John Flucke has been practicing dentistry since 1987, and for the past fiftteen years, has managed his private practice in Lee’s Summit, MO, a suburb of Kansas City.

Dr. Flucke’s technical revelation began in 1992 with the purchase of a computer to aid his office manager in bookkeeping duties.  Since then, Dr. Flucke has become a firm believer in integrating technology into the dental practice, and currently utilizes computers in the operatories, networked intraoral cameras, surgical lasers, digital radiography, computerized patient education, air abrasion, high speed curing, CEREC, and Internet communications with patients and other practitioners.

·         D.D.S., University of Missouri at Kansas City (1987)

·         B.A., Psychology, University of Missouri at Kansas City (1983)

·         Presenter at the American Dental Association’s annual Technology Day (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) and is scheduled to speak at the 2004 Orlando conference

·         Technology Editor to Dental Practice Report  (1999 - Present)

·         Technology Editor to the Missouri Dental Association  Focus  (1999 - Present)

·         Clinical Consultant for Lares Research, Eaglesoft, and Electro Optical Sciences  (1998 - Present)

·         Co-Chair of the Missouri Peer Review Committee (2000 - Present)

·         Contributing writer to Dental Products Report  (1999)

·         Contributing writer to the Tools ‘R’ Us Dental Technology Newsletter  (1998/1999)

·         Featured in the Journal of the German Dental Association  (1999)

·         American Dental Association

·         Academy of General Dentistry

·         Missouri Dental Association

·         Greater Kansas City Dental Society

·         American Academy for Sports Dentistry

Dr. Flucke specializes in numerous subjects, but prefers to customize symposiums to the needs of the audience.  All engagements feature a multimedia presentation with up to the minute technological information.  Some presentation topics include:

·         Integrating Technology into the Dental Practice

·         CAD/CAM One Visit Porcelain Restorative Dentistry

·         Palm Handheld Computing

·         Operatory Computers

·         Video in Dentistry

·         Digital Caries Diagnosis

·         Nd:YAG Laser Usage

·         Web Site Design & Marketing 

·         Air Abrasion & High Speed Curing

·         Video and Digital Radiography Integration

·         Customized Presentations Developed Upon Request

When not playing with computers, Dr. Flucke enjoys baseball, running and reading.      Dr. Flucke is married and has two children.