Meet Our Team

What Makes Us Unique

At Implants Northwest, our highly-trained staff provides excellence in patient-centered care in a warm, welcoming and comfortable environment. Our administrative personnel are knowledgeable and experienced to maximize your insurance benefits. Our surgical staff is an exceptional and experienced team dedicated to providing top-quality care from consultation to recovery.

Matthew M. Clark, DMD, FACS

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Dr. Clark was born and raised in Vernal, Utah and grew up loving
all the recreation the diverse high mountain desert landscape had
to offer. He completed an associate’s degree at Utah State
University then transferred to the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville, TN where he completed his undergraduate degree in
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. After graduation he worked for
a full scope Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery practice as an assistant while applying to dental school. He was accepted to the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and attended on a scholarship with the United States Air Force.

Dr. Clark is a US Air Force Veteran and board certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon practicing in North Idaho.  He completed his undergraduate education at Utah State University and the University of Tennessee earning a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He completed his doctorate degree at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry then commissioned as a Captain in the United States Air Force. He completed his residency training in 2021 at the San Antonio Military Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery program in south Texas and Board Certification in 2022.
 
During his active-duty service time he was stationed at Langley Air Force Base and Naval Medical Portsmouth where he practiced the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery earning the designation as a fellow with the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Clark completed 9yrs of military service at the rank of Major in 2025 and moved to North Idaho. He is currently practicing in Coeur D’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho. Dr. Clark is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a member of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Clark has extensive experience in wisdom teeth and dental implant surgery. He has completed 1000 full arch cases, is trained in remote anchorage to include zygomatic and pterygoid implant placement, and placed over 5000 implants during his first 5 yrs of practice. We are grateful to have his clinical expertise and skillset to serve the needs of our growing community.

He practices the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery while training the next generation of military dentists and surgeons. During his time as a full scope surgeon Dr. Clark completed numerous complex cases required to become a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. For the past nine years he had the privilege of providing care for modern warfighters such as military fighter pilots, cybersecurity experts, intelligence analysts, special forces operators, crew chiefs, drone pilots, medics, translators, and many others who deploy downrange in the fight to maintain our country’s freedom.

Currently Dr. Clark is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, the Virginia Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the American Dental Association. Dr. Clark has worked outside the military in private practice at Hampton Roads Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and Clear Choice Dental Implant Center focusing on same day smile delivery with dental implants. Dr. Clark has done over 500 full arch cases and over 5000 implants in the 10 years since he started practicing.

Outside of his professional training and surgical
practice Dr. Clark is married to his wife Sheena of 16 years and they have three sons: Wyatt (11), Grayson (7), and Kasey (4). Dr. Clark loves raising his boys, all things with motors, and the outdoors. He can be found working on his classic car, riding his dirt bike, snowmobiling, skiing, backpacking, and coaching his sons’ baseball teams. He also took on a new challenge in 2025 and has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with his oldest son Wyatt.

Dr. Clark is dedicated to caring for patients and ensuring they feel heard and understood. He and his family are so excited to move to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and serve within the beautiful community.

Dr. Richard Montandon

Anesthesiologist

In order to provide the best in patient care, we often use a dental anesthesiologist for advanced anesthesia and pain management. Dr. Montandon provides patients with a comfortable and safe surgical experience.

​Dr. Richard Montandon was accepted into the Idaho Dental Education Program and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) through Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Immediately following dental school, Dr. Montandon was introduced to dental anesthesiology through a one-year general practice residency at Indiana University. He then completed an additional four years of intensive anesthesia residency training, which included anesthesia care for a broad scope of medical and dental procedures.

​Upon completion of his anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Dr. Montandon became an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. During this time, he provided anesthesia care and trained dental anesthesia residents, student nurse anesthetists, and dental students. Dr. Montandon’s professional focus is primarily clinical dental anesthesiology; however, he has also been involved in lecturing, publishing articles, and other scholarly activities. Dr. Montandon is board certified through the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and is a Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

​Dr. Montandon is dedicated to increasing the availability of dental and oral and maxillofacial surgery services to patients that are unable to have their treatment completed without the use of sedation or general anesthesia. Dr. Montandon is committed to helping meet each patient’s needs in a safe and comfortable manner.

After being out of the Inland Northwest region of the country for 11 years, Dr. Montandon and his wife are happy to be back home. In his spare time, Dr. Montandon enjoys his family and friends and spending time in the great outdoors.