
Dr. Hugh V. Leggett DDS MS
Dentist
130 North Church Street Brookhaven Mississippi, 39601About
Hugh V. Leggett, Jr., DDS, MS, maintains a dental practice located in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Dr. Leggett is a certified dentist of over 30 years with specialization and expertise in orthodontics. As an orthodontist, Dr. Leggett focuses primarily on dental displacement only and deals with the control and modification of facial growth in his patients. When he is not practicing at his office, he has maintained a place in the faculty of King's Daughters Medical Center for the past 30 years. Dr. Leggett, being an advocate for his community, is also a local guest lecturer.
Education and Training
University of Tennessee
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local Guest Lecturer -
Awards
- Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Society, 1975
Professional Society Memberships
- American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, North Mississippi Orthodontic Associates, Mississippi Dental Association
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard Work, Creating Masterpieces with his Patients
Hobbies / Sports
- Raise World American Paint Horses
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Shannon P Patterson DMD615 Highway 51 S Brookhaven MS 39601
- Dr. Donna Louise Foster MDM439 N Jackson St Brookhaven MS 39601
- Jeremy Drew King D.M.D.1381 Johnny Johnson Drive Brookhaven MS 39601
- Dr. Carl Anthony Boykin DMD217 S Extension St Hazlehurst MS 39083
- Dr. Chris Gilbert Boyd DMD716 Brookhaven Street Monticello MS 39654
- Dr. Lori D Johnson DDS290 U. S. Highway 51 N. Brookhaven MS 39601
Nearest Hospitals
KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER-BROOKHAVENl
P O BOX 948/427 HIGHWAY 51 NORTH BROOKHAVEN MS 39601LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAHl
1065 EAST BROAD ST MONTICELLO MS 39654KING'S DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER-BROOKHAVENl
P O BOX 948/427 HIGHWAY 51 NORTH BROOKHAVEN MS 39601LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAHl
1065 EAST BROAD ST MONTICELLO MS 39654