Dr. Craig Arive was born and raised in Indianapolis and is a 1992 graduate of Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. He worked in the field of graphic design as Art Director of Indianapolis Monthly magazine for many years and earned the William White award for Art Director of the Year in 1999. Arive returned to school, realizing his ambitions, and earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 2012. His clinical philosophy is to provide patient focused dental care at the highest level of quality. Dr. Arive and his wife Laura have been married since 1999 and have two sons. He hopes to make them proud by providing all his patients the care they deserve.
Sonya was born and raised in Middletown, IN where she still resides today with her family. Sonya works as the Office Manager at Craig Arive, DDS to coordinate your care, but was originally trained as Certified Dental Assistant with Expanded Functions. She graduated from New Castle Vocational School with certification in Dental Assisting and has gained 24 years experience in the dental field. Sonya and her husband, Bobby, have been married since 1996. Their daughter, Madalyn is a senior at University of Southern Indiana majoring in Elementary Education and Special Ed. She enjoys spending time together as a family and riding motorcycles with her husband.
Brandi was born and raised in Indianapolis and now lives in Fortville, IN with her husband Tony, 2 children and 2 dogs. She has 23 years in the dental field which began as a dental assistant, then went on to further her education to become a dental hygienist in 2005. Brandi enjoys creating relationships with her patients and getting to know them. In her free time she enjoys being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
Dr. Craig Arive and his amazing 5-Star rated team are catching the attention of the news at a national level! We are very grateful to be getting such good press and are working hard to continue to be a leader in our industry. Read the dental press releases.