Robert H. Dakin D.D.S.
Dentist
439 North McLean Boulevard Suite 204 Wichita Kansas, 67203About
I enjoy spending time with my wife and my five adult children, and our grandchildren. My wife and I spend a lot of our time with young couples and young families, and international students, and other internationals as mentors and friends. We love the out doors, and we love to travel, but we love to travel with a purpose, and our mission trips are an example of that.
I have written a novel, Vale of Shadows, which is a suspense thriller with a supernatural twist set in Turkey and Albania based on the superstitions, myths, legends, and religions of the people that I have spent time with in those countries. i have spent hours sitting on the floor of homes in villages learning their culture and beliefs. Vale of Shadows won the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in 2010. I am currently writing the sequel. For more information see www.robdakin.com.
I also have a website, robdakintravelwithapurpose.com, which are stories taken from my mission journals over the years.
I am active in my church, and even though I have many faults and failures, I try to live my life in service to God as a follower of Jesus Christ.
Education and Training
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- Wichita Peer-Review Selected Dentist 2008
- American Dental Association recognition for dentistry performed in Albania and Turkey
- Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for my novel, Vale of Shadows
- Best Editor Award Zi Psi Phi, 1983
Treatments
- General Dentistry
Professional Society Memberships
- Wichita District Dental Society, American Dental Association, Kansas Dental Association, International Association of Dentists
What do you attribute your success to?
I have a deep sense of service to God. My practice and missions are a result of my commitment to honoring God with my knowledge and skills. My family, friends, staff, and patients understand this and have been great encouragers and enablers to help me achieve and maintain those values and goals.
Philanthropic Initiatives
Dental clinics set up in remote mountain villages of Albania, including Roma (Gypsy) villages.
Dental Clinic set up for earthquake relief in Turkey, 1999-2000. American, Canadian, English, French, and Turkish dentists used the clinic over a period of months.
Dental clinics set up in villages and orphanages in Kazakhstan.
Dental clinics set up in villages, orphanages, and a boarding school in Liberia.
Dental clinic set up in the Mathare Valley slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Currently working on a project in conjunction with Kenyan physicians and dentists to set up a permanent healthcare facility in the slum, staffed by Kenyans.
Volunteer for Guadalupe Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A.
Volunteer for Good Shepherd Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A.
Various long-term missions in association with my church.
Teaching and speaking
I enjoy skills sharing with my colleagues in the U.S.A., Albania, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Kenya.
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Tropics
Hobbies / Sports
- Running, biking, fitness, hunting, reading, writing, travel
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American Dental Association
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