For nearly 25 years, Dr. Noorda has gone above and beyond to help his patients feel comfortable, happy, and confident about their smiles. When someone’s teeth are more functional and attractive, they smile more – and that’s an amazing sight to see! He can’t wait to help you feel at home here in our Henderson dental office. Interested in learning more about him? Just keep reading below.
Dr. Noorda graduated Cum Laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a minor in the Humanities. He then attended the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry, where he earned his DMD with honors and also received the Larry E. Sorum Memorial Award for Excellence in Endodontics. A native of Las Vegas, he currently lives in Henderson and entered private practice here in 1996.
Dr. Noorda has a lifelong passion for learning that didn’t end when he finished dental school. Over the decades, he has completed more than 1400 hours of continuing education in all areas of dentistry, including sedation dentistry, dental implants, root canal treatment, cosmetic dentistry, and orthodontics.
Dr. Noorda is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, which is an honor that only roughly seven percent of dentists achieve. He is also a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and holds a Mastership in the College of Sedation Dentistry, which both further cement his dedication to maintaining clinical excellence and staying current with dentistry’s latest trends. He additionally served as an Infection Control Inspector for the State of Nevada Board of Dental Examiners, where he worked hard to improve the safety of dental care in Southern Nevada.
Dr. Noorda has a great wife, several fun kids, and a special granddaughter. When he isn’t busy caring for teeth, he enjoys spending quality time with his family, going mountain biking, practicing photography, following sports, reading, and keeping up with new developments in science.
Here’s an interesting fact about Dr. Noorda you may not know: He speaks Dutch! In fact, when he was at a restaurant once and someone at the nearby table asked the bewildered staff to sing Happy Birthday in Dutch, he stood up and did the job himself, surprising everyone.
