Education And Practice Specialties

Education

• Dr Crist attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (UNMC-COD) where he received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree.
• After practicing general dentistry for over nine years in Wyoming, Dr. Crist returned to UNMC-COD as the Post-Graduate Residency Director Of Advanced Education in General Dentistry.
• He served UNMC-COD as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Diagnosis, Pathology and Radiology for three years. Concomitantly he was able to complete his Masters of Arts (MA) degree in Business and Organizational Management at Bellevue University.
• He then completed three years of specialty training in Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics at West Virginia University receiving his specialty certificate and Masters of Science (MS) Degree.

Associations

• American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)
• American Dental Association (ADA)
• American Board of Othodontists
• College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontics
• World Federation of Orthodontists
• South Dakota Society of Orthodontists
• South Dakota Dental Association