Lance Harris

I was born and raised in Fallbrook, California, a small avocado town in northern San Diego County.  My father, Tom, worked as an entrepreneur and successfully started his own cinnamon roll franchise called Cindy's Cinnamon Rolls that flourished across the country in the 1980s and 1990s.  My mother, Cindy, worked as a dental assistant in several practices gaining great exposure to different business models and systems within dentistry.  There's no doubt that the entrepreneurial spirit of my father and the clinically minded personality of my mother have influenced my choice to pursue practice ownership.

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Upon graduating high school, I enrolled in Brigham Young University where I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology.  Following my first year in undergrad, I took a two year hiatus to serve a full time mission in Guadalajara, Mexico where I learned to speak Spanish fluently and gained a better appreciation of what it means to serve.

 

Once I returned from my mission, I endeavored to best position myself to apply to dental school by focusing on both schoolwork and shadowing dentists in my community.  It was also during this time that I met my beautiful wife Lisa who has been a pillar of strength in helping me achieve my career goals.  We now have two daughters.

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I was accepted to the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ASDOH) where I completed my formal dental education.  At school, I quickly realized that the most enjoyable aspect of dentistry was the daily interaction that I had with both my patients and coworkers.  Although I enjoy the clinical aspect of dentistry, what gets me excited for work everyday is the close relationship that I have with my patients and coworkers.  This, along with my desire to lead, is what has driven my decision to purchase a dental practice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After graduating ASDOH in 2019, I began my journey as a dentist in the United States Navy.  Our first duty station took us to Bangor, Washington where I completed a credentialing tour gaining experience in different dental specialities.  We loved Washington and the Pacific Northwest!  Upon finishing our time in Washington, we elected to go to Okinawa, Japan for a two year tour with the 3rd Dental Battalion.  We are currently stationed on Camp Courtney in Okinawa and have thoroughly enjoyed working with Marines overseas.