It has been three years since starting Corbin Dental and we are so grateful for each one of you in your support, prayers, and generosity. Our patients are what keep us going, and it has been a fun beginning.
We have exciting news to share with you. We are expanding! Our mission from the start has been to provide you with world-class care, right here at home. We have been in the position to expand for a couple of years, but we wanted to wait on the right people. It is important that we are intentional on each team member we bring on, as we want to continue to provide you with excellent care. We couldn’t be more pleased with our expansion and our new providers, and we would like to introduce to you Ashley Huff Collins, DMD and Cori Sellers, RDH.
Dr. Ashley Collins
Joined June 2022
Dr. Collins is a North Carolina native, hailing from Southern Pines. She has known since she was 5-years old that she wanted to be a dentist. As a young child, she received dental treatment that instantly relieved pain and initiated a curiosity and passion for the art and science of dentistry. She received her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from NC State University. During her freshman year, she met her husband, Hobe Collins. Not long after meeting, Hobe brought Ashley to his hometown of Franklin, where she fell in love with the beauty of our quaint, mountain town. Dr. Collins continued her education at NC State and received a Master’s of Physiology degree in 2017 and went out to pursue dental school at East Carolina University School. During dental school, Dr. Collins embodied the school’s mission of serving the underserved by volunteering at the Bernstein Clinic, Missions of Mercy, and the local food bank. She was selected as a J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow, and logged over 100 project hours working in ECU’s Oral Medicine Clinic helping educate and treat patients with autoimmune diseases. During her fourth year of dental school, Dr. Collins provided care as a student doctor in rural areas across the state, as well as abroad in Bolivia. She obtained her Doctor of Dental Medicine at ECU this Spring and now resides in Franklin with her husband and fur baby, Banks. We are so fortunate to have Dr. Collins and excited for what she will bring to our patients, our community, and our team!
Cori Sellers, RDH
Joined June 2022
Cori Sellers, RDH joins our amazing hygiene team, and will work alongside Dr. Collins and Dr. Corbin in treating our patients with their hygiene and periodontal needs. Born in South Florida, her and her family moved to Franklin when she was two. Cori graduated from A-B Tech Community College in Spring 2022, where she obtained her Associate of Applied Sciences Degree in Dental Hygiene. Despite being young in her profession she's incredibly passionate about patient care and strives to make patients feel comfortable in the dental chair. Her goal is to not only educate patients about the importance of oral health, but to reassure they are in a safe and confidential environment. Outside of dentistry, she has a passion for athletics and enjoys keeping active as much as possible alongside her fiancé, Eddie. While she still enjoys an occasional getaway to Florida's beautiful gulf coast, the mountains are home to her for many reasons, including the love she has for the small community she grew up in and the people within it.
Help us in welcoming our new providers! Both Ashley and Cori have a long list of people that admire them for their caring nature, hard work ethic, genuine personality, and passion for our profession and this area we call home. We are blessed to have the opportunity to grow, and continue to provide specialized, world-class care in Macon County. Thank you again for your continued support. We love our community!
