After attending the University of South Carolina and graduating Cum Laude, Dr. Trinker attended and graduated from the Ohio State College of Dentistry. It was at this time that Dr. Trinker opened his own private dentist practice in Columbia. Besides his 27 years of general dentistry experience, Dr. Trinker has twenty-five years of complex rehabilitation and cosmetic dentistry experience. His experience and expertise has enabled him to teach as an associate professor at the L.D. Pankey Institute for Esthetic programs. Dr. Tinker has presented fifteen lectures and published fourteen articles related to family dentistry, making him a leading local dentist in Columbia.