Awards & Recognitions
Green Leaf Dental Care is proud to have been recognized in articles, newsletters, awards, and more.
On November 29th, 2021, Green Leaf Dental Care and Dr. Suter were featured on a segment of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In the segment, Stephen showcases small businesses under the #ColbertSmallBizBump hashtag on social media. We have received a lot of great messages from the community after receiving the Small Biz Bump.
Check out the segment at the 5 minute mark to see for yourself!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Nathan Suter, DDS, of Crestwood, Mo., and owner of Green Leaf Dental Care in House Springs, Mo., was named the Missouri Dental Association (MDA) Dentist of the Year on November 8, 2019 at the Association’s annual House of Delegates and Awards Banquet.
The Dentist of the Year Award recognizes a member dentist who has demonstrated outstanding service to the Association, to the profession of dentistry and/or to the community in the past year. Dr. Suter’s involvement and leadership is extensive, but he was acknowledged primarily for his work to advance teledentistry in the state of Missouri.
MDA Dentist of the
Year, 2019
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Dr. Suter and Dr. Collignon in the Leader
On July 19, 2018 Dr. Collignon and Dr. Suter were featured in the County in the “Leader” publication. Tracy Bruce wrote two great stories. One story focused on Dr. Collignon, his retirement, and his wonderful service over the years. The other story was about Dr. Suter purchasing the practice from Dr. Collignon and his time serving as COMTREA’s Oral Health Director.
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Dr. Suter NPR School Based Dental Clinic Story
The school partnered last year with a local nonprofit organization called Comtrea to transform an unused section of the middle school into a center that provides dental and behavioral health services as well as substance abuse counseling.
Blue lockers still line the hallways, but a former science lab now houses three dental chairs and an x-ray machine.
“I didn't plan on it when I went in to dentistry to work in a school but they have space here and I really thought it was a great idea," Suter said.
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Whiston Award winners demonstrate leadership in dentistry, community
The ADA Foundation in August named two Missourians as the recipients of the 2016 Dr. David Whiston Leadership Awards.
Dr. Nathan Suter of Arnold, Missouri, received the Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award and Dhwani Joshi, a dental student at A.T. Still University Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, received the Henry Schein Cares Dr. David Whiston Leadership Award .
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Dr. Suter serves as the Vice Chair on the board of directors for MCOH
The Mission of the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health is to improve oral health for all Missourians through sound public policy and public awareness. This bold mission will be accomplished through the dedication and hard work of concerned citizens. There are many opportunities to help. One way to help is through committee work. For example, the Coalition Policy Committee recently developed policy goals and action steps to achieve those goals. If you are interested in serving on a committee of the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health or offering your time and talents to assist with specific projects.
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Teledentistry Comes of Age
“I was the first dentist to bring teledentistry to Missouri,” Suter says. “Motivated by what was happening in California, I presented it to the Missouri Dental Board in 2014, asking, ‘Can I do this?’ After researching the topic, the board said it was allowed, with some restrictions. From there, I worked with the Missouri Dental Association and the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health. We proposed language to amend the state practice act, and we put legislation through to get Medicaid to pay for teledentistry.”