The business of fixing smiles in rural Alaska is a tricky one.  We at the YKHC Dental Department want you to have the most beautiful smile possible, and we’re continually looking for ways to improve our methods, develop our staff, and expand our outreach to allow you better access to oral health care.

A huge part of our focus is delivering high level dental care in our unique and beautiful villages. It takes a huge amount of physical and emotional investment to bring a dental clinic to remote villages, and the logistical barriers that present themselves on village trips make dentistry even more difficult.  The ever-changing challenges of village travel demand mental toughness, flexibility, and a sacrifice of comfort.

Over the last year Dr. Sean Davis completed over 70 days of village travel, providing care to patients all across the delta.  I’m not sure what the record is for village travel in the history of YKHC Dental, but this performance has to be a challenger for the title.  Dr. Davis has received a multitude of patient compliments over that period for bringing a positive attitude and caring demeanor to each and every appointment.  Dr. Davis has made significant personal sacrifices in order to bring dentistry to our villages and for that we owe him a great deal of thanks.

Dr. Davis, thank you for your dedication to helping your patients improve their oral health and their lives.  Thank you for putting your community first and going above and beyond the requirements in order to make a difference here in the Delta. Your work ethic and approach to life in general is an inspiration to those around you.

Tucker Burnett, DMD, Dental Director