Gary W. Lowder
( out of 65 reviews )

Gary W. Lowder, DDS

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Ray & Tye Noorda Oral Health Sciences Building

Dental Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-587-6453
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Sleep Wake Center

Sleep Wake Center
Salt Lake City
801-581-2016
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  • Dr. Gary Lowder is an Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry and has 37 years of clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ/TMD). He graduated from BYU and attended the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle, WA. His passion is teaching dental students by helping them to develop excellent clinical skills and celebrating their success as they become exceptional dental professionals.

    In addition to teaching, he currently participates in the Faculty Practice Clinic at the University of Utah School of Dentistry seeing private patients for TMD/TMJ diagnosis and treatment, and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Lowder is one of the few providers of Dental Sleep Medicine care in the northern Utah area. He sees sleep patients, by referral, who are diagnosed with mild to moderate sleep apnea or are CPAP intolerant providing a viable option to CPAP usage. Not only does Dr. Lowder enjoys sharing his expertise in the dental arts, but he also loves family activities, fishing, golf, and gardening.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    National Board Dental Examinations
    Western Regional Examining Board

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 65 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    April 17, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Lowder is amazing! He is so kind! Amazing bedside manner. Attentive. Explains things on a level I understood and was always actively listening to my responses to his questions. He helped me so much and my jaw pain/TMJ pain has been reduced to practically nothing. Highly highly recommend!!

    April 16, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Lowder saved me. He gave me hope that my TMJ could be improved. He provided excellent care and guided me to jaw wellness. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for advice or care for their TMJ.

    March 21, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Lowder is great! He is thorough, kind, and explained things to me well. I would definitely recommend him to others.

    March 14, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Lowder has awesome bedside manner. He's very enganging and I really enjoyed talking with him. He explained things very clearly.

    January 04, 2025
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr. Lowder is the absolute BEST doctor I have ever had, and I've had many. He is kind, helpful, caring, extremely knowledgeable, and SO impressive in every way! I'm SO thankful to be a patient of his - I feel truly blessed to have him in my corner!!

    December 21, 2024
    NOORDA ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION BUILDING

    I highly recommend Dr. Lowder and his team. They were respectful, up on the latest technologies, not in a rush and laid out a great treatment plan.

    December 21, 2024
    NOORDA ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION BUILDING

    We have been very happy with Dr. Lowder's care and concern.

    November 27, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr Lowder is very intelligent and personable and was able to get to the bottom of what was making my jaw pop on the left side. This has been a 19 month search that finally makes sense. I have a broken bone and is just not fixed by injecting with Botox.

    November 11, 2024
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Very appreciative to learn the problem that exists and hopeful of getting it resolved.

  • Dr. Gary Lowder is an Associate Professor at the School of Dentistry and has 37 years of clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ/TMD). He graduated from BYU and attended the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle, WA. His passion is teaching dental students by helping them to develop excellent clinical skills and celebrating their success as they become exceptional dental professionals.

    In addition to teaching, he currently participates in the Faculty Practice Clinic at the University of Utah School of Dentistry seeing private patients for TMD/TMJ diagnosis and treatment, and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr. Lowder is one of the few providers of Dental Sleep Medicine care in the northern Utah area. He sees sleep patients, by referral, who are diagnosed with mild to moderate sleep apnea or are CPAP intolerant providing a viable option to CPAP usage. Not only does Dr. Lowder enjoys sharing his expertise in the dental arts, but he also loves family activities, fishing, golf, and gardening.

    Education history

    Professional Dental Dental Education - University of Washington Dental School D.D.S.
    Undergraduate Science - Brigham Young University B.S.

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