Eric Hansen, LD, of Northwest Dental, along with his late father, worked hard to develop his skills as a licensed denturist and to pass laws that recognized and regulated his profession in the state of Washington. Today, his skilled team which includes Jennifer Ra, DDS; Kathy Han, DDS; Cody Carson, LD; Melissa Brulotte, LD; and Farzad Khalili, LD; offers an extensive line of dentistry and denture services to patients of all ages in the northwest Washington area with five locations in Bellingham, Burlington, Arlington, and Everett.The licensed denturists, dentists, and dental hygienists are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art denture and dental services in a caring, friendly environment. Northwest Dental services include:

The licensed denturists at Northwest Dental personally design, construct, and manufacture custom dentures on-site in their dental lab with the highest quality products. Being on-site makes it possible for patients to be more involved in the denture fitting process and to make changes as needed, ensuring a perfect fit and appearance. The dental experts at Northwest Dental look forward to helping each dental and denturist patient achieve the best results in their overall dental health and well-being.

Ron Hansen started his career proudly serving his country in the Air Force. Once he finished serving, he returned to Whatcom County and, with help from the G.I. Bill, he was able to begin his training at Precision Dental Lab in Bellingham, Washington.

At the time, denturism was not recognized as a profession by the state of Washington, and denturists had to work alongside dentists in order to make dentures. Despite this setback, Ron wanted to work in his own lab and after his training was over he succeeded in starting his own dental lab. It wasnt long before it had grown enough that he was able to service dentists in both Whatcom and Skagit Counties. After his son, Eric, graduated high school and showed interest in dentures, the two of them set out to change the denture world.

Eric Hansen began his career as a denturist at a very young age, playing with wax in his fathers dental lab. After he graduated high school, he put the playing aside and worked alongside his dad in his new dental lab. The two of them attended Idaho State University and the Oregon Denturist College. They both became licensed denturists in 1988 after successfully passing their exams at the Oregon Denturist College and receiving their Denturist Licenses.

Soon after they achieved their licensing, Eric and Ron owned and operated a small denture clinic in Deming, Washington on the Nooksack Indian Reservation, as denturism was not yet recognized in the state of Washington. This became Eric and Rons next mission: to get denturism to be a recognized profession by the state. Teaming up with other denturists across the state, they worked together and successfully passed Initiative 607, which formally recognized and regulated the denturist profession.

Rodney Ron Hansen peacefully left us in January 2010 and will be remembered through his wife Michaele and his two sons, Eric and Jeff. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.