Board-Certified Implant Dentist · Casper, WY

The doctor who plans, places, and restores your implants.

Implant dentistry is the discipline Dr. Stuart Youmans built his career on: board certification in implant dentistry, surgical residency training, and a practice where he both places and restores implants.

Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry

Portrait of Dr. Stuart Youmans, DDS, of Wyo Dental Implants in Casper

A Casper story

Raised here. Trained for the hardest cases. Came home.

Dr. Youmans was raised in Casper and graduated from Natrona County High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and his DDS at Creighton University in Omaha. He then spent 1 year in a general practice residency at the Omaha VA hospital, with special emphasis in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma.

He moved back to Casper with his wife Melissa in 1998 and started Aspen Ridge Dental. In 2025 he opened Legacy Institute, a new facility in Casper built around implant and restorative care for Wyoming patients.

His special interests center on implantology and the oral surgery side of dentistry. He both places and restores implants, where most cases pass between a surgeon and a separate restoring dentist, and he regularly operates out of Casper Surgical Center and Wyoming Medical Center, including hospital-based care for special-needs patients.

Board certification in implant dentistry

A Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology.

The American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry awards Diplomate status only after an intensive examination process demonstrating skill, judgment, and depth in implant dentistry. Dr. Youmans earned Diplomate status through that process. Dental implants are designed to provide long-term tooth replacement and can last for decades with appropriate care.

ABOI/ID Diplomate

Board certification in implant dentistry, awarded by the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry after an intensive examination process.

Places and restores

One doctor handles your case from planning and surgery through your final teeth.

Surgical residency

VA hospital training with emphasis in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma.

Hospital privileges

Regular operating access at Casper Surgical Center and Wyoming Medical Center.

Beyond full-arch work, Dr. Youmans treats complex full-mouth reconstructions and TMJ disorders, and completes extensive continuing education every year to stay current with the constantly changing practice of dentistry. Most patients experience minimal discomfort after implant placement.

Beyond the operatory

Faith, family, and Wyoming skies.

Dr. Youmans and Melissa have three children: two daughters and a son. He hunts, fishes, and flies: he is an accomplished pilot holding private and instrument ratings. His goal is to live life to the fullest and not take a single day for granted, and he brings that same mindset to every patient his practice serves.

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Four Wyo Dental Implants patients talking outside the Casper office

Dr. Youmans laughing with a team member between patients

Dr. Youmans talking with a Wyo Dental Implants patient

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Meet him in person.

Your initial consultation with Dr. Youmans includes an exam, all necessary digital x-rays, and a CBCT-based look at your bone, with one all-inclusive price confirmed in writing before anything begins. Full-arch patients typically make 3 visits in total. Travelers can combine appointments, often spending up to 3 days with the practice, and have new teeth on their first physical visit.

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1771 Goodstein Dr, Casper, WY 82601