Dentistry should be high quality, but we also want to make sure our dentists can make it fit within your budget. At Dental Innovations, we work hard to keep dental fees low and offer flexibility however we can. We encourage all of our patients to speak directly with our front desk team members when the time comes to pay for care. Theyll make sure youre getting the best value possible, whether you need a checkup or a complete smile makeover!
A dental office is only as good as the people who serve the community care, and we are incredibly proud to have such a dedicated team of dental professionals working alongside Dr. Baker. Our dental assistants, hygienists, and dental office staff all ensure your visit is comprehensive, efficient, and comfortable. At the end of the day, youll always have someone to guide and aid you at Dental Innovations.
As a dental insurance-friendly dental office, Dental Innovations is no stranger to the many different plans patients prefer to use. When the time comes to use your benefits on care, we want to make sure youre never caught by surprise or left in suspense over what your final treatments will end up costing. Instead, we walk you through your benefits and provide you with an estimate upfront, making your dental financing all the more predictable.
Dr. Bakers father was an orthodontist, and he started working for him at a young age, helping out in the lab. All of this first-hand exposure to the oral healthcare field ignited a lifelong curiosity, and he found himself walking down a similar path as hew grew older. In fact, he worked nights doing emergency blood analyses in an inner-city hospital so that he could pay for dental school and graduate with no outstanding loans. This allowed him to start his own solo dental office right away and the rest is history!
After studying at Utah State University, Dr. Baker pursued his Doctor of Dental Surgery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, graduating in 1977. Since then, he has completed numerous continuing education courses in order to stay current with new tools and techniques in dentistry, focusing on topics like sedation dentistry, metal-free restorations, orthodontics with clear braces, and more.
Dr. Baker is the proud father of five daughters who are all in their 40s and 30s today. He also has fourteen grandchildren! Outside of dentistry, traveling is one of his biggest passions. He took his children to Germany, Australia, Italy, and Slovenia for a month in a rented van when they were still young. Hes also hiked at Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon multiple times, rafted twice on the Colorado River, and embarked on both a Baltic Cruise and a trans Panama Canal cruise. Some of his other hobbies include skiing and riding his motorcycle.
Dr. Barlow has always enjoyed learning about biology and the arts of dentistry. He enjoys the challenges of being an oral surgeon and providing world-class oral healthcare to his patients at Dental Innovations. When Dr. Barlow was in college, he became good friends with an oral surgeon who showed him the wonders of dentistry and got him hooked on the industry. He set his sights high and always dreamed of becoming an oral surgeon so he could help revitalize patients' oral health and help them get their smiles back.
Dr. Barlow is a native of Utah and attended the University of Utah for his undergraduate degree. Upon graduation, he headed straight for Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended the prestigious University of Louisville School of Dentistry. After finishing dental school, Dr. Barlow moved to Chicago, Illinois, to do his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
Dr. Barlow is an avid outdoorsman who loves spending time with his family. He met his wife here in Gilbert, AZ, and has two young children with one on the way! Dr. Barlow enjoys heading back to Utah to mountain bike and hike with family and friends. If Dr. Barlow isn't here at Dental Innovations, you can bet he is on the trails or with his family.