Meet Dr. Shannon Hingst, DDS

Dentist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Dr. Shannon Hingst was born and raised in Ames, Iowa, graduating from ISU, then the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in 1998. After an extra year and a half of oral surgery training, she returned to Iowa and has been practicing general dentistry and sedation dentistry for almost 25 years. She enjoys helping her patients who struggle with dental anxiety to achieve their best and healthiest smiles, through multiple relaxation techniques including oral medication, nitrous oxide and intravenous sedation.

Dr Shannon has been a longtime member of the ADA and American Dental Society of Anesthesiology(ADSA) and maintains ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification.

Shannon and her husband Phil have 3 grown boys, a daughter in high school at Prairie and a 12-year-old lab, Rosco. They keep busy with their daughter’s volleyball schedule, serving at their church, camping as much as possible in the warmer months, and cheering on both the Hawks and Cyclones.