Meet Our Team

Martha Wallace, CDA

Martha Wallace organized Dental Specialties, Inc., a referral service, dedicated to serving special needs people who have no other options for non-emergency dental care. She has been serving the special needs community since 1992. Director of Dental Specialties, Inc,

Administrator and Assistant

Dr. Richard W. Upton, DMD

Dr. Richard W. Upton earned dual undergraduate degrees in biology and violin performance from Emory University. He achieved his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Augusta University. Dental College of Georgia before completing a GPR Residency at King’s County Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. special needs dentist

Dr. David Kurtzman, DDS

Dr. David Kurtzman is a graduate of Emory University’s dental school and is licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Georgia. He is also a fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry and a member of the American Dental Association.

Dr. Nicole Barnett, DMD

Dr. Nicole Barnett, a native of Chatsworth, Georgia graduated from Dalton High School then went to Auburn University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Biomedical Sciences.

After college, she attended dental school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. From there, she went on to complete additional training in a General Practice Residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. special needs dentist