Little Grins Dental

Little Grins Dental Little Grins Dental is a dental practice just for kids! Give us a call or send us an appointment request from our website at littlegrinsdental.com

If we haven't met yet, we're Little Grins Dental, a kid-friendly dental practice Located in Springfield, MO. Our office features a clubhouse theme with lots of kid-approved stuff like 3-D TVs in the exam rooms, kid-sized equipment, a waiting room full of fun and games, and our nearly famous indoor playgym. (take a tour of it here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201009241537108)

Little Gri

ns Dental can file most dental insurance claims electronically and is also a subscribed provider for Delta Dental Premier & PPO, MetDental (MetLife), Humana PPO and TRICARE insurance. For families without dental insurance, financing plans are available through Care Credit. About Dr. Craig:

Craig A. Rechkemmer, DDS General Dentist

“Dr. Craig” Rechkemmer earned both his BA in Biology and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in May 2002. He spent six years on the Tooth Truck providing free dental care to at-risk children in the Springfield area. He has earned several awards for this work, including the 2007 Missouri Dental Association’s Presidential Citation and a 2007 Greater Springfield Dental Society’s Dentist of the Year nomination. In 2008, Dr. Craig joined the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock where he created a state-wide Dental Outreach program and provided care to children of all needs and abilities. After four years with the Children’s Hospital he has returned to Springfield to create Little Grins Dental, where he continues to provide care to children in a warm and friendly environment. Awards & Achievements:

-Arkansas State Dental Association’s “Presidential Coin”, 2011
-Greater Springfield Dental Society’s “Outstanding Contributions” award, 2008
-Missouri Dental Association’s “Presidential Citation”, 2007
-Greater Springfield Dental Society’s Missouri “Dentist of the Year” Nominee, 2007
-GO Magazine’s “GO Givers” award, 2007
-Springfield Business Journal’s “40 under 40” award, 2005
-OACAC “Caring about OACAC Head Start Children”, 2004, 2005
-OACAC Community Partner “Helping Hands 2004” award, 2004
-American Red Cross “Everyday Heroes” Nominee, 2003
-UMKC Weaver Award for Excellence in Periodontics and Prosthodontics, 2002
-UMKC Dental Student of the Year, 2000
-Valedictorian of Emergency Medical Technician class, 2001

Help us celebrate our lead Assistant Nicole by wishing her a Happy Birthday!
04/28/2026

Help us celebrate our lead Assistant Nicole by wishing her a Happy Birthday!

Little Grins Dental wants to give a shout-out and a huge thank you to the Thompson family for gifting Dr. Craig his very...
04/10/2026

Little Grins Dental wants to give a shout-out and a huge thank you to the Thompson family for gifting Dr. Craig his very own Dr. Craig Lego!

Check out K & B 3D Dreams to be able to get your very own Lego character and much more!

Congratulations to Adalyn for winning our March Happy Grins Club prize for awesome oral hygiene care and good teeth brus...
04/06/2026

Congratulations to Adalyn for winning our March Happy Grins Club prize for awesome oral hygiene care and good teeth brushing! Keep up the great work.

Our April Happy Grins Club prize will be tickets to the Dickerson Park Zoo.

Little Grins Dental wants to wish all our patients and their families a Happy Easter! 🐰 🧺 🌼
04/05/2026

Little Grins Dental wants to wish all our patients and their families a Happy Easter! 🐰 🧺 🌼

Scan the QR code and leave us a Google review for your chance to win!
04/03/2026

Scan the QR code and leave us a Google review for your chance to win!

Little Grins Dental wants your help in wishing our awesome Dental Assistant Abby a Happy Birthday!Hope today is as aweso...
04/02/2026

Little Grins Dental wants your help in wishing our awesome Dental Assistant Abby a Happy Birthday!Hope today is as awesome as you! 😀 🎂 🥳

What a great end to Dr. Craigs Birthday Spirit week. We had fun dressing up and celebrating our awesome doctor.
03/28/2026

What a great end to Dr. Craigs Birthday Spirit week. We had fun dressing up and celebrating our awesome doctor.

Dr. Craig Birthday week continues! Thursday Spirit week: 80's and 90's day!
03/26/2026

Dr. Craig Birthday week continues! Thursday Spirit week: 80's and 90's day!

Raffle Time Again!Little Grins Dental is offering 3 admission tickets to Bass Pros Wonders of Wildlife and Aquarium. The...
03/26/2026

Raffle Time Again!
Little Grins Dental is offering 3 admission tickets to Bass Pros Wonders of Wildlife and Aquarium. The tickets are good for any regular business day and are good through March 14th, 2027!
TO WIN!
Head to Little Grins Dental Google page and leave a review for your chance to win. We will be drawing the winner end of April!

Leave us a review for your chance to win!

Happy Birthday Dr. Craig! In honor of his actual day of birth a few of us surprised him with looking like him. 😃
03/25/2026

Happy Birthday Dr. Craig! In honor of his actual day of birth a few of us surprised him with looking like him. 😃

Day 1 of our spirit week is Hawaiin Day in honor of celebrating Dr. Craigs Birthday week. 🌴 🌊 🌸 🌞
03/24/2026

Day 1 of our spirit week is Hawaiin Day in honor of celebrating Dr. Craigs Birthday week. 🌴 🌊 🌸 🌞

It is that time a year again for us to celebrate Dr. Craigs Birthday with a spirt week! Everyone wish Dr. Craig a Happy ...
03/24/2026

It is that time a year again for us to celebrate Dr. Craigs Birthday with a spirt week!
Everyone wish Dr. Craig a Happy Birthday week and if you have an appointment be ready to see the staff having fun and dressed up in celebration!

Address

4728 S Campbell Avenue, Ste 120
Springfield, MO
65810

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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