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Dr. Russell T. Wilson was born and raised in Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the second of four children. He loved growing up in an area with plentiful outdoor activities, such as hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping. He was actively involved in his church, high school music and sports programs, and the Boy Scouts of America, receiving his Eagle Scout Award as a young teenager. At 15 years old, after completing his orthodontic treatment with braces, he set a goal to become an orthodontist himself, so that he could help others experience the confidence and self-esteem that a bright smile brings!

After high school graduation, he served a voluntary church mission in Poland for two years. He then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he enjoyed participating in multiple intramural sports teams and clubs while pursuing his undergraduate degree. He moved on to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for dental school, where he met his soulmate, Jen. They married shortly after moving to Houston, Texas, for Dr. Wilson’s orthodontic residency training. They have since welcomed two young children into their family.

Dr. Wilson and his family love to be part of the Northern Idaho community, with its wealth of recreational activities and natural beauty.  They can’t think of a better place to live and raise their kids, and they count their blessings every day that life brought them to such a wonderful place that they can call home.  Dr. Wilson is so excited every day to live out his childhood dream of transforming lives by crafting gorgeous smiles as an orthodontist!

Dr. Wilson is an ABO-Board Certified Orthodontist, with the following professional affiliations:

• American Board of Orthodontics ®
• American Dental Association®
• American Association of Orthodontists®
• Idaho State Dental Association
• Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists
• The University of Texas Orthodontic Alumni Association
• Idaho Panhandle Dental Society, President

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Developmental Biology from Brigham Young University, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Utah School of Dentistry, graduating with honors at the top of his class. Inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon dental honor society, which signifies being in the top 5% of all dental school graduates nationwide.
• Orthodontic Specialty Certificate and Master of Science in Dentistry degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.