He and his wife Veronica, also a dentist, are the proud parents of four sons; Sam, Ben, Nick and Daniel. A native Nebraskan, Dr. Smith attended Creighton University in Omaha, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1988 and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1992. Following graduation from dental school, Doctors Smith founded The Family Smile Center in Fairbury, Nebraska where they practiced together until moving to Wisconsin in 2006. Until assuming the Appleton dental clinic of Dr. Gregory Ludden in 2013, he served as a dentist for the State of Wisconsin.