We know the dentist office isn't always your favorite place to be, so we hope to offer you a place of comfort and trust, while providing you the quality care to improve your dental health. If you’d like some more information about our practice, please feel free to call the office. We’re surrounded by an incredible staff committed to helping you achieve your dreams.
A Message From The Team
Our Doctors
BEN GATES, DDS
Benjamin Gates graduated from Whitman College with a BA in biology and received his Doctoral degree in Dental Surgery from Northwestern University in Chicago in 1998. He is the owner of North Idaho Dental Group and is an accredited lecturer on the subject of dental implants and restoration.
Dr. Gates has been recognized as one if the area’s best dentists – as voted on by his peers – and listed in Spokane/CDA Magazine for the last 6 years. His dental practice emphasizes a conservative approach to meeting patients’ needs with an emphasis on same day restorations, cosmetics, and the use of dental implants.
PAIGE LANDERS, DDS
Also a Coeur d’Alene native, Dr. Paige Landers earned her bachelor degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience in 2004 from Montana State University and her Doctoral degree in Dental Surgery in 2008 from Creighton University School of Dentistry. Dr. Landers was excited to return home and join North Idaho Dental Group, working alongside longtime family friend Dr. Ben Gates.
During her free time, Dr. Landers enjoys spending time with her husband Brian, their daughter Chloe Ann and their son Bridger. She enjoys traveling, skiing and playing on beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene. Dr. Landers continually strives to provide the highest level of dentistry and takes pride in staying up to speed with new dental technologies.
CHACE MICKELSON, DMD
As an Idaho native, Dr. Chace Mickelson graduated from Idaho State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology. He later attended the University of Louisville School of Dentistry where he received the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and graduated with his Doctorate of Dental Medicine in 2014. Following dental school, Dr. Mickelson and his family returned to their Idaho roots and he has been practicing dentistry in the Coeur D’ Alene area since then.
Dr. Mickelson and his wife Sasha have two incredible little girls— Arden and Liv. Together, they love to experience all that North Idaho has to offer—from incredible hiking and biking to relaxing on the many lakes in the area.
Dr. Mickelson is thrilled to be a part of of the North Idaho Dental Group team in Ponderay, where his goal is always to provide exceptional, state of the art dental care in a relaxing and comfortable environment.