Dr. Alexander Larsen spent the early years of his life on his family’s dairy farm in Preston, Idaho, and graduated from Preston High School. After serving an LDS mission to South Africa, he received a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, majoring in English. Dr. Larsen graduated from the University of Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The next three years took him to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he served as a captain in the Army Dental Corps. Dr. Larsen started his private dental practice in Provo, Utah, in 1981. Since that time, his appreciation for dentistry has grown as he has served as the president of the Provo District Dental Society in 1996 and the Utah Dental Association in 2002. He currently serves as an examiner for the Western Regional Examining Board, and he previously served on the Utah State Dentist/Dental Hygienist Licensing Board. Dr. Larsen also taught at Roseman University of Health Sciences at the College of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Larsen is the father of three children. His oldest son, Christian, lives in Orange County, California with his wife, Ashley, and their four children, Ava, Shea, Zane, and Vaughn. Dr. Larsen’s second oldest son, Kelly, lives in Provo with his wife, Whitney, and their four sons, Gunnar, Jett, Bram, and Weston. His daughter, Maren, lives in Provo with her husband and three children, Will, Brynn, and Kace. Some of Dr. Larsen’s interests are boating, raising horses, and riding motorcycles.
Dr. Richard Jr. has many hobbies, including photography, bass guitar, and skiing (snow and water). He enjoys the summer and winter equally, traveling from the Adirondacks to the Rockies. Always looking for an adventure, Dr. Richard Jr. always has a camera close, and his photography is displayed on the walls of the office!
