Today, we are located in downtown Bellevue inside the Overlake Hospital Campus, which is nationally recognized for its excellence in many areas of medicine. We are the only dental practice on the entire Overlake campus, and we provide dental care to many of the areas best medical professionals.
Dr. Kris Swanson, his associate Dr. Brian Mills, and the Swanson dental team continue to provide dentistry with a focus on prevention, function, and aesthetics. In their approach to patient care, they honor the legacy of quality that was created sixty years ago by Dr. Richard D. Swanson. Some days, Dr. Richard D. Swanson still stops into the practice to check in and say hello to patients.
I grew up in Wenatchee, Washington where my family had originally established Mills Bros. Mens Clothing Store in 1906. With a deep sense of community and family legacy, at an early age I decided I wanted to follow in my fathers footsteps and become a dentist.
Raised as a proud 3rd generation Washington Husky, the choice was clear and I began my eight years of enjoying games from the student section and pursuing my education at UW. During this time I met my wife Blair, who grew up in Athens, Georgia but realized that Real Dawgs Wear Purple.
Following graduation from dental school, I decided to seek further training, focused toward my interest in surgical procedures, specifically dental implants. This desire to be able to provide the best care for my patients took me to the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Hospital. Here I had the incredibly rewarding experience of providing state of the art, comprehensive dental care for our veterans.
After spending my first two years in dental practice in San Francisco, my wife and I decided we were ready to put down roots in Washington. We are raising our son Calvin, chasing our dog George, and are members of Bethany Community Church. I feel blessed to come to work each day at Swanson Dental, a place with the same family legacy and sense of community that initially attracted me to the profession. It is an honor to work in a place that stresses quality and patient care above all. The results of this 60+ years of striving for perfection is evident as I meet generations of families who have been cared for by Dr. Richard and Kris Swanson.