Dr. Derrick Bell grew up in Greenville, South Carolina before moving to Columbia to attend the University of South Carolina. There, he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Science before attending dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He subsequently served in the United States Air Force as a General Dentist after completing an AEGD (Advanced Education in General Dentistry) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He now lives in Lexington with his wife and two children.