Dr. David Sarver

Dr. David Mckendree Sarver was born on 1st August 1951 in Auburn, Alabama. Sarver has always been interested in both the science and practice of Orthodontics. After earning his M.S. Degree in Orthodontics from the University of North Carolina in 1979, he returned to UAB and taught in the School of Dentistry for 15 years, while maintaining a full-time Orthodontic practice in Vestavia, along with prolific academic output. Sarver's textbook, Esthetic Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery, is the result of research he has conducted since 1985. Recently he published book on Dentofacial esthetics named "Dentofacial esthetics: from macro to micro" in 2020. "These days, orthodontics involves more than just straightening teeth," says Sarver, a 1977 graduate of UAB's School of Dentistry, "Today's focus is on the entire face."