The Copper Gazette welcomes new advertiser Peter Uyeyama DDS

Peter Uyeyama DDS began his dental career in the Army during the Vietnam Era. Trained as a medic, Peter fully expected to serve his country in Vietnam so he was quite surprised when he found himself assigned to dental hygienist training. “So while most of the medics went to Nam I was stationed in Ft. Dix New Jersey seeing troops who were on their way to Nam and their dependents.” This began his dental career.

By 1983 Peter had opened an office in Modesto and expanded with a second office in Copper in 1996. Since then his children have gone into the dental field and he now works solely in Copper while his son mans the Modesto practice.

Local Dentist to Volunteer at Veteran Stand-Down

Copperopolis dentist Dr. Peter Uyeyama will be volunteering at the Sonora Veteran Stand-Down this September 24, 2011.

With 27 years of dentistry behind him, along with a few years as a dental assistant in the US Army in ’70-’71, Peter is well equipped to deal with whatever dental care may come across his path at the Veteran Stand-Down.

Expecting mostly immediate dental care, such as: cavities, fillings, extractions, etc, due to the mobility of the event, Dr, Uyeyama is ready and looking forward to giving back to those who served our country. “We should look after our veterans” he said when asked why he volunteered.