Dr. Derek Cluff has a unique dentistry background, completing most of his dental education with the United States Air Force. He received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, then graduated from Roseman University College of Dental Medicine. Soon after, he joined the Air Force and was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. There, he completed a one-year Advanced Education General Dentistry residency program. The program refined Dr. Cluff’s knowledge and skills in all areas of dentistry such as IV sedation, surgical extractions, root canal treatment, implants, impacted third molars, and many other advanced procedures and techniques. Dr. Cluff was then stationed in Minot, North Dakota, where he worked as an official Air Force dentist and treated the dental problems of his fellow airmen. Later, he moved to Alaska with his family where he currently resides and works.