Working with a talented staff, Dr. Craig Sommer, a Colorado Springs holistic and cosmetic dentist, enjoys providing you with a wide array of dental procedure options. Those options include non-mercury filling replacements and metal-free crowns. He follows the highly sought S.M.A.R.T. Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique, recommended by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. In addition, dental implants, porcelain veneers and smile whitening round out some of his smile-enhancing cosmetic services. In keeping with his whole-body holistic focus Dr. Sommer provides laser-assisted dental procedures to enhance your dental health and well-being with a non-surgical approach to gum disease. All of this is provided in a beautiful Briargate location at 1750 Telstar Dr, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80920HistoryDr. Sommer's work background in engineering and chemistry allows him to approach dentistry with a unique perspective. You could call Dr. Sommer a "green" dentist because early in his career he became aware of the environmental impact of industrial processes and contaminants. As a result, his thinking is holistic, or whole body in nature, acutely aware of your dental health and your whole body health connection. Fortunately, this thinking influences every aspect of his practice. Dr. Sommer successfully operated two thriving practices in Northern California before returning to his Colorado home where he has been caring for the downtown Colorado Springs business and professional community for 30+ years.Dr. Craig Sommer is trained in all facets of dentistry and actively pursues additional training both inside and outside the field of dentistry. Formal Education: Hospital Residency (one year) -Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Medical Center [Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital] Earned Doctor of Dental Surgery-DDS University of California-Los Angeles School of Dentistry- (UCLA) Regents Scholar Recipient Earned Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado (CSM) Graduated with High Scholastic Honors Inducted into Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.Dr. Sommer is a current member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.The A4M is dedicated to the advancement of technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging-related diseases and to promote research into methods to retard and optimize the human aging process. The A4M is also dedicated to educating physicians, scientists, and members of the public on biomedical sciences, breaking technologies, and anti-aging issues.The A4M believes that the disabilities associated with normal aging are caused by physiological dysfunction which in many cases are ameliorable to medical treatment, such that the human lifespan can be increased, and the quality of one's life enhanced as one grows chronologically older.The A4M seeks to disseminate information concerning innovative science and research as well as treatment modalities designed to prolong the human lifespan. Anti-Aging Medicine is based on the scientific principles of responsible medical care consistent with those of other healthcare specialties. Although the A4M seeks to disseminate information on many types of medical treatments, it does not promote or endorse any specific treatment nor does it sell or endorse any commercial product.The A4M is comprised of 26,000-plus members from 120 nations worldwide, as follows:85% of our membership are physicians (MD, DO, MBBS)12% are scientists, researchers, and health practitioners; and3% are governmental officials, members of the working press, and the general publicThe disciplines of our physician members are as follows:Family Practice, 23%General Medicine, 15%Endocrinology, 11%Internal Medicine, 8%Dermatology, 8%Plastic Surgery, 6%Cardiology, 8%Doctors of Osteopathy (D.O.), 6%OB-GYN, 5%Sports Medicine, 4%Orthopedics, 2%Emergency Medicine, 2%Doctors of Chiropractic (D.C.), 2%Dr. Craig Sommer is married to his wife Linda and they enjoy five daughters and seven grandchildren. He enjoys hiking and photography.
