About Us

As a lifelong Brandon resident (and graduate of Brandon High School–GO BULLDOGS!), Dr. Burke values the relationships she builds with each patient who sits in her chair. Knowing from a young age she wanted to pursue dentistry, Dr. Burke always took her education seriously. She graduated as the salutatorian of her high school class and Magna Cum Laude from Mississippi College with a degree in Biology. Next, she attended dental school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, completing her DMD degree in 2012.
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Dr. Burke is proud to be a member of the Mississippi Dental Association, American Dental Association, Mississippi Association for Women Dentists, the Academy of Gp Orthodontics, and the Academy of General Dentistry.
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Members of the Brandon community know Dr. Burke for the time she takes to inform and care for her patients—and how highly she values her hometown. She’s thrilled to bring a comprehensive, caring approach to dentistry with her own practice. In her spare time, Dr. Burke enjoys spending time with her husband and children, watching Ole Miss sports, and crossing items off her latest “to do” list.

Dr. Claire Harkins was born and raised in Jackson, MS.   You could say dentistry runs in her family!  Both her grandfather and father were dentists before their passing, and her mom is a retired hygienist.  She attended Jackson Academy throughout her childhood then graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Mississippi State University.  Dr. Harkins earned her dental degree at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2016.

After graduation from dental school, Dr. Harkins was accepted into a General Practice Residency in Denver, CO at Denver Health Medical Center.  She gained experience in all areas of dentistry with an emphasis on trauma and emergency care along with full mouth rehabilitation cases under anesthesia.  Dr. Harkins remained in Colorado for a year after her residency where she worked in a pediatric dental clinic.  At this associate position, she gained knowledge in treating a wide range of pediatric patients.

In 2018, Dr. Harkins returned to Mississippi to be closer to family and friends.  She worked in private practice in Madison, MS for five years and has been a member of Burke Dental Group since January 2024.

Dr. Harkins and her husband, Michael, have 2 daughters: Riley, 5, and Emma Kay, 3.  They attend St. Francis Catholic Church in Madison.  They also have two fur babies, Rooney and Butters