Dr. Richard Dixon Sykes DDS
Dentist | Dental Public Health
6353 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE MECHANICSVILLE VA, 23111About
Dr. Richard Sykes is a Dentist practicing in MECHANICSVILLE, VA. Dr. Sykes specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
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