Dr. Rich Andrews

Dr. Andrews has focused his career on helping others and giving back to the community. He has volunteered with and lead numerous organizations to assemble skin care/dental care packages for children and families with no fixed address, organizing international meetings for doctors to work together for victims of orofacial trauma, university planning committees, educational fair days for people with special health care needs, mouthguard clinics, tutoring primary school students and college athletes, Special Olympics floor hockey practice, and rugby tournaments. He is grateful for the opportunity to join Dr. Black in supporting the events for Asheville and surrounding communities. Dr. Andrews enjoys having fun in clinic with his team members and patients.

Dr. Andrews’ father was a pediatric dentist and raised, trained and mentored him to have strong values and personal code of conduct. Dr. Andrews has made numerous trips to northern First Nation’s reserves to provide dental care for people of all ages in communities around Hudson Bay. Like his father, he is an educator at heart and loves to share what he has learned with others. Dr. Andrews enjoyed teaching dental students at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto, University of Toronto and University of North Carolina.

Outside the office, Dr. Andrews enjoys research, writing and developing tools for clinical decision making. At home, he’s enjoys his time with his wife Kelly and spends his time a s a tech tinkerer, strategy game enthusiast, enjoying local food scenes, ice skating (whenever possible), and the great outdoors whether it’s hiking, water sports, or reading a book in the shade.