Dr. Michael Bowman, DDS

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Dr. Bowman is a Bigfork native and graduated from Bigfork High School in 1993.

He was in the jazz band, the class & student body president, was a gymnast in Kalispell and received his private pilot’s license at 16.   He met his wife Jenn in high school, who was also a gymnast, and they were married in 1997.  Together they competed at a collegiate level at Iowa State University before moving to Missoula to attend the University of Montana. 

After graduating with a business degree and working with Boeing and then transferred to Honeywell in Arizona.  He went back to school to become a dentist and attended the University of Washington graduating with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2007. 

Dr. Mike & Jenn moved back to Bigfork in 2007, taking over and working with his father, Dr. Robert Bowman, longstanding dental practice in Kalispell. 

They worked together for 10 years where he was blessed to receive 40+ years of knowledge & great mentorship from his father.  They are both deeply rooted in a legacy of personalized care and community engagement and believe in caring for patients, providing quality dental care and building lifelong relationships with staff, patients, & the community through truth, honesty & trust.

Dr. Mike is very involved with organized dentistry & has been in many leadership roles throughout his dental education & career. 
  • Current president of the Montana Dental Association
  • Past president of the local dental society
  • Board member of the Salish Kootenai College Dental Assisting Program
  • Board member & secretary of the Donated Dental Services of Montana
  • Affiliate faculty at the University of Washington
  • Serves on several local and state dental & non-dental committees and boards. 
  • Member of the American Dental Association
  • Member of the Montana Dental Association
  • Fellow of the American College of Dentists, International College of Dentists & the Pierre Fauchard Academy
He is passionate about giving back & served at Shepherds Hand Free Dental Clinic, volunteers for Donated Dental Services, Sealants for Smiles, & Soroptimist of Whitefish.

Dr. Mike & Jenn live in the Bigfork community and are very passionate about everything outdoors including flying, fishing, camping, hiking, skiing & traveling.  They adore animals, love spending time with friends & family, and feel so blessed to live in the “City by the Bay”.