At Burr Oak Family Dental, we provide down-to-earth care for the people of Blue Springs, MO. Our mission is to blend artistry and practicality to create a unique experience for our patients. Dentistry isn't just about fixing a smile, or taking out teeth. It’s another way to support and help the community. We love making high-quality dentistry accessible to everyone.
Born and raised in Jefferson City, MO, Dr. Clay hails from a family of farmers and found his passion for dentistry during high school. After graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University, Dr. Clay went on to earn his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry. While at UMKC, he entered the honors program, enabling him to receive additional training in dental surgery. Dr. Clay is a member of the American Dental Association, the Missouri Dental Association, the Greater Kansas City Dental Society and the Academy of General Dentistry.
Outside of dentistry, he enjoys spending time with his family, staying active, listening to audiobooks and podcasts, and cheering on the Chiefs, Royals, and Sporting KC!
Bachelor’s in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Missouri State University
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry
American Dental Association
Missouri Dental Association
Greater Kansas City Dental Society
Academy of General Dentistry
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Dr. Mark has been caring for patients from Blue Springs since 1983. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry and takes many continuing education courses each year so he can continue to provide his patients with the best care dentistry has to offer. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Dental Implant Association.
Besides dentistry, he enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, playing golf, running, and coaching high school football.
Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry
Academy of General Dentistry
American Dental Implant Association
Dr. Cole completed his undergraduate at the University of Missouri-Columbia before going on to graduate from University of Missouri-Kansas City. He completed his Residency at University Health-Lakewood. His favorite part of dentistry is being able to make a positive impact on the lives of others.
He married his high school sweetheart, Shelby and they have a beautiful baby girl, Rowen.
They have a lab named Bailey and a cat named Walter. He enjoys spending time with family and friends at the lake, barbecuing, golfing, and traveling.
American Dental Association
Missouri Dental Association
Academy of General Dentistry
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At Burr Oak Family Dental, we believe that the path to a healthy mouth starts with a comprehensive exam and x-rays. This will give us a solid idea of the type of cleaning you need and alerts us to any areas of gum disease or decay. Once we’ve evaluated your overall oral health, we can clean your teeth more efficiently.
One of our most used pieces of technology is the intraoral scanner. Intraoral scanners give us an in-depth understanding of your oral health. By blowing up a picture of your tooth and putting it on a computer monitor, we’re able to see every crack and crevice with crystal-clear detail. This allows us to detect issues when they’re still invisible to the naked eye, so we can fix a problem before it turns into a larger and more costly one.
Our CBCT machine is also an invaluable resource at Burr Oak Family Dental. A CBCT, or cone beam computed tomography is a special type of x-ray machine that generates 3D images of dental structures, soft tissues, nerve paths, and bone in one complete scan. CBCT scans provide detailed images of the bone and help diagnose diseases of all hard and soft tissue including teeth, bone, muscles, nasal cavities and sinuses. Being able to offer our patients such a detailed image may help catch and diagnose a disease in its earliest stage of development.
At Burr Oak Family Dental, we love being a part of the Blue Springs community. So much of our personal and professional successes have come from working in Blue Springs, and, to show our gratitude, we enjoy holding monthly community outreach programs. This not only allows us to reach out to those in our community who need help but it helps us repay the years of support our office has received.
