Dr. Gerken is part of a Corvallis tradition of dental comfort and care. Dr. Gerken is a 1992 graduate of the Oregon Health Sciences University, where he received his doctorate of medical dentistry degree, and has dedicated his career to providing you with the best that dentistry has to offer. He is continually educating himself and his staff on the newest techniques and approaches, in order to provide you and your family with advanced, state-of-the-art, comfortable, personalized and antiseptically superior dental care.

Dr. Gerken has enrolled in over 100 hours of continuing education each year. He is active in organized dentistry and is the Oregon Dental Association’s Annual Meeting Chairman. He is the past president of the local dental society and is a member of the Delta Sigma Delta Dental fraternity, American Dental Association, Oregon Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry and a Pankey Institute alumni.