Dr. West began his practice, West Family Dentistry, in 1980. He was born and raised in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. After graduating from the University of Utah, he attended Northwestern Dental School in Chicago, Illinois. He made the choice to open a practice in Green River, Wyoming so that he and his wife could live closer to family. Dr. West has always enjoyed getting to know his patients, and also creating a professional relationship with them. He chose to go into the field of dentistry to help people with their oral health as well as improve their smiles. Since he moved to Green River, Dr. West has served on various boards and community organizations. He and his wife founded the Sweetwater Performing Arts Guild in 1985; where they produced classical ballets for 25 years. From 1984 1992 he was on the Sweetwater County School Board #2; which he thoroughly enjoyed. He also assisted in founding the Green River Spurs Soccer (as several of his sons loved the sport). Dr. West is currently on the Sweetwater County Board of Health (from 2013-present), which he is proud to be a member of. His interests include the following: yard work, singing, dancing, and performing. He has been in numerous college productions at WWCC, UW and CWC; and has become known in Green River as The Singing Dentist. Often times, patients will be in our office, and will hear him singing show-tunes. In his free time, you will find Dr. West spending time with his family (of which he is very proud of). He and his wife Tag are parents to 7 children, 6 in-laws, and 12 grandchildren (with another one on the way). One thing Dr. West would like to say is, when asked when I plan on retiring, my reply is that I love my profession. Dentistry is my passion and my hobby. Dentistry invigorates me. I am still continuing to enjoy working, I love my staff and I have fun doing my job. Therefore, I dont have any plans on retiring any time soon.