The average adult has 32 teeth – 28 if they’ve had their wisdom teeth removed. Chewing, cutting, tearing, biting and shining oh, so bright in pictures, those 32 teeth play an important role in your everyday life. So in an effort to take care of them, you need to partner with a “tooth maintenance engineer,” also known as a dentist. But you don’t want just any dentist, you want a topDentist™. We’ve got 114 of the area’s top dentists for you (which by the way, breaks down to three-and-a-half dentists per tooth)! That should keep your 32 chompers chomping!

SELECTION PROCESS

“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”

This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists™ should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and of course physical results.

The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as dentists listed online with their local dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists who we have missed that they feel should be included in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peer’s work when evaluating the other nominees.

Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received, status in various dental academies (Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Periodontology, etc.) can play a factor in our decision.

Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.

Of course there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the United States. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.

ENDODONTICS

Lisa A. Ellingsen, DDS

Ellingsen Endodontics

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 201

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-921-5666

Michelle A. Ellingsen, DDS

Ellingsen Endodontics

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 201

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-921-5666

Tim L. Gatten, DDS

Access Endodontic Specialists

602 North Calgary Court,

Suite 301

Post Falls, ID 83854

208-262-2620

I. Blake McKinley, DDS

Spokane Endodontics

620 North Argonne Road,

Suite A

Spokane, WA 99212

509-928-8762

Scott J. Starley, DDS

Inland Endodontics

3151 East 29th Avenue,

Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99223

509-535-1720

Timothy L. Sweatman, DDS

775 East Holland, Suite 202

Spokane, WA 99218

509-468-7744

Roderick W. Tataryn, DDS

Tataryn Endodontics

2700 South Southeast Boulevard, Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99223

509-747-7665

GENERAL DENTISTRY

Bryan D. Anderson, DDS

2807 South Stone Street,

Suite 102

Spokane, WA 99223

509-624-7151

Michael A. Bloom, DDS

9928 North Government Way

Hayden, ID 83835

208-772-3583

George J. Bourekis, DDS

12409 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, 99216

509-924-4411

Rodney D. Braun, DDS

775 East Holland Avenue,

Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99218

509-464-2391

Laura J. Bruya Wilson

Sordoff and Wilson Family Dentistry

12706 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, WA 99216

509-928-3131

Timothy J. Casey, DDS

Casey Family Dental

22910 East Appleway Avenue, Suite 5

Liberty Lake, WA 99019

509-927-9279

Brent L. Child, DDS

10121 North Nevada Street, Suite 101

Spokane, WA 99218

509-468-1685

Brooke M. Cloninger, DDS

2001 East 29th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-534-4600

Kenneth J. Collins, DDS

Collins Dentistry & Aesthetics

3151 East 28th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99223

509-540-1111

Kenneth M. Collins, DDS

Collins Family Dentistry

1841 First Street

Cheney, WA 99004

509-235-8451

Constance Copetas, DDS

104 West 5th Avenue,

Suite 290-E

Spokane, WA 99204

509-747-5586

Travis V. Coulter, DDS

Coulter Family Dentistry

12121 East Broadway Avenue

Spokane, WA 99206

509-924-1314

Kimberly Richards Craven, DDS

South Hill Family Dental

1424 South Bernard Street

Spokane, WA 99203

509-747-7166

Cliff R. Cullings, DDS

Cullings Family Dentistry

22106 East Country Vista Drive, Suite C

Liberty Lake, WA 99019

509-926-0066

Terry T. DeVore, DDS

Spirit Lake Family Dental

6070 West Jackson Street

Spirit Lake, ID 83869

208-623-6400

Blaine D. Dodson, DDS

Evergreen Cosmetic Family Dentistry

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 202

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-928-4191

Eric C. Ellingsen, DDS

Ellingsen-Flynn Dentistry

1215 North McDonald Road, Suite 203

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-924-2866

Erin E. Elliott, DDS

Post Falls Family Dental Center

313 North Spokane Street

Post Falls, ID 83854

208-773-4579

Ola J. Englund, DDS

Englund & DesRoches Dentistry

6817 North Cedar Road

Spokane, WA 99208

509-326-8170

Michele L. Foglia, DDS

Spokane Valley Dental

200 North Mullan Road,

Suite 103

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-928-8431

Whitney M. Frank, DDS

Gibbon & Frank Family Dentistry

801 East Medical Court

Post Falls, ID 83854

208-773-1559

Amir A. Ganji, DDS

Cannon Hill Dental

1424 South Bernard Street

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-5590

Robert D. Granly, DDS

2603 West Wellesley Avenue

Spokane, WA 99205

509-327-4160

Robb B. Heinrich, DDS

10121 North Nevada Street, Suite 302

Spokane, WA 99218

509-467-1117

Jeffrey R. Hood, DDS

Evergreen Cosmetic Dentistry

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 202

Spokane, WA 99216

509-928-4191

James C. Hoppe, DDS

3010 South Southeast Boulevard, Suite E

Spokane, WA 99223

509-534-0569

Bradley D. Jarvis, DDS

Braun & Jarvis Family Dentistry

775 East Holland Avenue

Spokane, WA 99218

509-464-2391

Creigh S. House, DDS

1004 S. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99204

509-838-5597

Mark A. Jensen, DDS

Millwood Family Dental

3018 North Argonne

Spokane, WA 99212

509-928-5444

Susan Mahan Kohls, DDS

2020 E. 29^th Avenue, Suite 100

Spokane, WA 99203

509-534-0428

Ryan R. Love, DDS

420 North Evergreen Road, Suite 600

Spokane, WA 99216

509-928-2525

Joseph L. Luchini, DDS

Luchini Family Dentistry

2107 West Pacific Avenue

Spokane, WA 99201

509-838-3544

Rudyard McKennon, DDS

431 West Shoshone Place, Suite 864

Spokane, WA 99201

509-624-5303

Daniel James Mergen, DDS

902 West 14th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99204

509-747-5186

Stephen H. Mills, DDS

3201 South Grand Boulevard

Spokane, WA 99203

509- 747-5184

Kent E. Mosby, DDS

Laser Dentistry of Coeur d’Alene

910 West Ironwood Drive

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-667-1154

Kathrine A. Olson, DDS

210 South Sullivan Road

Spokane Valley, WA 99037

509-924-9596

Brent H. Osborn, DDS

North Pines Dental Care

1107 North Pines Road

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-924-6262

Kurt A. Petellin, DDS

1717 Lincoln Way, Suite 105

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-765-0397

Kurt Peterson, DDS

Peterson Dental

1604 West Riverside Avenue

Spokane, WA 99201

509-747-2183

Simon P. Prosser, DDS

251 East 5^th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99201

509-747-2183

James J. Psomas, DDS

12409 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, WA 99201

509-747-2183

Paul F. Reamer, DDS

Reamer Family Dentistry

12805 East Sprague Avenue

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-924-5661

Charles L. Regalado, DDS

6817 North Cedar Road, Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99208

509-326-6862

James Allen Robson, DDS

Avondale Dental Center

1683 East Miles Avenue

Hayden, ID 83835

208-772-4066

Stanley A. Sargent, DDS

Grand Corner Dental

3707 South Grand Boulevard, Suite B

Spokane, WA 99203

509-838-2434

Todd Schini, DDS

Schini Family Dentistry

2000 Northwest Boulevard, Suite 100

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-664-3321

Jay H. Sciuchetti, DDS

2103 South Grand Boulevard

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-0542

Robert R. Shaw, DDS

2700 South Southeast Boulevard, Suite 101

Spokane, WA 99223

509-747-8779

Mark M. Sodorff, DDS

Sodorff and Wilson Family Dentistry

12706 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, WA 99216

509-928-3131

Michael A. Trantow, DDS

12121 East Broadway Avenue

Building 3

Spokane, WA 99206

509-928-3363

John Van Gemert, DDS

Liberty Park Family Dentistry

1118 South Perry Street

Spokane, WA 99202

509-534-2232

George J. Velis, DDS

Velis Family Dentistry

820 South Pines Road

Spokane, WA 99206

509-924-8200

Nicholas G. Velis, DDS

Velis Family Dental

820 South Pines Road

Spokane, WA 99206

509-924-8200

Penny C. Walpole, DDS

Evergreen Cosmetic and Family Dentistry

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 202

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-928-4191

Scott Warnica, DDS

12409 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, WA 99216

509-924-4411

Marc D. Weiand, DDS

Weiand and Weiand DDS

1414 North Vercler Road, Suite 6

Spokane WA, 99216

509-926-1589

Ronald W. Weiand, DDS

Weiand and Weiand DDS, PS

1414 North Vercler Road, Suite 6

Spokane WA, 99216

509-926-1589

Richard D. Weigand, DDS

2700 South Southeast Boulevard, Suite 110

Spokane, WA 99223

(509) 485-8620

Kory Wilson, DDS

Avondale Dental Center

1683 East Miles Avenue

Hayden, ID 83835

208-772-4066

Spencer C. Wirig, DDS

Lakeview Dental

801 West Milwaukee Drive

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-664-0884

Stephen O. Woodard, DDS

1020 South Pines Road

Spokane, WA 99206

509-924-8585

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

John R. Ames, DDS

Cascade Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

101 West Cascade Way,

Suite 103

Spokane, WA 99208

509-468-1535

Chad Patrick Collins, DDS

The Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

322 West 7th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99204

509-624-2202

Daniel R. Cullum, DDS

Implants Northwest

1859 North Lakewood Drive, Suite 101

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-667-5565

Kenji Willard Higuchi, DDS

Drs. Higuchi and Skinner, P.S.

12509 East Mission Avenue, Suite 101

Spokane Valley, WA 99218

509-928-3600

Melanie S. Lang, DDS

Spokane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

12109 East Broadway Avenue, Building C

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-7106

Bryan W. McLelland, DDS

Spokane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

12109 East Broadway Avenue, Building C

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-7106

Mark C. Paxton, DDS

Spokane Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

12109 East Broadway Avenue, Building C

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-7106

Daniel W. Skinner, DDS

Drs. Higuchi and Skinner, P.S.

12509 East Mission Avenue, Suite 101

Spokane Valley, WA 99218

509-928-3600

Oral Pathology

Robert J. Achterberg, DDS

InCyte Pathology

13103 East Mansfield Avenue

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-892-2700

Orthodontics

Michael Paul Chaffee, DDS

Riverstone Orthodontics

2140 West Riverstone Drive, Suite 301

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-667-9212

Stephanie Combs, DDS

Slack & Combs Othodontics

605 East Holland Ave, Suite 217

Spokane, WA 99218

509-998-1745

Erik R. Curtis, DDS

Curtis Orthodontics

215 West Canfield Avenue

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815

208-772-7272

Jacob DaBell, DDS

DaBell Orthodontics

720 North Evergreen Road, Suite 101

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-921-1700

Paul L. Damon, DDS

Damon Orthodontics

12406 East Mission Avenue

Spokane, WA 99216

509-924-9860

Richard C. Ellingsen, DDS

Ellingsen Paxton Johnson Orthodontics

12109 East Broadway Avenue, Suite B

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-0570

Joshua Johnson, DDS

Johnson Orthodontics

510 East Hastings Road,

Suite B

Spokane, WA 99218

509-328-1243

Bret Johnson, DDS

755 East Holland Avenue

Spokane, 99218

509-466-2666

Shannon L. Magnuson, DDS

Magnuson Orthodontics

10121 North Nevada Street, Suite 201

Spokane, WA 99218

509-443-5597

Diane Stevens Paxton, DDS

Ellingsen Paxton Orthodontics

12109 East Broadway Avenue, Suite B

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-0570

Gerald S. Phipps, DDS

Phipps Orthodontics

520 South Cowley Street,

Suite 102A

Spokane, WA 99202

509-838-3703

Scott William Ralph, DDS

2420 E. 29^th Avenue #200

Spokane, WA 99223

509-892-9284

Gerald E. Smith, DDS

Smith Orthodontics

101 West Cascade Way,

Suite 100

Spokane, WA 99208

509-467-6535

T. Joel Blake

KidSmile Dental

721 North Pines Road,

Suite 101

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-1234

Pediatric Dentistry

Tom Dance, DDS

1027 West Prairie Avenue

Hayden, ID 83835

208-772-2202

Andrew Hrair Garabedian, DDS

The Children’s Choice

418 East 30th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-1182

Molly Gunsaulis, DDS

Dentistry for Children

15404 East Springfield Avenue, Suite 102

Spokane Valley, WA 99037

509-922-1333

Christopher W. Herzog, DDS

The Children’s Choice

418 East 30th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-1182

Erin L. Johnson, DDS

South Hill Pediatric Dentistry

2020 East 29th Avenue,

Suite 130

Spokane, WA 99203

509-315-2090

Jason R. Moffitt, DDS

Moffitt Children’s Dentistry

520 South Cowley Street

Spokane, WA 99202

509-838-1445

Bruce Charles Toillion, DDS

The Children’s Choice

418 East 30th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-1182

Charles Emerick Toillion, DDS

The Children’s Choice

418 East 30th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-1182

David Bruce Toillion, DDS

The Children’s Choice

418 East 30th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99203

509-624-1182

John M. Ukich, Sr., DDS

Pediatric Dental Center of North Idaho

1717 Lincoln Way, Suite 205

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-667-3556

John R. Ukich, Jr., DDS

Pediatric Dental Center of North Idaho

1717 Lincoln Way, Suite 205

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-667-3556

Periodontics

Tom O. Conlon, DDS

12509 East Mission Avenue, Suite 203

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-928-6464

David W. Engen, DDS

6817 North Cedar Road,

Suite 202

Spokane, WA 99208

509-326-4445

Anthony G. Giardino, DDS

South Hill Periodontics

2700 South Southeast Boulevard, Suite 210

Spokane, WA 99223

509-536-7032

Lauralee Nygaard, DDS

Lauralee Nygaard Periodontics

1005 North Evergreen Road, Suite 102

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-927-3272

Gary M. Shellerud, DDS

508 West 6th Avenue, Suite 208

Spokane, WA 99204

509-838-4321

Brent R. Unruh, DDS

North Idaho Periodontics

1717 Lincoln Way, Suite 107

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

208-664-0489

Shaun M. Whitney, DDS

Lake City Dental Specialties

1322 West Kathleen Avenue, Suite Two

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815

208-664-7300

Prosthodontics

Bradley L. DeCounter, DDS

826 North Mullan Road, Suite D

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

509-926-7431

Jeffrey L. Lockwood, DDS

Northside Prosthodontics and Family Dentistry

6817 North Cedar Road, Suite 102

Spokane, WA 99208

509-327-4469

Earl M. Ness, DDS

823 West 7th Avenue

Spokane, WA 99204

509-744-0916