Walter C. Dukes, DDS
“My father was a pharmacist and since I was very young, I’ve always had a strong interest in the healthcare field. Looking back, attending dental school was the best career decision that I could possibly make, given how much I enjoy both helping people and working with my hands.

“Since graduating from dental school, I’ve not only completed a wide variety of continuing-education classes, but I have also spent 20 years teaching classes in my specialty field of TMD at the prestigious UCLA School of Dentistry. This experience has kept me abreast of the most current therapies for treatment of head and neck pain, including TMJ, headache and migraine pain.”

Diplomate: American Board of Orofacial Pain
Fellow: American Academy of Orofacial Pain
Faculty: UCLA School of Dentistry, 1983 to 2003
Director: Santa Barbara Periodontal Study Club
Member: American Dental Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, California Dental Association
Provider: Santa Barbara Medical Foundation/Samsum Clinic
DDS: Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 1978
BS: Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1975
Postgraduate Preceptorship: UCLA School of Dentistry, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, 1982
Advanced Certification: Invisalign^® “Invisible” Braces
Continuing Education: Dr. Dukes takes over 100 hours of continuing education each year in order to stay up-to-date on the latest technologies in dentistry
In his spare time, Dr. Dukes enjoys playing with his grandchildren, church service, golf, building houses and piloting planes.