Hayes Family Dentistry Expands to Four Dentists
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Four Dentists, 13 Treatment Chairs, and Sooner Appointments
If you have been putting off a call because you figured you could not get in for weeks, that reason just got smaller.
Hayes Family Dentistry now has four dentists and 13 treatment chairs. Three new operatories. Newly hired dental assistants. More clinical hours in the week.
The same front desk. The same hygienists. The same people who already know your family by name.
More room, so we can see you sooner.
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“Hayes Family Dentistry expands”
Cookeville’s Herald-Citizen covered our expansion in its October 19, 2026 edition: four dentists, 13 treatment chairs, sedation dentistry from every dentist, and more appointment times for families across the Upper Cumberland.
The four dentists of Hayes Family Dentistry in Cookeville, Tennessee.
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Hayes Family Dentistry Expands to Four Dentists and 13 Treatment Chairs to Meet Growing Demand Across the Upper Cumberland
Cookeville practice owner Dr. Kevin Hayes, DMD, has added three operatories, additional dental assistants and a fourth dentist to the clinical team and expanded appointment availability for families throughout Tennessee’s Upper Cumberland region.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Sept. 20, 2026 — Hayes Family Dentistry has completed an expansion that takes the Cookeville practice from 10 treatment chairs to 13 and from three dentists to four. The practice is owned and led by Dr. Kevin Hayes, DMD, who shared the following:
“When hiring young new doctors or even experienced doctors, a patient might think, ‘Oh, I wonder if Dr. Hayes is cutting back or even retiring?’ Nothing could be further from the truth. I imagine I will be practicing full time for many years to come. Dr. DiFusco is my senior by 5 years and runs circles around us all! I hope to follow in his footsteps some day and practice well into my 70s! I just don’t think I’ll be riding motorcycles on the weekends in the meantime like he does!”
Hayes Family Dentistry’s associate dentists are Dr. Sandy Hayes, DMD; Dr. Gerard DiFusco, DMD, who has practiced at Hayes Family Dentistry for nearly two years; and Dr. Justin Ellis, DDS, who joined the practice this year.
Capacity, Not Just Headcount
Adding dentists only helps if there is enough space and staff to support them. Hayes Family Dentistry is adding both space and team members to support our additional dentists, Dr. DiFusco and Dr. Ellis. Three new operatories will bring the office to 13, and newly hired dental assistants will work alongside our growing team. As this expansion comes online, it will open up more clinical hours and more appointment availability, allowing us to serve even more people in our community.
The goal is simple: more availability for patients. With more rooms and team members, we can offer more appointment times, making it easier for families to find a time that works and for patients to get the care they need.
Sedation Available From All of Our Dentists
Dr. Kevin Hayes, Dr. Sandy Hayes, Dr. Justin Ellis and Dr. Gerard DiFusco all provide sedation dentistry at