Lewis Petree, DMD, FAGD
Dr. Lewis Petree grew up in Barrow County and graduated from Winder-Barrow High School. He was active in Boy Scouting as a youth and reached the rank of Eagle Scout. After high school, he attended Oxford College of Emory University (AA degree) and then the University of Georgia (BS degree). From college, he completed his dental training at the Medical College of Georgia receiving his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree. He furthered his dental training at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina completing a General Practice Residency. In this residency, he received specialized training in surgical care, dental implant placement and restoration as well as intravenous sedation procedures. He brought these specialized techniques back to Winder and joined this practice with Drs. John Stansell, Doyle Strickland and Robert Stansell in 1989.
Since 1989, Dr. Lewis Petree has maintained licensure with the Georgia Board of Dentistry to provide conscious sedation in the dental office. From 2005-2023 he served as adjunct faculty with the Dental College of Georgia in Augusta, where he trained other dentists to provide complex care to patients, place and restore implants, and provide IV sedation in a general practice setting as clinical faculty. Dr. Petree has attended many specialized courses in restorative, cosmetic and implant dentistry. He is an alumnus of the L.D. Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education.
Dr. Lewis Petree is a Fellow with Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a Fellow with the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and an Honorable Fellow in the Georgia Dental Association (GDA.) He currently serves as Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for the GDA and enjoys advocating for patients and dentistry in Georgia. Dr. Petree holds memberships in the American Dental Association, the Georgia Academy of Dental Practice, the Clarke County Dental Society, and is a founding member of the Athens Dental Interdisciplinary Study Club.
Dr. Lewis Petree is an active member of the Winder First United Methodist Church. He sings with the chancel choir and the Quartermasters Gospel Quintet. He is a longtime Chamber of Commerce member where he has been recognized with a Community Service Award as well as the Citizen of the Year awards for Barrow County. Dr. Petree has volunteered his professional time and talents with Mercy Health Clinic Mission in Athens, Georgia, the Remote Area Mission (RAM) events through the AGD, and the Georgia Mission of Mercy through the GDA. He is married to the former Ellen Ealy of Athens, Tennessee. Together they have two married children. He enjoys working in dental practice with his partner, Dr. Chris Seibert and with their associate dentist, Dr. Margaret Petree. Yes, she's his daughter. When he isn't at work or at church, he enjoys working on his cattle farm, Lake Hartwell activities, and being a faithful UGA football fan!
