Meet the Team at Dragon Dental Medicine Group
We are friendly team of professionals dedicated to your utmost comfort and optimal oral health. We view each patient as a unique individual, and tailor each treatment to your specific needs. As part of our commitment to providing close, personalized attention to every patient, we want to encourage patient/staff communication. Please know that we are here to provide outstanding patient care, and that we value the trust you have placed in us.
Contact our office to learn more about our team or to schedule your next dental visit.
Dr. Dragon
Experience, passion & wisdom in dentistry are provided under Dr. Richard Dragon’s care.
Dr. Dragon is highly educated in the field of dentistry and ranks as one of the most experienced dentists in the state of Nevada. Possessing a blend of excellence in character and experience is evident by the number of patients that have not only stayed and choose to continually be served by Dragon Dental Medicine Group but have done so for multiple decades.
Dr. Dragon graduated from Washington University School of Dental Medicine in Saint Louis, MO in 1982. He then served in the US Navy for three years at the Fallon Naval Air Station in Fallon, NV. In 1985, Dr. Dragon opened his private practice in Gardnerville, Nevada while maintaining a growing, thriving and teaching practice.
He has served organized dentistry for the last 14 years and was President of the Nevada Dental Association in 2018-2019. He is currently on the Council on Government Affairs Committee for the NDA, the legislative “voice” for the profession and the patients that are served. He was also one of three Nevada dentists appointed as a delegate to the American Dental Association as an ongoing advocate for the profession at the national level.
His past and current pioneering lobbying efforts have created significant policy change and he continues to fight on behalf of the dental profession and the patients to get the coverage they deserve.
- Nevada Dental Association (NDA) - -Past President, Executive Board
- American Dental Association (ADA) - Delegate representing Nevada
- NDA Council on Government Affairs Committee – Member
- NDA Council on Government Affairs Committee – Chair 2022-2024
- NDA Lobbyist - NV State Legislature
- Northern Nevada Dental Society - Member
- Alpenglow Dental Study Club, Past-Director - subsidiary of the Seattle Study Club, a national organization, dedicated to the professional growth of local dentists (served 7 years).
- Compassion Community Clinic in Sparks, NV Dr. Dragon volunteer's his services there which provides free dental care for members in our communities who are in need.
- Inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 2016 for his service to the dental community
Dr. Dragon, along with his late wife Barb, raised three Nevada-born sons in the Carson Valley. Dr. Dragon is Poppi to seven grandchildren, enjoys woodworking, hiking, scuba diving, and playing chess.
He loves making his Mama’s Chicken Cacciatore and his favorite candy bar is a Payday.