Dr. James R. Mattingly DDS

Dr. James R. Mattingly, DDS has been in private practice since 1997, and his practice has been Diamond Certified since 2004. He can be reached at (925) 388-6998.

Dr. James R. Mattingly, DDS: Destined for Dentistry

By James Florence, Diamond Certified Program Reporter

WALNUT CREEK — Many people don’t discover their professional proclivities until later in life, but Dr. James R. Mattingly, DDS seemed predisposed for dental work from a young age. “Unlike a lot of kids who grew up with a fear of being in the dentist’s chair, going to the dentist was always a positive experience for me,” he remembers. “Later, during my undergrad years at UC Davis, I was debating whether to go into medici...