Dr. Slack is a graduate of Utah State University and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery at Case Western Reserve University. His many professional memberships include the American Dental Association, the Colorado Dental Association, Colorado Prosthodontic Society, the Crown Council and General Membership in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. In addition, Dr. Slack stays abreast of all current advancements in Dentistry. He is among a select group of dentists in the U.S. who have graduated from the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies and he logs over 150 hours of continuing education each year in order to offer his patients the best dental options available.
RIDGE STREET DENTAL 213 South Ridge Street P.O. Box 5620 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 phone: (970) 453-1996 fax: (970) 453-1171 email: drcslack@aol.com About Dr. Slack | Meet the Team | For Your Health For Your Smile | Smiles for Life | Contact Dr. Slack |
Dr. Slack is a kind and compassionate dentist whose practice is devoted to providing beautiful, healthy smiles. Though his office is equipped with the most state-of-the-art equipment and Dr. Slack is highly skilled in the most recent dental practices, his warm and caring nature are what bring his patients back. Many of Dr. Slacks patients have been with him since 1985 when he first began practicing, though he always welcomes new faces and smiles to his dental home. Dr. Slack has been a member of Rotary International since 1985 and makes yearly trips to third world countries to perform dentistry on the underprivileged ~ his greatest professional achievement is being able to bring smiles to people who couldn't otherwise have healthy teeth. In addition, Dr. Slack is instrumental in increasing knowledge about the dangers associated with tobacco use among the general population. Dr Slack is the first dentist in his area to utilize the Velscope in his oral cancer examination of his patients. This allows for the earliest detection of potential cancer in the mouth.
Dr. Slack is raising his four children, Chase, Chelsea, Henry and Isaac, and an assortment of dogs and cats. After a successful twenty years in private practice in the Denver area, he and his family moved to Breckenridge to enjoy small town life and the Colorado mountains up close! He resides in Breckenridge and commutes gorgeous Hwy 91 to treat Lake County patients at his practice in a little historic house on Poplar Street in Leadville. Dr. Slack and his team invite you to come home to Ridge Street Dental in our remodeled historic home on Ridge Street.