Meet Dr. George Krieger and Elizabeth Family Dentistry staff

Education: Dr. Krieger graduated from Broomfield High School in 1970. He graduated in 1974 from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Biology. While working at Lutheran Hospital, he took a post-graduate course in Physical Chemistry at the University of Colorado at Denver before beginning his career in Dentistry. Dr. Krieger was a member of the third class to graduate from the University of Colorado School of Dentistry in 1979, and received the Mosby Book Award.

Professional organizations: Dr. Krieger is a member of the Colorado Dental Association and the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society. He is also a member of the Colorado Prosthodontic Society.

Practice history: Dr. and Mrs. Krieger had a dental practice for 4 years in Brush, Colorado. In 1983, they moved to Elizabeth to be closer to family. (Mrs. Krieger's aunt and uncle Janet and Nelson Waterworth were fixtures in the Elbert Post Office and agricultural community for many years.) They bought the building from Dr. Mike Iacoboni who began the dental office in 1977.

Teaching and writing experience: One of the reasons Dr. Krieger moved closer to Denver was to teach at the University of Colorado Dental School. He taught part-time in the 1980's for five years in the TEAM clinic, while also working his practice. At the same time, he became involved in freelance writing and radio work. For many years, he was a writer for "The Journal of the Colorado Dental Association. Dr. Krieger has written articles for "The Pueblo Chieftain" and "The Posse of Denver Westerners". He also has articles in two Westerners' book publications - "The Brand Book".

Dr. Krieger worked with Tom Noel and G. Brown to author a souvenir book for the Red Rocks Ampitheater in 2004 - "From Dinosaurs to Rock and Roll". He also contributed to Noel's 2005 book "Sacred Stones", about Red Rocks as well.

Interests: Dr. Krieger is a proud booster of all things Colorado! He is particularly passionate about music. He DJ'd school dances in the 1980's and has performed vocal and guitar solos at various functions around the state, including the town of Elizabeth. He has written for the "Music Hound" book series, the Colorado Historical Society and music collecting publications such as "Discoveries" and "Goldmine". Most current musical writings by Dr. Krieger are on Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Poco, Firefall and the Beatles, as well as CD reviews.

Dr. Krieger did several radio guest spots with his friend music critic G. Brown. This culminated in the late 1990's in a Saturday evening show called "Rock Talk", on KHOW with G. Brown and the Heavy Man Pat Porter. He hosted an internet Saturday oldies show called GoGaGa.com (no longer in existence). He made many guest appearances on G. Brown's 102.3 KCUV show and Archer's Breakfast with the Beatles on 99.5 The Mountain.

We are blessed that, in our many years of private practice, we have had loyal and skilled people working in our office who feel almost like a member of the family. Alita Fernandez Cowan was recently married in September 2008 to her long time friend of 10 years. Alita is our most recent employee, coming to us in the spring of 2007. She immediately began receiving on-the-job training, and has also received her license to take x-rays. Alita has the benefit of knowing the local area very well, having grown up in Elizabeth and graduating from Frontier High School in 2003. Alita is extremely interested in her work and her knowledge continues to increase. We are especially grateful to have her help and sunny presence in the office.

OFFICE BUILDING:

Our dental building, located at 187 E. Kiowa Avenue, was renovated from an old house built in 1920. At one time, it was the residence of Dr. Bennett MD and was also home to the Mauldin family. In 1977, Dr. Mike Iacoboni set up his dental practice in the house. Krieger Family Dentistry purchased the building from him in 1983 and have kept its quaint look. This means it's more roomy than modern dental offices and also has a cozy, homey look and feel. We can only guess how old the massive trees and front hedges are! Aimee Krieger is an avid gardener and enjoys planting flowers in front of the building every spring.