Our Boulder County full-service dental practice is state of the art, and we utilize the latest technology to make sure you receive the best dental care available in the most comfortable environment. For example we use a device called the soft tissue laser that allows the Lafayette, CO dentist Dr. Gordon West to treat your gums and other soft tissues within your mouth more effectively.
Our mission is to help our patients obtain and maintain optimal health through the finest dental care, technology, and dental education. We want all of our patients to experience the self-confidence and pride that comes with a new and improved smile using the best in cosmetic and sedation dentistry. We know that if you have a great smile you will use it more, and smiles have the power to change peoples lives forever.
At our Lafayette, CO office, you will find we always treat our patients with the highest degree of honesty and integrity. We will listen when you speak, treat you like a guest in our home, and provide you with our best professional recommendations to ensure you experience the highest levels of dental health.
Dr. West is a 1998 graduate of The Marquette School of Dentistry and has practiced exclusively in Colorado since his graduation. Dr. West completed his residency at Denver General, where he studied advanced emergency medicine and comprehensive care of patients with complex medical histories.
Dr. West always stays abreast of the latest technologies for cosmetic dentists and sedation dentists by attending continuing education seminars around the country. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, cosmetics, occlusion, and dental implants. Dr. West was born in Sitka, Alaska, where his father practiced dentistry from the 1960s through the 1990s. Dr. West is committed to providing a high level of patient care in a relaxed, professional, and caring atmosphere.
Dr. West and his wife Melanie live in Lafayette, CO where they enjoy a wide array of outdoor activities including, camping, backpacking, fishing, cycling, and skiing. They have a two year old, Sydney, who is walking and keeping life very busy. Sydneys best friend is a 7 year old chocolate lab, Chili Dog. In the fall of 07, Dr. West had identical twin girls named Emerson and Mackenzie.
Dr. Andrew Johns is a native of Tennessee and graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. As the son of two dentists, he developed an early appreciation of dentistry and the benefits patients receive. He continually educates himself on new technologies, materials, and techniques to provide a superior level of care and is committed to restoring patients to natural comfort, function, esthetics and health. Dr. Johns completed a clinical residency in comprehensive implant dentistry and oral reconstruction at the Advanced Dental Implant Institute under the direct guidance of Dr. O. Hilt Tatum Jr., who is regarded as one of the fathers of modern implant dentistry.
As a general dentist he focuses on care for the entire family and loves the relationships he develops with patients during the course of their care. His compassionate approach will leave you feeling cared for and listed to. I enjoy getting to know my patients on a personal level and I feel this type of relationship allows me to provide individualized care specific to each persons unique needs.
In 2017, he and his wife, Casey, moved to Colorado to raise their family in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. When Dr. Andrew is not in the office, he enjoys spending time running, hiking and exploring Boulder County with his four children, William, Eleanor, and identical twin boys Thomas and Samuel.