John T. Fales, Jr., D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Fales
earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular Biology from the
University of Kansas in 1978. He then attended the University of
Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Dentistry and obtained his Doctor
of Dental Surgery in 1982. He completed residency in pediatric dentistry
in 1991 at Children’s Mercy Hospital and the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Also in 1991, he earned a Master of Science in Oral Biology from the
UMKC School of Dentistry.
Dr. Fales
has presented numerous lectures to pre-school and public school
students, as well as to parents, teachers and community organizations.
He has also presented seminars to dental professionals regarding laser
dentistry.
He gives
back to the community by volunteering with Kansas Donated Dental
Services, Olathe Schools Community Care Program, Pet Partners/Delta
Society, Kiwanis International, and Boy Scouts of America. He is also
the Vice-President of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation and is the
Immediate Past-President of the America’s Dentists Care Foundation.
Dr.
Fales’ professional affiliations include the American Dental
Association, Kansas Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry, Southwest Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Fifth District
Dental Society, Kansas Association of Pediatric Dentistry, and the
Kansas City Association of Pediatric Dentists. He is a fellow in the
American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists and
the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is a
Past-President of the Fifth District Dental Society of Kansas where he
has been a member since 1982. Dr. Fales is the Immediate Past-President
of the Kansas Dental Association and currently serves as President of
the Kansas Association of Pediatric Dentists. He is a member of the
Advocacy Team for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and is on
the Board of Directors for Oral Health Kansas and America's Dentists
Care Foundation. Dr. Fales also serves on the Oral Health Kansas
Advisory Committee and the Oral Health Kansas Dental Champions Advisory
Board.
Dr. Fales
was honored as the Dentist of the Year by the Fifth District Dental
Society of Kansas in 2007. He was the recipient of the Susan
Brockman-Bell Humanitarian Award in 2009, and is a graduate of the Oral
Health Kansas Dental Champions Class of 2010. In 2011, Dr. Fales was
honored as the Kansas Dentist Clinician of the year by Oral Health
Kansas. Most recently, he and his team received national recognition as
Volunteer of the Year from the America’s Dentists Care Foundation.
Dr. Fales and
his wife have two adult children and a beautiful granddaughter. In his
spare time, he enjoys model railroading, flying, gardening, woodworking,
water gardening, working on his favorite car (a 1991 Miata), playing
the drums and guitar, and spending time with family and friends. He is
also a member of Advent Lutheran Church where he sings in the Chancel
Choir.