AboutDesign Dentistry

After Dr. Rinta graduated from the University of Washington, he went on to receive his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Degree from Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, and a Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina. During and after his studies Dr. Rinta has been recognized with several awards. Over the course of his career, Dr. Rinta has worked in an emergency dental clinic, as a supervising dentist for a hygiene school, in public health, and for several years in a traditional family/cosmetic practice setting; practicing general dentistry in the Vancouver area for most of his career. In Dr. Rinta’s career, he served as dental director at the Providence Hospital Child Center and maintains hospital privileges at Providence Portland, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel / Randal Children's Hospital, and at the Kaiser Surgical Center in Portland.

To keep abreast of cutting edge technology, he is a member of The American Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry and Washington State Dental Association. Dr. Rinta enjoys the artistic aspects of dentistry and prides himself on making visits as gentle as possible and pain free. On the lighter side, Dr. Rinta is a guitarist and also enjoys "attempting" to play the drums. Dr. Rinta and his wonderful wife Bonnie are Washington natives who first met when they were attending high school in Chehalis. They love the Washington outdoors and spending time with their four young children.