I grew up on a family farm in Howard, SD and knew from an early age that I wanted to be a dentist in South Dakota, so I feel blessed to be living my dream. The first step to achieving this was going to South Dakota University and then graduating from dental school in Lincoln, NE in 2013.
Since then, my passion for dentistry has continued to grow, especially my love of general dentistry. I enjoy getting to know the whole family from grandparents down and truly consider it an honor to be caring for your familys health. I feel fortunate to build long-term relationships with people who are hard-working and genuine. Our tremendous team shares the same values and truly love what they do. We all aim to show patients that we dont judge and our priority is YOU!
One of the biggest rewards of my job is educating a patient who is so scared of walking through a dental office door, and then having them leave with a new perspective on dentistry. I want my patients to feel confident about themselves, and I feel like a healthy smile is such an important part of the whole picture.
From a young age I lived on a farm near Corsica, SD and originally pursued a career in civil engineering before deciding dentistry would be the best fit for me. I always wanted to work with people and apply my skills of construction and engineering on a smaller scale. I find dentistry so rewarding as our team can make an instant change in someones life, whether its getting them out of pain or giving them their dream smile. It can truly change someones life!
I attended Creighton University College of Dentistry and graduated in 2017. Since then Ive started working with my wife Jennifer and have seen the importance on making each patient THE priority. In fact, we view each patient as our patient and are excited to have a team approach to treating everyone. Its nice to get a second opinion from each other.
The staff at Dental Care Center is wonderful! My daughter (age 3) and I have had nothing but the best care at each visit. The staff is creative at making it a wonderful experience for individuals of all ages.
'The best part about being a dental assistant is that you get to help people overcome their fear of coming to the dentist, they start coming in regularly and its really fun for us to get to know them.'
We use this technology for crowns, bridges, space maintainers, and Invisalign. It creates fast, easy, and accurate real color impressions, so you can say goodbye to the mess of impression material and the worries with gagging.
Due to our dentists background in dental science, they are exemplary at explaining each procedure and pinpointing the exact care you need. However, no treatment is carried out until you give the go ahead and feel ready.
We believe communication is a two-way street, so we strongly encourage you to share your thoughts, questions, and concerns with us. Our team partners with you to achieve your goals in a way that you feel comfortable with.
Our approach is to take care of your chief complaint first and explain the root cause of the issue. We wont just patch you up and send you on your way, but rather will develop a relationship with you and explain how you can maintain optimal oral health.