Dr. Burch is married to Dr. Leann Burch and is the proud father of two energetic bright boys. He is the youngest of four children. Dr. Burch grew up in Villa Park, IL and graduated from Willowbrook High School in 1992. Between 1992-1995, Dr. Burch served as an infantry soldier for the U.S. Army, stationed in both Colorado and South Korea. Upon honorable discharge from the military, Dr. Burch attended Eastern Illinois University, where he majored in Biochemistry. Dr. Burch earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL in 2003. In 2006, he completed his periodontal residency, receiving his Certificate Degree in Periodontics and Master of Science in Dentistry from Saint Louis University. In late 2006, Dr. Burch became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. This is an honor that is given to a periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty. Dr. Burch has extensive implant experience and utilizes the latest grafting techniques. He has completed a comprehensive anesthesia program and employs these sedation and pain control techniques in practice. Dr. Burch has a strong interest in aesthetic periodontal treatment and has lectured on soft tissue grafting techniques, laser periodontal treatment, and dental implant therapies. He is also a published author on the subject of hereditary gingivofibromatosis which is a genetic disorder of the soft tissues that surround the teeth. Dr. Burchs professional memberships include:
Dr. Burch is very proud to help educate the dental community throughout the northern Illinois area. Dr. Burch is the founder and director of the United Study Club. This is an organization that provides world class dental education to dentists, hygienists, and their staff. This allows dentists to stay current on the most modern dental techniques without having to leave the northern Illinois area. Dr. Burch has been a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars since 1995. He has used his dental training to help underserved people throughout the world. He has participated in providing pediatric dental care to underserved children of urban St. Louis. In 2001, Dr. Burch spent time treating underserved people in Nicaragua. Since 2002, Dr. Burch has participated in a dental mission trip to Jamaica for one week a year. Dr. Burch has also initiated programs that help veterans in the Rockford area. These programs have helped hundreds of people find dental treatment who would have otherwise not been able to afford care.
Dr. Brandon Hull is a Board-Certified Periodontist accredited by the American Board of Periodontology. He was born in Monmouth, IL, and completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) in 2007 at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. He immediately entered the three-year Periodontics residency at Saint Louis University, a specialty program focused on treating periodontal disease and performing dental implant surgery and earned a certificate in Periodontics. While in residency, he earned his Master of Science by completing a thesis on survival rates of dental implants in residency programs.
While in residency, he met his wife, Abby, who is a dental hygienist originally from Trenton, IL. They have been together since 2009, married since 2013, and have 1 daughter and 2 dogs. They enjoy spending time with their family in Illinois and Missouri, traveling, golf, and attending baseball games as rival Cubs and Cardinals fans, among other activities with friends and family.
Dr. Brandon Hull is an active member in the American Dental Association, American Academy of Periodontology, Illinois State Dental Society, Wisconsin Dental Association, past president of the Winnebago County Dental Society, Rock County Dental Society, Spear Study Club, North American Society of Periodontists, Tumbleweed Mastermind Group & Midwest Society of Periodontology.
Since beginning private practice in 2010, Dr. Hull has strived to learn the newest techniques in surgery to provide patients with the best outcomes possible with the least invasive surgical procedures offered in the field. While minimum requirement for continuing education per year is only about 10-12 hours, Dr. Hull attends 50-75 hours of education per year, that range from implant and surgical techniques, increasing patient satisfaction, and dental business. Dr. Hull also leads multiple study clubs in the region, helping dentists in the area gain additional knowledge in the dental and periodontal field for their patients. He has also participated in the Illinois Mission of Mercy, an event to provide free dental care to people in need and has gone on multiple dental mission trips internationally.
Dr. Brandon Hull understands that dental care can be stressful for patients, and that anxiety and fear can lead to neglect or postponing treatment. Utilizing sedation techniques and the newest non-narcotic and pain-relieving products, Dr. Hull and his team have decreased the fear patients face coming to a dental specialist and help patients have a speedy recovery. The treatments provided by Dr. Hull range from single tooth extractions, to LANAP surgery, Pinhole Surgical Technique, palate-less grafting, and dental implants replacing one, several or all teeth.