West River Periodontics and Implant Dentistry

11/25/2025

We are so very thankful for our team and all of you and hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. 🧡🦷 Our office will be closed November 26th through Sunday November 30th for Thanksgiving. If you are experiencing a dental emergency during this time and are a patient of record please call our office. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! 💛🧡🤎

11/06/2025

Healthy smiles start with a happy team! We wrapped up our day early to celebrate all the hard work, dedication, and heart that this incredible crew puts in every day. Here’s to laughter, teamwork, and great company—all these awesome people make WRP the wonderful place it is. So thankful for this team! 🧡🦷

Thanks to (starting on the left): Jessica, Lindsay, Raquel, Kelsey, Amy, Tringie, Cindy, Mary, Emilee, Dr Mattie Bertels, Jade, Savannah, Jaimie, Christy, Brenda, Wendy, and Dr Chuck Scanlon!

11/04/2025

And, FINALLY, the winning pumpkin in the whimsical category is Kieffer Family Dental with the cute octopus and the winner in the scary category is a truly terrifying pumpkin designed by Black Hills Dentures & Implants. Congratulations to our winners and THANK YOU to all who participated. We love the pumpkin design challenge and are so impressed by all the submissions each year. 🎃🧡

11/04/2025

The moment we've been waiting for...the winners of our 2025 WRP Pumpkin Design Challenge are....first, let's look at all the submissions. Which two would you choose? The categories were "scary" and "whimsical" and there is one winner in each category. We do have the official two winners...we'll announce at 8am. 🎃

11/03/2025

Thank you to all the local dental offices that submitted a pumpkin for our contest! We just tallied the votes and we will announce the winning pumpkins in the morning! 🎃🎃🎃

10/31/2025

It’s our favorite day of the year! 💀👻🎃 All of our WRP kids showed off their costumes for our annual costume parade and did some “trick or treating” in our office. It was SPOOKTACULAR!
🤣👻🎃🍬 Happy Halloween!

10/17/2025

One day isn’t enough to celebrate the best boss ever! He’s generous and kind and tells the best dad jokes. 😂 Happy Boss’s Day to our favorite rockstar, Dr Scanlon! 🦷🧡

08/20/2025

The West River Perio team celebrated Burritos and Bundts today to help spread the word about Titanium 2025! We fueled up on delicious burritos from Beau's Diner before heading out to deliver sweet Nothing Bundt Cakes to our amazing Rapid City dental community. 🦷❤️
📢 Don’t forget to register for Titanium 2025!
👉 Visit www.westriverperio.com/titanium to reserve your spot.
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Christian Coachman, who will be presenting:
“Pragmatic Systems for Comprehensive Dentistry” – a must-see program packed with practical strategies, quality CE credits, and value for your entire dental team.
🗓️ Expect a fantastic day of learning, great fellowship, lunch, and an awesome gift for attendees!
Let’s make Titanium 2025 one to remember — we can't wait to see you there!

07/02/2025

West River Periodontics will be closed July 3rd and 4th in observance of Independence Day. If you are a patient of record experiencing a dental emergency during this time, please call our office to be directed to our on-call doctor. Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸💙

05/26/2025

04/23/2025

We're celebrating our Administrative Team this week! Their commitment to excellence inspires us all. On this special week, we want to acknowledge that we couldn't do it without them! Their efficiency, attention to detail, and ability to keep everything running smoothly are truly invaluable. Special thanks to Kelsey, Amy, Wendy, and Heather for their tireless efforts in keeping us and our patients organized. We appreciate and value the hard work that they all do every day. 🦷🧡