Highlands Ranch Dentist

 

 

 

Highlands Ranch Dentistry, Denver dentist

Dr. H. Candace DeLapp  a Highlands Ranch and Denver Dentist is also a well-respected and experienced practitioner with a special interest in cosmetic dentistry. Our Highlands Ranch dentist has been practicing in her home community of Centennial for 15 years. Dr. DeLapp began her dental career in a most unusual fashion.

 

After high school Candace did not have the opportunity to attend college and started working at the University of Colorado Heath Science Center as a clerk-typist. Nineteen years, much work, and several promotions later, she was an Administrative Officer in the Department of Neurology and was in charge of grants and budgets. She was one of several investigators in the study entitled "Long-Term Results Following Prednisone and Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis," which was published in the journal Neurology. Her other publications involving neurology practice patterns also appeared in Neurology. Going to school at night and on weekends, Dr. DeLapp undertook a pre-dental curriculum and is one of the few to be admitted to a professional school without an undergraduate degree.

 

While in Dental School she was President of her Dental School class for four years and participated in many committees at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry.

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After dental school, Dr. DeLapp was twice elected President of the University of Colorado Dental School Alumni Association her last term ending in 2007. She has been named to the Deans Advisory Council at the School of Dentistry, is on the Board of Trustees for the Dental School, and attends several established several dental study clubs in the metro area. Dr. DeLapp is a member of the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society Peer Review Committee.  In 2008 Dr. H.. Candace DeLapp and Dr. James DeLapp were recognized by the University of Colorado School of Dentistry as "Alumni of the Year" .  In 2008 was inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy.  The academy is an International Honary Dental Organization recognizing outstanding dentists and celebrating their achievements.

 

Dr. DeLapp is currently a Clinical Instructor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine She is teaching Operative Dentistry I and II, Removable Prosthetics  (full and partial dentures) and Occlusion at the School of Dentistry. This is the course where dental students learn how to drill and fill teeth; dentists call this "restoring teeth." The removable prosthetics course involves the fabrication of full and partial dentures. The occlusion course involves how your teeth fit together and clenching and grinding of your teeth e.g.

Dr. DeLapp maintains membership in:

As an advocate for continuing education, she attends many dental continuing education courses, including::

 

Dr. Candace DeLapp actively gives back to the community as a volunteer. In addition to her volunteer work at the dental school, Dr. DeLapp is Certified Official for USA Swimming. She  spends hundreds of volunteer hours helping our community through various charitable organizations. Her other outside interests include fly-fishing, gardening, and collecting antiques.

 

The DeLapps' daughter, Sarah, was biology major at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where she was awarded a scholarship athlete for the Rams in swimming. Sarah earned All- Academic Mountain West award in college for her contributions to the CSU swim team. Sarah graduated from Colorado State University in 2004 and is currently a Junior at University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine class of 2010. The doctors other web site can be viewed by clicking on this link Highlands Ranch Dentist.