Dr. Curtis Hayes is a board-certified oral surgeon in Lafayette, Colorado. After completing a Bachelors of Science degree in biochemistry at the United States Air Force Academy, Dr. Hayes attended the University of Colorado School of Dentistry. He graduated magna cum laude in 2003 with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS). Most recently, Dr. Hayes became an International Best Selling author with a book he co-authored, Million Dollar Smile; Dr. Hayes wrote the chapter on digital dentistry.
After graduation, Dr. Hayes served as a general dentist at Lackland AFB in Texas. Recognizing where his skills and interests lay, he chose to continue his education and specialize in oral surgery, which he did at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. He then went on to serve as the Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ramstein AFB in Germany, providing exceptional surgical care to wounded service members coming out of Africa and the Middle East. In 2013, the US Air Force named Dr. Hayes theUS Air Force Dentist of the Year
Dr. Hayes is a skilled educator and has contributed to peer-reviewed journals. He has also served twice as the Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program.
Dr. Hayes is a member of the Colorado Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons as well as the American and Colorado Dental Associations. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Dr. Hayes believes deeply in service to the community and providing assistance to underserved populations around the world. He has participated locally for more than twenty years as an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of a America and hasdonated his considerable surgical talents on missionsto the Peruvian Amazon Basin and South Africa. He also volunteers his time as a clinical instructor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine as a way of giving back to the dental community and investing in the future of the profession.
He and his wife Lynn have four children and have also been foster parents. When Dr. Hayes is not providing care to his patients, he is an avid athlete and might be found on his bike, participating in a triathlon, or picking up a game of tennis.
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Rating 4.7 out of 5 based on 269 reviews
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a year ago
Excellent dental care. The whole procedure was explained to me by doctor Hayes before any work was done. Staff is super friendly.No complaints at all.
Pam H
a year ago
Dr Hayes is extremely knowledgeable and skilled plus truly cares about his patient. Gets to the root cause. His team is great too, all profess and caring.
Phyllis Greene
a year ago
Staff very good and great at communicating with my many questions. Operation went perfectly.
cory elliott
2 years ago
The absolute best experience I have ever had at a dentist. They went above and beyond any expectations or preconceived notions I may have had. I had an emergency dental surgery. They were able to get me into be seen within 12 ours of me feeling any pain. The doctor is a rockstar. The surgery took 45 minutes and I was back to normal the next day. They made sure I was comfortable, went over multiple different options and figured out which one was best for me financially and physically. Very knowledgeable, and genuinely amazing people. I highly recommend Coal Creek.
Penny Harris
2 years ago
Dr. Hayes and every single employee there treated me wonderfully! They made me feel so comfortable and at ease, and they all seem to have a superb knowledge of what they are doing! Dr Hayes is just so very kind and if you look at his resume on their website you can see what excellent experience he has. I have never been treated so well by any dentist or oral surgeon. I would recommend him to anybody in a heartbeat!
Ruby Perez
2 years ago
Great staff friendly and helpful
Haiyan Li
2 years ago
Their price is extremely high. So it ends up you still have to pay a lot more than other practices even after insurance. If you care about your money, do not go there. If you have a lot to waste, this is a good place to do that! *Update: To be fair, I visited several dentists to compare implant cost. For this dentist, the price is high, 205 for Consultation/Evaluation(many dentists do this for free), 350 for CT, but if you have insurance, the patient pay part for implant is lower compare to other dentists(depends on type of insurance). I give 1 more star for that and decide to precede with this dentist. Will update After I get my surgery done. *Here comes the updates. I have my implant done. It is successful and I have no complains with the doctor's skill. But I met one really rude nurse for my last visit. She made a mistake, instead of an apologize, she explained everything to me so impatient like she did not care talk to me at all. I do not know if she had something bad happened to her during the day or any kind of discrimination, no matter what, she has no right to treat me with that attitude. I am sorry Dr Hays, as a team, your this employee does earn you a negative review. I find other reviews about rude staff, is that the same lady?
Chelsie Bruggeman
2 years ago
My daughter received excellent care when having her wisdom teeth removed. The staff was friendly from the front desk to the surgical team. I appreciated the time Dr Hayes took to explain the surgery and recovery. He and his staff made themselves available for questions and gave us good post-op instructions. My daughter healed well and had very little discomfort through her healing. I would highly recommend Dr Hayes and his team!
M N
2 years ago
Have had worst experience as well as a friend that went as well. Messed up both of our mouths ended up having to go to another surgeon to fix it. And that surgeon was shocked at what a horrible job this place had done. Staff was so unbelievably rude. They admitted they messed up but still charging me full price. DO NOT GO HERE READ ALL THE BAD REVIEWS. THEY CHARGE WAY MORE THAN SHOULD AND DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.... BEWARE OF THIS PLACE. I HOPE THIS SAVES OTHERS FROM GOING HERE. Will be reporting them to the Colorado dental board
Andy Dammit
2 years ago
This practice misrepresented themself as in network for my insurance, turning a $790 bill into a $2300 bill for me. Use their services at your own risk!
Jessica Shinyeda
2 years ago
Dr Hayes and his entire staff made the absolute best out of a not so great situation. I was referred to Coal Creek following an accident. I worked with them over the course of a year. It was one of, if not the best experience I have ever had working with a medical professional. Dr Hayes and his staff went above and beyond to ensure that I was well taken care of and successfully put back together again. I highly, highly recommend Coal Creek Oral Surgery.
Shaleth
2 years ago
Staff were accomodating. Doc provided lots of info and put me at ease.
Sheritta Washington
2 years ago
Dr Hayes and his team handled my procedure with the greatest care. I received a personal follow up call from Dr Hayes himself asking how things are going after the surgery was done. I have very high dental anxiety and the entire team made sure I was calm and comfortable the entire time. I would highly recommend Coal Creek to anyone who asks me. Thank you so much for making what I thought would be a nerve wrecking experience, my best dental experience yet. Sincerely, Sheritta
Bianca Moreno
2 years ago
Coal Creek is awesome! My son needed to have two extractions and we were both nervous since we were only familiar with general dental care. We went from zero cavities to this and didn't know what to expect but everyone was so professional and answered all our questions from billing to the procedures. The day of we were still a little nervous but I could tell we were in good hands. The extractions were done just after I finished my complimentary coffee and my son is jumping around like nothing even happened. Thank you, Coal Creek! IF we ever need this type of work done again we know where to go. - Bianca
Diane Lucero
2 years ago
Truly an exceptional experience. Team was helpful, kind, thorough and the entire process was better and easier than I could have anticipated.
Danie Lefevre
2 years ago
Dr. Hayes is honestly the best dentist I have ever had in my life. He is present, spends time explaining everything that is going on, the cause and effects of dental complications and is an all around a caring doctor. I don't really trust anyone in the medical field, especially dentists. It always feels like they are robbing me at large. However, I trust Dr Hayes. He is also pretty real and funny and can make getting a tooth pulled pretty painless. No pun intended. Thanks to everyone at Coal Creek for being so amazing! I'd love to say I can't wait to go back, but it wasn't that good ;)
Jacob Kerns
2 years ago
Dr. Hayes and team are very informative and easy to talk to. Throughout my treatment needed, they made sure that I was as comfortable as I could possibly be considering the situation. I highly recommend them for any oral surgery/dental needs!
Colleen Foy
2 years ago
Everything went fast and smooth. The staff was friendly and informative. Pricing was right in line with what I thought it would be. Thanks for all the good care
justin heartland
2 years ago
HEADS UP. Giving this place and Dr Hayes 4 stars so maybe people will read this and not bypass the google algorithm that puts 1 star review on page 2. Go read all the 1 star reviews. Red flag not only on the insanely high costs, the super high fees for consultation (my consult literally was dentist glancing at tooth for 10 seconds), but more qualified and better rated clinics within 10 minutes of here had no consult fees and their insurance quotes were literally 80% below this office quote. So many red flags here, stay away and read the negative reviews. There are so many great places to get care nearby with dentists that aren't horrific psychological warfare types. The female support staff felt under intense pressure to close a deal and "get everything right for the dentist" Dentist seems to diagnose people with random side issues (see negative reviews, this is some kind of personality issue with the dentist). This also happened to me and follow up with my GP was like hmmm, what is this guys psycho-profile. Not only did I have zero symptoms and zero profile for the diagnosis, the dentist diagnosed the "issue" just from looking at me from across the room. Very odd situation and being retired from a military background, red flags. (Before a reply we don't see your name in our files response, am not using real name (female and do not like leaving public internet posts with my real name). Wish I had read the many 1 star reviews before going here.
John Strausser
2 years ago
Everyone I encountered at the office was a pleasure to deal with.
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