Dr Gary Wilcox Jr.

Dr. Gary Wilcox Jr. is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and a proud native of Northern Nevada. He attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine after completing his undergraduate studies at Montana State University and the University of Nevada, Reno. During his undergraduate years, Dr. Wilcox worked as a fishing guide in Alaska and built custom homes with his father. Dr. Wilcox excelled in dental school academically and technically. He was inducted into the prestigious Omicron Kappa Upsilon honor society and graduated in the top of his class. During his time there, he also acted as the director for a under-privileged children’s clinic and participated in voluntary mission trips to impoverished countries. In his senior year of dental school, he was accepted to a highly competitive and respected oral and maxillofacial surgery residency in Cincinnati Ohio. He completed his advanced training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he received broad-scope and in-depth surgical and medical training. After completing his residency training, Dr. Wilcox spent 6 years as a partner in a private practice in Cincinnati. Dr. Wilcox’s clinical interests are wide in scope with a special focus on pathology, orthognathic surgery (jaw repositioning), bone reconstruction, anesthesia, pediatrics, and dental implants. He has significant experience in “All-on-Four” type dental rehabilitation procedures. Dr. Wilcox takes monthly facial trauma call at the Carson Tahoe hospital where he performs his more complicated surgical cases. He is excited to bring his experience to this practice and serve his patients and the greater community. His desire to return to his Nevada roots and closer to his family brought him back home in early 2020. Dr. Wilcox and his wife have four wonderful children. He enjoys everything about the Nevada outdoors and has a passion for wildlife conservation. He hunts and fishes every chance he gets.