Cory Zent, DDS
Dr. Cory Zent grew up in Rochester, Indiana, a small town known for its amazing hometown pizza, Nubiano's, and ice cream, the Flagpole. Dr. Zent feels very blessed to have been raised by a large family, where he learned the values of hard work, dedication, and treating everyone with a caring and compassionate attitude. Dr. Zent graduated with honors from Rochester High School and led a team to win the Purdue Engineering Expo in 1999. After working summers at Medtronic Sofamor Danek (an implant focused engineering company) he decided his passion was working with people and decided to change fields to pursue a degree in dentistry. He graduated from Purdue University in 2003 with a degree in Health Science with a minor in Management with a concentration in Pre-Dentistry in 2004. During his four years at Purdue University he was active in a service leadership organization, attended the Campus House (Christian church), involved in TNT (Thursday night Christian life group), on the Dean's List every semester with honors all four years, a recognized member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and recipient of the Roy Haggerty and Amanda Drudge Memorial Scholarships.
Dr. Zent graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 2007. He was an active member of the CDA (Christian Dental Association), ASDA (American Student Dental Association), Kid's club, and a dental school tour guide. As a fourth year dental student he went on a dental mission trip to Ecuador for 10 days and completed dental procedures on patients who had no access to dental care. Dr. Zent desires to go on other dental mission trips in the future. After graduating dental school, Dr. Zent completed twelve months general practice residency affiliated with University and Wishard Hospitals where he treated special needs patients in the operating room and completed various rotations with Oral Surgery, Hospital Dentistry, ENT, Anesthesiology, TMJ Clinic, Medicine, and Head/Neck Cancer Clinic. After completing the GPR program, Dr. Zent has worked in corporate dentistry for the past four and a half years. He is currently actively involved with the American Dental Association (ADA), Indiana Dental Association (IDA), Indianapolis Dental District Society (IDDS), and Implant Study Club.
Dr. Zent prides himself in completing quality dentistry in a caring manner. He strives to make each dental visit a positive experience for each of his patients. Dr. Zent has experience in general dentistry, root canals, tori removal, crown and bridge, partials, dentures, oral surgery, and restoring implants. His goal in dentistry is to inform each patient of his or her options and help them decide which plan is the best one for their oral health and budget. Dr. Cory Zent and his wife, RaeAnn, have three small children, Gavin, Olivia, and Gibson. They enjoy spending time with friends and family. They have been active with their church family at Northview Church and have been involved with their life group for over seven years. They enjoy cheering on the Purdue Boilermakers, all things UFC and the Indianapolis Colts!
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