PICKENS — On Dec. 2, 1985, Dr. Dan Hinton and Dr. Don Marler opened the doors to their new dental office in Pickens.

Hinton and Marler first met in 1980, when they began dental school together at the Medical University of South Carolina. The Hintons and Marlers became fast friends during dental school.

Hinton knew after graduation that he wanted to return to Pickens to practice dentistry. Although

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