Lake Family Dental

Dear Lake Family Dental Patients,

I am writing to share that my family and I will be moving, and I will be transitioning ownership of Lake Family Dental to Dr. Edward Warr. This has been a difficult, but carefully considered decision, with many personal and family factors involved.

Thank you so much for trusting me with your dental care. It has been a privilege to get to know you and your families, and I have appreciated the kindness and support you have shown me during my time at the helm of Lake Family Dental. While we are looking forward to our next chapter, I will miss our patients and the relationships we have built. This will always be our home town and it is hard to leave a place that is so dear to us.

I am pleased to introduce Dr. Warr and confidently recommend him as your new dentist. I consider him a highly skilled clinician, and he brings more than two decades of experience to the practice. His expertise, particularly in dental implants and smile design, will allow him to offer more services in the office, giving you additional options for care in a familiar setting.

Choosing the right person to take over the practice was important to me. I believe Dr. Warr will serve you well, and knowing that you will be in capable hands has made this transition easier.

Enclosed is a letter from Dr. Warr sharing more about his family, background, and approach to dentistry. I hope you will join me in welcoming him to Lake Family Dental.

Thank you again for allowing me to be part of your care. I am grateful for my time here and wish you and your families all the best.

With gratitude,

Matthew Lake, DMD
Lake Family Dental

Dear Patients of Dr. Lake,

I am so excited to join Lake Family Dental!

Native to Utah, my wife and I raised our three girls in Southern Oregon for the past 19 years. Our girls are now grown, we have a terrific son-in-law, and are expecting our first grandchild in December! We enjoy movies, music, reading, hiking – really just being together. When I’m not in the office or with family, I enjoy trail running, back country skiing, and mountaineering. In addition to summiting peaks in Oregon, Washington, and California, I’ve also been atop Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere.

During our time in Southern Oregon, I served as president of the Southern Oregon Dental Society and volunteered at numerous community venues (Veteran’s Affairs, Tooth Taxi, St. Vincent’s, and Medford Children’s Clinic).

I graduated from the University of Louisville in 2002 and have dedicated my career to providing people with the best dentistry has to offer. It is so rewarding to relieve someone’s pain, help them feel confident smiling again, or enable them to enjoy eating again. I love the positive impact that dentistry brings to people’s lives.

Two of my favorite areas of dentistry are dental implants and smile design. In 2019 I earned Diplomate status in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists by completing hundreds of hours of continuing education specific to dental implants, submitting my work for peer review, and successfully passing written and oral examinations. Smile design helps me work with patients to achieve their best smile – whether it is with natural teeth or supported by dental implants.

I look forward to meeting each and every one of you in person very soon!

Kind Regards,
Edward Warr, DMD