Jeffrey Burch, DMD, MS
Dr. Burch is the youngest of four children. He grew up in Villa Park and graduated from Willowbrook High school in 1992. Between 1992-1995, Dr. Burch served as an infantry soldier for the U.S. Army, stationed in both Colorado and South Korea. Upon honorable discharge from the military, Dr. Burch attended Eastern Illinois University, where he majored in Biochemistry.
Dr. Burch earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL in 2003. In 2006 he completed his periodontal residency, receiving his Certificate Degree in Periodontics and Master of Science in Dentistry from Saint Louis University in 2006. In Late 2006 Dr. Burch became a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. This is a honor that is given to a Periodontist who has made significant achievements beyond the mandatory educational requirements of the specialty. Dr. Burch has extensive implant experience and utilizes the latest grafting techniques. He has completed a comprehensive anesthesia program and employs these sedation and pain control techniques in practice. Dr. Burch has a strong interest in aesthetic periodontal treatment and has lectured on soft tissue grafting techniques.
Dr. Burch’s professional memberships include: the American Academy of Periodontology, American Dental Association, American Board of Periodontology, Winnebago Dental Society, and the Belvidere Study Club.
Dr. Burch has been a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars since 1995. He has used his dental training to help underserved people throughout the world. He has participated in providing pediatric dental care to underserved children of urban St. Louis. In 2001 Dr. Burch spent time treating underserved people in Nicaragua. Dr. Burch participated in a dental mission to Jamaica for one week a year since 2002.