Get to know Dr. Schlothauer

Dr. Mark Schlothauer, a native of Gering, Nebraska, completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska before graduating from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in 2002. That same year, he and his wife Karen were married. They have two children, Jackson (20) and Jada (19), both attending the University of Nebraska. 

After dental school, he joined the United States Air Force, completing an Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, followed by three years as a clinical general dentist at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota. Upon leaving the Air Force, he returned to Gering, holding dual positions as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry and as a public health dentist at the Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska. He oversaw student rotations and public health initiatives for three years before buying his father's dental practice, Gering Dental Clinic. After 15 years in private practice, he realized the business of owning a practice was not for him, so he decided to sell the business and retire. 

During his career, Dr. Schlothauer served 3 years as a delegate to the ADA's Leadership Conference in Washington DC, served two terms as President of local West District Dental Society, served on the Nebraska Dental Association House of Delegates for 4 years, the Board of Trustees for 4 years and then was elected President Elect, Vice President and then President of the Nebraska Dental Association for the 2014-2017 term.   

Retirement was not in the cards for Dr. Schlothauer. Embracing a new chapter with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center: College of Dentistry and Healing Hands, he blends extensive experience, appreciation for education, and a dedication to community service in a nonprofit culture.  

When asked how he spends his free time “I enjoy watching sporting events, especially anything Cornhusker or Volunteers related, golfing, eating, cooking, alligator wrestling and python hunting in the Florida Everglades.  I will forever bleed Husker Red and will now bruise Tennessee orange! “