialty training in orthodontics at New York University. He then returned to Lynchburg to begin practicing orthodontics and maintains an associate professorship position with the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry.

Dr. Sterne is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, and the Virginia Association of Orthodontists. He also is a member and serves on committees for the American Dental Association, the Virginia Dental Association, and the Piedmont Dental Society. Dr. Sterne is a board member for the Miller Home of Lynchburg and Ducks Unlimited and enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Sarah Elizabeth, and their three boys, Joseph, Row, and Alex. Dr. Sterne is currently challenging his physical limits as he trains for a triathlon.

Dr. Richard Zechini
Dr. Richard Zechini has been proudly serving the Lynchburg area as an orthodontist since 1968. He was born and raised in Lynchburg, attending Holy Cross, Lynchburg College, and the Medical College of Virginia. After completion of his dental training, he served our country in the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps. He has lectured extensively to various dental groups over the years and has also served as a visiting speaker at the Medical College of Virginia. To help serve the orthodontic needs of our surrounding areas, he set up satellite offices in Bedford, Keysville, and Farmville. He currently serves as a part time assistant professor for MCV. In addition to helping tens of thousands of people change their smiles, Dr. Zechini spent his career helping local schools, churches, and organizations with countless projects. Who knows how many dollars must have been raised as patients tried to knock him off his perch in fund-raising dunking booths. He is a father to two sons and has three grandchildren to keep him busy. When spending time with his family, you can usually find him somewhere outdoors, probably enjoying his farm.