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Specialties
Dr. Richard Fossum and Dr. Brooke Elmore are forward-thinking general dentists who offer comprehensive preventive, cosmetic, and restorative therapies for a lifetime of beautiful smiles. As our patient, you’ll experience outstanding service and one-of-a-kind care.
Dr. Elmore joined Dr. Fossum’s practice in January 2012. She is a general dentist who enjoys restoring dental health to a wide variety of patients. Her focus is on replacing missing teeth through implant dentistry. While she enjoys the surgical aspect of dentistry, she also understands the importance of the function and esthetics of restorative dentistry. Dr. Elmore prides herself on being able to integrate the surgical and restorative aspects of dentistry while providing this care to patients «in-house.»
History
Established in 1999.
Dr. Fossum attended the University of Texas in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston in 1995. He practiced dentistry in Albuquerque from 1995 to 1999. His practice originally started in Belton, TX and then moved to his current location in Temple in 2004.
An avid learner, Dr. Fossum takes numerous hours of continuing education each year to stay current with new procedures, technology, and safety standards. He constantly evaluates new equipment, spares no expense to implement tools and technologies that increase patient comfort and provide innovative dental solutions.
Professional Affiliations
He is a member of the American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, and the Central Texas Dental Society.
Meet the Business Owner
Rich F.
Business Owner
Dr. Fossum has four active children and five family pets. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with his family and flying. He also enjoys sport car racing, skiing, playing tennis and playing video games with his kids.
Dr. Fossum is the oldest of 5 children and all 3 of his brothers are dentists, practicing in Texas.