Carolina Children’s Dentistry of Sumter
A children-focused office on Physicians Lane. Its patient information describes behavior guidance, sedation options and hospital-based dentistry. The doctor roster includes both pediatric-trained and general dentists, so families should confirm the treating clinician and setting.
Services and treating clinicians
Children’s dental visits, behavior guidance and hospital-based dental care are described by the practice. [office] [detail]
- Felicia L. Goins — unverified license status. [team]
- Lisbeth W. Poag — unverified license status. [team]
- Sharlene G. Martin — unverified license status. [team]
- Josh Durrant — unverified license status. [team]
Service tags describe offerings; specialist status requires a separate individual credential check.
Credential & eligibility checks
Current individual licenses are pending detail-record verification. Search leads alone are insufficient; the official lookup presented a CAPTCHA during further searches.
No independent specialist endorsement is claimed for the listed service tags.
Whether sedation is provided, by whom and under which permit/facility authorization must be confirmed.
No current professional-liability document was supplied or verified.
Facility inspection and practice-specific infection-control compliance were not independently verified.
The ten-category evidence review
Expand a category for the finding and its sources. These editorial weights are not a clinical standard; no numeric scores are calculated.
Business Reputation · 15%
Customer-reported. Google snapshot: 4.9 / 5 from 921 ratings. Newest feedback includes praise for communication with children. The low-rating sample includes concerns about waits and communication. Some owner replies dispute the account or explain circumstances. These reports were not independently adjudicated. [google] [reviews]
Quality of Service · 15%
Not established. Clinical quality and outcomes cannot be established from the material reviewed. No comparative quality rating is assigned.
Experience & Qualifications · 15%
Practice-reported. The biographies describe pediatric specialty training for Goins and Poag, and identify Martin as a general dentist. Current individual licenses and specialist endorsements remain unchecked. [team]
Specialties & Expertise · 10%
Practice-reported. Children’s dental visits, behavior guidance and hospital-based dental care are described by the practice. [office] [detail]
Customer Service · 10%
Practice-reported. The FAQ explains parent/guardian authorization and what to bring to a first visit. [office] [detail]
Pricing & Transparency · 10%
Practice-reported. The FAQ names payment methods, CareCredit and selected insurance arrangements. Current network status and the family’s out-of-pocket estimate need confirmation. [office] [detail]
Reliability & Professionalism · 10%
Not established. Appointments, response times, complaint handling and treatment follow-through were not independently tested.
Licensing, Insurance & Safety · 5%
Not established. Individual license findings are shown separately. Professional liability and facility safety evidence remain unverified; unknown does not imply noncompliance.
A question for this practice
Which dentist will treat my child, and would any sedation or hospital treatment happen in Sumter or at another facility?
Third-party feedback snapshot
Google snapshot for Carolina Children’s Dentistry of Sumter, November 11, 2026: 4.9 / 5 from 921 ratings. 10 newest returned records inspected, dated 2026-10-19 through 2026-11-11. 10 newest returned records; 5 with text. Selected sample, not representative; clinical outcomes unverified. A separate low-rating sample was also inspected; it was selected by rating rather than recency and is not representative. [google]
Research limits and sources
- Individual credentials remain incomplete except for the specifically documented Wallace state record.
- Review samples are selected and do not establish clinical outcomes.
- Professional liability, facility safety, specific-plan participation, current appointment availability and full treatment costs remain unverified.
Missing evidence does not imply noncompliance. Search leads alone are not proof of active licenses or complaint outcomes.
- Carolina Children’s Dentistry of Sumter — office: Practice identity, public contact and the services or location described in the record. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Carolina Children’s Dentistry of Sumter — detail: Specific service, patient-policy or professional-biography findings in this record. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Carolina Children’s Dentistry of Sumter — team: Names and practice-reported training of clinicians; not independent license verification. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Google Business Profile via OpenSEO — google: Dated branch address/telephone and third-party rating/count snapshot; not a clinical-quality finding. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- South Carolina LLR — regulator: Public dental-license search route; individual status is verified only where an actual detail record is documented. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Google reviews — reviews: 10 newest returned records; 5 with text. Selected sample, not representative; clinical outcomes unverified. Accessed 2026-11-11.
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