Dr. Clark Richard Elkins, DMD

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Being the son of a career Navy man, and being a Navy Veteran myself, I have been all over the U.S. Even still, I have spent a lot of time in Emmett. My mother, Melanie Limb Elkins, grew up and graduated high school here in Emmett. I have spent many summers visiting my grandparents Ellis and Wanda Limb. My mother grew up in a home that is literally a block and a half from the Black Canyon Dental office. Even though my grandfather passed away several years ago, and my grandmother has moved out of their long time home, I have enjoyed visiting other family members in Emmett and reminiscing of all the good times we’ve spent there. I find it an incredible blessing to be able to come back to where so many memories have been made. I graduated high school in Fallon, NV and attended Ricks College (BYU Idaho) for a year before serving a 2 year mission for the LDS Church in the Bilbao, Spain mission. After graduating Ricks College, I finished up my pre-dental studies at BYU Provo. I attended dental school in Philadelphia, PA at Temple University School of Dentistry. During this time I was part of the Oral Surgery Club that was able to travel to Haiti to offer emergency dental services for a week. While in dental school, I received a Navy scholarship and served 3 years active duty after receiving my Doctorate of Medical Dentistry. I was stationed at the Marine Corps boot camp in Parris Island, SC for a year treating new recruits. I then served two years aboard the USS Ashland out of Little Creek, VA. My time included two deployments to the Persian Gulf. After separating from the Navy I got a job at Willow Tree Dental which not only allowed me to move back to Idaho, but gave me time to find the perfect opportunity here in Emmett. In my spare time, I love to play the guitar and sing with my brother in our band. You can often find us playing weekend gigs around the valley. If I’m not playing music with my brother, you’ll usually find me in the garage working on the next stained gl