Meet The Doctor

John Buyer, DDS, MPH, MS, PLLC

Dr. John Buyer is a third generation dentist from rural Indiana. He entered private practice in Southwest Virginia after a 26 year Army career with tours in Korea, Europe and the Middle East. He arrived in Blacksburg in August 2009, where he quickly outgrew the facility in Christiansburg and moved to a newly renovated Blacksburg facility in December 2010 in order to meet the region’s growing demands in periodontology and dental implants.

Colonel Buyer began his military career after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from The Citadel in 1979. He was commissioned a Reserve Army Medical Service Corp Officer, then entered active duty in 1983 after completing dental school. During his career, he was Officer in Charge of two hospital dental clinics, Chief of Periodontics, Dean of two General Dentistry Residency Programs, twice a Commander, and an Army Staff Officer with TRADOC, Third Army and The Pentagon. His military awards include the Surgeon General’s “A” perfix (given to the top 10% of clinicians) and The Order of Military Medical Merit (awarded to the top 5% of Army Medical Department personnel). He was awarded the Army Legion of Merit on three occasions, the Army Meritorious Service Medal on three occasions, and has numerous other military awards and decorations.

Dr. Buyer’s degrees include a Bachelors of Science (BS) from The Citadel, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from Indiana University School of Dentistry, a post-doctoral Masters in Public Health (MPH) from The University of South Carolina, another post-doctoral Masters in Science (MS) from the Medical College of Georgia, and a Masters in Strategic Studies (MSS) from The Army War College. He earned his Periodontic Certificate at Fort Gordon in 1997 and was awarded “Diplomate” status from the American Board of Periodontics less than one year from graduation.

Dr. Buyer is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American Dental Association, Southeast Society of Periodontics, and other Virginia State and Local Professional Societies.

He married his wife, Christi in 1983. They are raising three boys; two at Penn State and the third at Blacksburg High School. The family is active in church, camping, flying and water sports.