He eventually fledthe crowds and traffic of the city to enjoy life in Bozeman. Dr. Stutts and Dr. Julie Raaf foundedCottonwood Creek Dental in 2002 and have been treating the Gallatin valley for almost twodecades.
Dr. Julie Raaf grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. She attended the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology. Dr. Raaf received her Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Colorado School of Dentistry. In 2002, she and her husband, Jeff, moved to Bozeman and established Cottonwood Creek Dental. During her first years in Bozeman, she completed courses at Dawson Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida. Since then, Julie has continued to pursue continuing education opportunities including courses covering sleep apnea, implants, removable prosthodontics, and one of her greatest passions, pediatric care. She and Jeff love not only practicing dentistry in the Gallatin Valley, but also raising their two young daughters here as well. In her spare time Julie enjoys taking care of her menagerie of animals, gardening, hiking, reading, and traveling when the opportunity arises.
Dr. Adam Stutts was born and raised in the Midwest near St. Louis Missouri.Go Cards! In college he was offered a chance to play tennis at Montana State University, and, thus, he began his journey to the west.
After completing his undergraduate studies in biomedical science at MSU (and earning a Big Sky Championship his senior year), he went on to complete a masters program in Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado.Adam was then accepted to study dentistry at the University of Colorado in Denver. During his senior year, he spent two weeks in Uganda treating the dental needs of Ugandan orphans.
Following four years of dental training, he was then accepted into the general practice residency program at the University of Colorado.He received specialized training in the areas of implant, sedation, and hospital dentistry, and it was during this residency that he developed a love for the surgical aspects of dentistry.
In his 10 years in practice Adam has consistently pursued continuing education in the areas of surgical and complex restorative dentistry as his passion for furthering his knowledge and giving his patients the best options for optimal oral health has never wavered.
In his free time, Adam enjoys spending time with his family and in the outdoors. Fly-fishing, hunting, biking, and camping are some of his favorite activities, and he especially enjoys sharing them with his wife, Jessica, their twin girls Ella and Lily, his son Lincoln and their dogs Layla and Tele.
Ashley was born and raised in Glenrock, Wy. She moved to Bozeman with her boyfriend, now husband of eight years. They are raising a vivacious little girl, and a lively little boy who both keep her very busy.
Sierra was born and raised in Sheridan , WY. She made her way up to the Bozeman area to ski Big Sky where she met her husband of twenty years. She and her husband are raising two kids in their teens, and recently sold a business they ran together for ten years.
Dawn was born and raised in East Texas just West of Lufkin. She graduated from Hudson High School and soon started a career working in the Corporate offices of Brookshire Bros. Grocery Corp.Her husbands job transfer brought the family from Texas to Bozeman in 2002.
She went to work in the front office for Cottonwood Creek Dental in 2009. Another job transfer by her husband took the family to St. Louis for 3 years.Her husbands company moved the family back to Bozeman in August of 2014 where they plan to retire.