General Info

Dr. Francis Amato grew up in Mississippi. After serving in the US Navy as a Navy Nuc in the submarine service and becoming a Navy diver he decided to go back to school to follow his dream of becoming a dentist. He attended Delta State University for his undergraduate degree and continued on to dental school at the highly regarded University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. After graduating dental school, he and his wife Gena decided to make the High Country their home. Dr. Francis X. Amato III DMD offers general and family dentistry; advanced cosmetic and restorative dentistry; and fully-accredited one-stop implant dentistry. Dr. Amato has a Surgical Fellowship with Misch International Implant Institute founded by dental implant pioneer Dr. Carl Misch; and Dr. Amato was awarded both a Mastership and Fellowship with ICOI , the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, widely recognized as the world's foremost credentialing organization for dentists offering dental implants. Dr. Amato and his staff focus on continuing education so that they can provide their patients the best dental care in Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes and the surrounding High Country. Dr. Amato spends many hours above and beyond the requirements in continuing education. His focus over the past few years has been in the area of placement and restoration of dental implants. Dr. Amato and his wife, Gena were high school sweethearts and have been married since 1984. They have three daughters Madelaine, Lillian and Abigail, who you may see in the office during their free time, Dr. Amato enjoys cooking, working out and staying healthy, and he also loves to spend time with his family at the beach and traveling to fun and unique locations with the entire family, to deep sea swim, deep sea fish and scuba dive.