Dr James Lovelace

Dr. James Lovelace has been providing patient care since 2006 and enjoys meeting new people, solving problems, and helping others improve their lives. He has a deep-rooted empathy for patients with dental fears and special needs. Whatever the needs of his patients, Dr. Lovelace enjoys working together to help improve and maintain their dental care. His favorite aspect of care is the chance to help his patients in potentially life changing ways while walking the journey of life in a long-term partnership. He enjoys learnings about where people are from, what they enjoy and how their life changes with time. Dr. James Lovelace grew up in Marysville, Washington. During high school he worked after school and on weekends framing, siding & painting residential homes. In 2001 he graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck high school. In 2006, Dr. Lovelace graduated from the Yakima Valley Dental Hygiene program, spending most of his clinical hygiene practice with Tulalip Dental Clinic. Indian Health Services (IHS) was very supportive in providing opportunities for in school dental care exams, sealants programs and research data collection. In 2013 he received his bachelor’s degree in dental Hygiene from Eastern Washington University and began to consider dentistry. He soon attended night classes while working a full-time hygiene schedule to complete pre-requisite coursework for Dental school. In 2017 James Lovelace was enrolled in University of Washington School of Dentistry (UWSOD) as one of eight RIDE (Regional Initiatives in Dental Education) students, returning to Eastern Washington University in Spokane WA. The mission of RIDE is to deliver care to rural & underserved populations. During his time at UWSOD Dr. Lovelace was involved in student research projects including micro-computed tomography of adhesive bonding interfaces with fiber rei