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Dr. John F. Miller DDS “I’d get those California plates off your car as soon as you can.” This unsolicited advice was thrown in my direction at The Town Pump after informing my fueling neighbor of my new arrival to the Flathead Valley. I was not surprised by this gentleman’s sentiment knowing fullwell I had somehow snuck my way into the Exclusive Flathead Valley Resident’s Club; a little good-natured ribbing is requisite to eventually claiming oneself a Local.
Hi, I’m Dr. John F. Miller DDS. I’m pleased to introduce myself to the lovely women of Northwest Montana. Joining me is my beautiful wife Juli, along with our three amazing children Nayvee (6), Banks (3), and Maxwell (0.85-ish). Juli grew-up in Southern Alberta and I hail from Northeast Arizona. I was initially
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drawn-in by her otherworldly physical attractiveness, only to realize shortly after that this was surpassed by her emotional and spiritual intelligence. She is my perfect companion.
After getting married we called Mesa, AZ. home while I completed my Biology degree from Arizona State University (Go Devils) where I graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2007. During that time we welcomed Nayvee Lee into our lives, and the three of us took our show on the road all the way to San Francisco in the summer of 2008, where I began my training at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry as a recipient of the Dean’s scholarship.
Upon arrival in San Francisco, we found our 800 overpriced square feet felt a little too roomy so we bucked conventional wisdom and added Banksy to the mix in 2009. It was around this time that Juli and I had to make the major decision of where to lay down some roots and raise our children. I said, “Julz, we spend all of our vacation time in the Flathead because we love
it so much. If we don’t move there we’ll never experience the rest of the world.” It was then that I began my search for employment in the valley and was blessed with an ownership position at the Columbia Falls Family Dental Center alongside Dr. Dean Calderwood. We had fallen in love with our city by the bay and our hearts hurt as we travelled north over the Golden Gate and it’s iconic orange bridge with the GPS set for Whitefish, MT.
A year and a half has passed since that road trip and we couldn’t be more content. The life we found was a little too relaxed so we added 8 pounds of chaos in the form of Maxwell Jay last spring. Wow, I think that about covers a nut-shell’s worth of an introduction to the Miller family. I’d like to focus the remainder of this column on a subject I am very passionate about: Teeth and the practice of Cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentistry is defined as a set of elective (not required for health) dental procedures, with the aim of improving the appearance of one’s smile. The dental options available for improving one’s smile