Top Dentists 2015
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. 29th 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 5th 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. 29th 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
Bozzi Media
Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living
Nostalgia Magazine
509-533-5350
157 S Howard | Suite 603
Spokane WA 99201
Delectable Catering
Catering and Management
The Hidden Ballroom
Loft at the Flour Mill
Hangar Event Center
509-638-9654
180 S Howard
Spokane, WA 99201
Venues
509-638-9654
The Hidden Ballroom
39 W Pacific | Spokane WA 99201
Loft at the Flour Mill
621 W Mallon, 7th Floor | Spokane WA 99201
Hangar Event Center
6905 E Rutter Ave | Spokane WA 99212