Dr. Brett Kessler, DDS, President-Elect, American Dental Association
“A healthy smile is a beautiful smile. We believe that everyone deserves to have a beautiful smile, and we are committed to providing our patients with the highest quality care possible.”
Meet Dr. Brett Kessler, DDS | 5280 Top Dentist
Brett Kessler, DDS, President-Elect American Dental Association, has been practicing esthetic, functional, and reconstructive dentistry since 1995. He has been published in multiple national and local periodicals and news outlets on various subjects with respect to cosmetic dentistry and well-being issues. In 2015, Dr. Kessler was featured by the Denver Post as the only dentist in Colorado with its inaugural “Strength in Health” award. He has been recognized by his peers as a “Top Dentist” in 5280 (fifty-two-eighty) Magazine every year since its inception in 2005.
Dr. Kessler is a past president of the Colorado Dental Association, and now the President-Elect of the National American Dental Association. He also serves as the chairman of the Well-being Committee for the State of Colorado and is a consultant for the American Dental Association, serving for several years on the Dental Well-Being Advisory Committee as well as the Council on Dental Benefits. Brett currently serves as the Trustee from the 14th ADA District as its representative to the ADA’s Board of Trustees. As a Trustee, he is Chair of the ADA’s Science and Research Institute, Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee as well as the Chair of the ADA’s Audit Committee.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. In the fall of 2007, Dr. Kessler testified on behalf of the American Dental Association before the US Congress on the ravages of methamphetamines on oral health. He speaks internationally to various organizations and dental societies with a focus on well-being and leadership concepts.
While in private practice, he was a clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan until he moved to Colorado in 1999. Brett then taught occlusion and morphology at the University of Colorado, School of Dental Medicine from 2003-2011.
Brett keeps in shape by both coaching and participating in various endurance races across the United States including the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI.
Brett and his (orthodontist) wife Gina have four children: Abbey, Max, Sydney, and Riley.
