In the fall of 1995, he traveled to Moscow, Russia with his wife Sandy to serve as the dental director of the Adventist Health Clinic. After returning to California, he and his wife were blessed with the birth of their first child, Corynna. He then chose to relocate to Eugene, Oregon in order to raise his family in a smaller, more family-oriented community. After practicing in the Eugene area for over five years as part of a group practice (and adding two more children, Conner and Caitlyn, to the fold), he decided to open his own solo practice in April of 2003.