Dr. Thomas regularly take continuing educational courses to stay up to date with the latest technology in dental treatment. He has received certification in Laser Assisted Dentistry, Implantology, CAD/CAM Same day Crown, restoration technology, BOTOX and fillers and his professional memberships include Rotary Club, Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau.
Dr. Thomas lives a very active lifestyle and enjoys many extracurricular activities such as: church involvement and working with the youth there, spending time with family, guitar playing, golfing, weight lifting, fishing, soccer and many others.
His interest in dentistry began early when spending considerable time in a dental office for orthodontics. Later in high school he worked in the office of his family dentist, making the decision to pursue dentistry as a career. Integrity Dental Inc. PC was formerly known as Takaki Dental Care Center, and was purchased in 2012.
Dr. Andrew Comerci, although born in Denver, CO, spent most of his childhood in rural Southern Arizona before moving to Albuquerque, NM to finish High School. He returned to Arizona to complete his undergraduate studies at the University of Arizona in 2006, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He was awarded a four-year Health Professions Scholarship through the United States Air Force and graduated the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in 2011.
Shortly afterward, he began his active duty career with the United States Air Force and attended Commissioned Officer Training in Montgomery, AL. He was identified as a top performer of his class and completed the program as a Distinguished Graduate.
Dr. Comerci continued his dental training by completing a rigorous two-year Advanced General Education Residency at the 59th Medical Wing, Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas in 2014. Through this program, he was awarded a Master of Science in Oral Biology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland and was published in the Academy of General Dentistrys peer-reviewed journal in 2015. Following this program, he received his board certification from the American Board of General Dentistry and has since been invited to sit on its board of examiners.
During his six years of active duty service, Dr. Comerci deployed to the Middle East where he provided dental care to our troops and canine security forces. During his deployment, he was Company Grade Officer of the Quarter. And in 2016, while stationed at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, he was voted Company Grade Officer of the Year. Upon separation from the Air Force in May 2017, he joined Dr. Thomas and Integrity Dental team in Pueblo, CO.
Dr. Comerci met his beautiful wife, Guadalupe, while they studied abroad in Spain. They have since been blessed with ten plus years of happy marriage and three wonderful children. Dr. Comerci is involved in multiple community service organizations. Most notably, he is an elder in his local church, a member of the Pueblo West Rotary Club and volunteers with multiple donated dental care organizations to include the annual Colorado Mission of Mercy. Dr. Comerci most enjoys time spent with family, the study of scripture, the outdoors and playing tennis.
He graduated with a BA from Colorado College, MS from Colorado State University, DDS from University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, and completed an orthodontic residency with a MS from the University of Iowa. He served as a Major in the US Army Dental Corps and completed a graduate dental practice residency at Fort Bragg.