Dr. Chaffin attended undergraduate school at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah receiving a Bachelor of Science degree Zoology with a minor in chemistry. He then attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1985. During his senior year at Creighton he was one of the first students chosen to attend an oral surgery externship at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
After graduating he attended a general practice residency program for the United States Army Dental Corps in Oklahoma. His education included training in Advanced Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Combat Casualty Care Course and the Expert Field Medical Badge. From there, he and his family lived and worked in Heidelberg, Germany, Texas, Georgia and Washington. Their family moved to Spokane, Washington in February of 1992 and he has been in private practice here ever since.
Dr. Chaffin is also a graduate of the Misch International Implant Institute. Professional memberships include the American Society of Osseointegration and the American College of Implantology. He is a fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantology, a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He has attended PAC-Live,(Pacific Aesthetic Continuum), an advanced training program for dentists in cosmetic dentistry at the University of the Pacific.
He enjoys skiing and has recently taken up snowboarding! He also enjoys running and playing with his children.
