He also began practicing at Lakehaven Dental in Grove in January 2012 after he and his wife purchased a home on Grand Lake. He has served the profession of dentistry as President of the Tulsa County Dental Society, President of the Oklahoma Dental Association and as Chair of the Council on Dental Practice of the American Dental Association. He has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa, serving as President in 1985-86 and for two terms as a Trustee for the Southside Rotary Foundation. He and his wife, Mella, have five children and eleven grandchildren.