CARE ESTHETICS GILLETTE

Dr. David Porter has contributed countless hours to continuing education in order to provide his patients with the most up-to-date therapies. He is dedicated to helping his patients on their path to good health, which is why he sees patients from all across the region, including Montana, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. He is the first, and frequently the only, Wyoming dentist to offer the following services:

• The first and only naturopathic physician who is board certified
• International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology-certified (IAOMT) SMART technique for amalgam filling removal
• The first and only myofunctional therapist to complete a residency training program for the Advanced Lightwire Functional Appliance (ALF)
• To conduct the first and only residency in the Buteyko breathing technique.
• The first and only provider of orthotropic
• The first and only provider of TruDenta®
• The first and only provider of the Crozat method of orthodontics and the only provider to get special training from the American Academy of Gnathologic Orthopedics (AAGO)

Dr. Porter has trained with internationally renowned dentists and physicians. He fully realizes that health and oral health are inextricably linked. Dr. Porter received advanced training in laser dentistry from the Academy of Laser Dentistry and implant dentistry from the Misch Institute. He continues to keep on the cutting edge of dentistry by enrolling in advanced training courses and presenting at national conventions and seminars to other dentists.

Among his other career successes are the following:
International Congress of Oral Implantologists Fellowship
Misch Implant Institute graduate
American College of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry graduate
AAGO graduate
Holistic residency
Orthotropic and orthodontic residencies
Airway mini-residency
Zirconia implant residency

Dr. Porter is now pursuing ICOI diplomate designation and an Academy of General Dentistry fellowship.

Dr. Porter chose dentistry as a career path because he enjoys working with his hands and communicating with others. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2007.

After receiving his DDS, he was delighted to return to his native state. He believes in Gillette and views his opportunity to be a part of such a fantastic community as a blessing. He has witnessed firsthand how people in our community volunteer their time and energy to numerous deserving initiatives. Dr. Porter is equally committed to community service. He has participated in multiple dental days, providing free dental services to neighborhood members. He also supports many other noteworthy projects, including local youth sports programs ranging from intramural through junior and high school football, wrestling, and baseball.

Throughout the community and beyond, patients enjoy Dr. Porter’s amazing sense of humor and the fact that he delivers the same medical recommendations to his family as he does to his patients. He appreciates being a vital part of his patient’s entire health improvement, not just their dental health.

He was a high school athlete in football, baseball, and wrestling for Newcastle, Wyoming. Additionally, he played baseball in college, where he met his wife, Afton. Following his marriage, he worked in mining in Nevada and Wyoming for three years, earning money to return to dentistry school in Lincoln, NE.

Dr. Porter has been married to Afton for almost 25 years and is an active participant in their six lovely children’s life, attending their sporting events and engaging in their numerous extracurricular activities. He and his family like spending their free time outside and traveling to the Black Hills to take advantage of the area’s numerous activities. He also spends his free time reading and learning about dentistry.