About Us

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Our Approach To Dental Care

Dr. Kirk, Dr. Paustian, and our Joplin Family Dental team are passionate about dentistry and our goal is to help patients be comfortable and have healthy, beautiful smiles. We will be sensitive to your feelings, answer your questions and take good care of you and your family. You will receive exceptional and personalized care.

We provide all dental treatments in our office from preventive care appointments and fillings to more complex treatments such as root canals, crowns, bridges, implants and dentures. We want you to be relaxed, anxiety-free and comfortable during your appointments.

Dr. Kirk, Dr. Paustian, and our entire team have attended numerous continuing education courses to assure we are using the most up-to-date techniques and advances in dental treatment including sedation dentistry and implants. Education about dentistry and your dental health is a priority and an essential part of long-term successful dentistry. Each member of our experienced team is dedicated to ensuring our patients are well-informed.

Technology has made a big difference in patient comfort. Digital x-rays and a Dental Cone Beam (CT scan of your teeth, jaws and sinuses) provide important diagnostic information. Digital iTero scans of your teeth don’t require messy or goopy impressions and gagging is reduced or eliminated.

One of our experienced treatment coordinators will visit with you, answer your questions and explain recommendations, options and solutions to develop your personalized plan. YOU are the most important part of treatment decisions.

Community Involvement

Being active in our community is important to everyone at Joplin Family Dental. Each month, two team members choose a charity to receive a donation. Team members and patients donate money, and then Dr. Kirk and Dr. Paustian match that month’s donation.

Some of the charities we have helped are Ronald McDonald House, Crosslines, Children’s Haven, Move Mountains, Breast Cancer Foundation, Easter Seals for Autism, Heart Association, and many others that help our community tremendously.

Patients Love It Here

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5.0
I’ve been going to Joplin Family Dental for 6-7 years. The staff are so friendly and helpful. And we love Dr. Kirk. My son is physically challenged and they’ve always really worked to make it the easiest possible. Beth, our hygienist, is super and we love her, too. As a formerly anxious dental patient, I highly recommend Joplin Family Dental.
-Jamie G.
Always happy to see the folks in the reception desks. They are friendly and always willing to help as needed. They're genuinely interested in the welfare of my family. Lisa is my hygienist. She understands my particular needs and sees to it that they are met. I feel totally relaxed having Lisa delve around in my mouth. My experience with others within the practice are equally positive.
-Terry B.

I am always in the best of care when I visit my dentist and his dental technicians!!
I never dread or fear going to my appointment, because they are the best at making me comfortable!!
Dr. Paustian, Susan, and Becky have always done such a great job taking care of my teeth and making sure the procedure has been pain-free.

-Nancy A.
Where to start, I’ve been a patient here for some time and while all the staff from the receptionist to my hygienist, Beth is great. Devon is my favorite. She’s very personal and caring and so knowledgeable I’m what she does. Definitely, in my opinion what keeps me coming back.
-Kyle M.