Meet Dr. Pryor

Dr. Christy Pryor attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine.

Before pursuing a career in dentistry, Christy taught high school biology and chemistry for many years. She completed a BS in Biology from Baylor University in 1996, and received a science teaching license from UNLV in 2000. Throughout her teaching career she won many teaching awards.

During her teaching career Dr. Pryor married Darren Pryor of Boss, MO. Darren and Dr. Pryor have a young son named Cole. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, watching movies, cooking and doing crafts. Dr. Pryor worked at Tuttle Dental Group for over a year before purchasing the practice. She fell in love with the community, staff and patients and couldn’t imagine practicing dentistry anywhere else. She looks forward to working closely with the Van Buren and surrounding areas and is excited to make it her home.

Dr. Pryor is a certified member of the following Associations:

  • ADA – American Dental Association
  • MDA – Missouri Dental Association
  • AGD – Academy of General Dentistry
  • AAFE – American Academy of Facial Esthetics

Dr. Pryor has received training from the Misch International Implant Institute.

The Misch International Implant Institute™ was developed in 1984 to help set and elevate the standard of care in implant dentistry using a hands-on approach. Now world renown, the Institute’s goal is to remain at the forefront of implant dentistry through research, education and its unique clinical applications. Using these tools and a well-trained faculty, the Institute is able to provide its students with the most progressive and documented information.