Dr. Reth, his wife Diana (pictured) and family are glad to be a part of Spearfish and the Northern-Hills community. After graduating from California State University with a degree in Business Administration, he then attended Loma Linda University School of Dentistry where he graduated with Honors in Advanced Dental Education.
Dr. Reth is a member of the American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the South Dakota Dental Association. He is a past-president of the Black Hills District Dental Society and also has served as a Trustee for the South Dakota Dental Association. He continues to advocate for organized dentistry as an integral tool in maintaining high standards within the profession.
Dr. Reth is also on staff with Monument Health at the Spearfish Regional Surgery Center where he treats special-needs cases under general-anesthesia.
Why
“I originally came to the field of dentistry because I enjoyed interacting with people and working with my hands. I soon found that not only did I enjoy the creativity but also the challenge of following a whole new paradigm that is making its way to the forefront of dentistry in regards to education, prevention of disease, and oral effects on general health. I realized by the curiosity of my patients that this needs to be our focus as general practitioners. There are real and practical ways to keep our mouths healthy, and it is backed up by sound scientific research. This along with research on how the health of our mouths affects the rest of our body makes it imperative that we focus on disease control and prevention instead of filling hole by hole. New methods are being refined used to achieve this goal, and I think you will find that we are committed to doing everything we can to keep you from drill-and-fill dentistry.”
Many people don't know that Dr. Reth was a cyclist on the US National Cycling Team during the 1990's. He was able to compete all over the world and even won a Gold medal at the US National Track Cycling Championships in 1997.
Now he enjoys mountain-biking in the Black Hills and has completed the Dakota Five-O every year since arriving.
“My mission is to build long-lasting patient-relationships through honest and quality dentistry.”