About Southwest Oral Surgery

Dr. Sonny Porter grew up in a small town in Idaho famous for potatoes and

Philo T Farnsworth (the inventor of television). He later spent two years

exploring the beautiful country of Spain where he became fluent in

Spanish. After returning from Spain, he completed his undergraduate

studies at Brigham Young University and met his beautiful wife, Emily.

Dr. Porter attended dental school at Loma Linda University in Southern

California. During this time, he had the chance to participate in numerous

dental outreach trips to Mexico and Ukraine. He worked in a small room

that was converted to provide dental treatment in an orphanage just outside

of Kyiv, Ukraine, and that is where he developed a passion for oral

surgery. He witnessed firsthand how dentistry could impact the lives of

others.

His Grandfather Porter served as a mechanic in the United States Army.

While in dental school, he followed in his Grandpa Porter’s footsteps and

joined the United States Army. Dr. Porter became a board-certified oral

surgeon and spent the next nine years in the military in Washington State

and Oklahoma providing oral surgery to members of the military and

retirees. Following his time in the military, his family spent two years

in Iowa and loved every moment of living in the Midwest. After spending a

few years in Arizona, they are really excited to finally be able to return

to the Midwest and become a part of Southwest Oral Surgery in Garden City.

In his spare time, Dr. Porter can be found spending time with his wife

Emily, three children, a great pyrenees named Jasper and an albino ball

python named Lemonhead. He enjoys coaching his daughter’s soccer and

softball teams. He also loves exploring skyscrapers with his son Charlie

and is currently using his YouTube mechanic skills to restore a 1968 Ford

Mustang with his oldest son Taylor.