Meet Dr. Vasamsetti

Mississippi native Dr. Prasad Vasamsetti is a Wilmington dentist who specializes in general and cosmetic dentistry. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine in 2005. After graduating, Dr. Vasamsetti pursued a residency in advanced education in general dentistry at Florida’s Nova Southeastern University, as well as a master’s in business administration with a concentration in health sector management at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Following his studies, Dr. Vasamsetti went on to become the director of dental services for the Pender County Health Department. During his time there, he sought to meet oral health needs in the community by launching Forever Smiles — a children’s mobile dental clinic that has been the subject of multiple prestigious awards, such as the GlaxoSmithKline Child Recognition Award. Forever Smiles was also awarded the North Carolina Outstanding County Program Award in recognition of its comprehensive dental service to underserved populations.

Today, Dr. Vasamsetti is serving the Wilmington community at Driftwood Dental Studio where he has established a reputation for providing outstanding general and cosmetic dental care to his patients. He graduated from The Triangle Dental Institute in 2018 in the study of implantology. Furthermore, he received his Fellowship from The International Congress of Oral Implantology, the largest dental implant organization, for his continued efforts in education and extensive clinical experience. Additionally, Dr. Vasamsetti is an Invisalign® Preferred Provider, someone who has a significant level of experience in treating patients with the Invisalign System.

Outside of the office, Dr. Vasamsetti served his community as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at St. Mary’s Health Clinic in Wilmington, where he also works as a volunteer dental care provider in his spare time. When he isn’t helping change the lives of patients in and around Wilmington, Dr. Vasamsetti can be found playing competitive tennis, traveling, and spending sunny days out on the water with his wife, Shannon, their daughter, Kaya, and their four-legged companions, Abby and Dottie.