Meet Dr. Dan Luckenbaugh

Dr. Dan Luckenbaugh earned his Bachelor of Science from Messiah College graduating magna cum laude. Balancing the rigors of a biology major, Dr. Luckenbaugh played four years of intercollegiate athletics on the men’s soccer team. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, He began his dental education at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore. Following dental school, he was accepted into a general practice residency at Christiana Care Health System at Wilmington Hospital. While there, Dr. Luckenbaugh began to hone his skills, focusing on restorative, cosmetic, periodontal and implant dentistry.

Realizing that dentistry is an ever-changing field, Dr. Luckenbaugh, and his Maplewood partner, Dr. Wright, consistently search out the highest level of continuing education offered across the country. Dr. Luckenbaugh enjoys the challenge of merging biology with art in order to provide the best functional and esthetic outcomes for his patients.

Enjoying many aspects of dentistry from surgical implant placement to veneers, Dr. Luckenbaugh has been a student of many of the top minds currently teaching in the field of advanced dental education. Specifically, for restorative/cosmetic rehabilitation, he has completed the prestigious Spear Education curriculum in Scottsdale, Arizona and currently remains active with the community, serving as a Faculty Club member. In addition to Spear Education, Dr. Luckenbaugh has also had the privilege of learning under the tutelage of Dr. John C. Kois in Seattle, Washington. This advanced continuing education has provided Dr. Luckenbaugh with the utmost confidence in both diagnosing and treatment planning complexities in cosmetics and severe wear cases.

Implant dentistry has become a standard of care for tooth replacement in our current climate. Along with Dr. Wright, Dr. Luckenbaugh completed the Columbia University Implantology Continuum in New York in 2014. Led by leading implant clinician and researcher, Dr. Dennis P. Tarnow, this series of instruction included training in implant placement (utilizing cone beam 3D imaging) in the nuances of successfully restoring implants in the esthetic zone.

Dr. Luckenbaugh is a member of the American Dental Association, the Delaware State Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

He resides in Rehoboth Beach with his wife, Meredith, their 3 children, Sloane, Brooks and Blythe along with their miniature schnauzer, Sophie. Not only do the Luckenbaughs love all the recreational activities that a beach town has to offer, but they also enjoy hanging out with friends and family at all the fantastic restaurants found in the area.