The founder and owner of Your Practice, Just Better is Dr. William B. Klausmeyer. He started this organization with the intention of helping his fellow dental care professionals make changes they desire in their lives and in their practices. With his 25 years of experience in the practice of Dentistry, Bill knows the nuts and bolts of developing and sustaining a healthy practice. He has always availed himself to practice management experts, and utilized coaches and mentors for many of his 25 years benefitting greatly from his experiences. He knew that at this point in his life, he has his experience, strength and hope to offer for others in the profession. That is the primary purpose of this business – To help his peers identify things they want and don’t want, develop effective plans of action and then assist them in growing toward their highest desires, both personally and professionally.

Dr. William Klausmeyer is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Class of 1984. Born in Highland Park, Illinois he grew up predominantly in Michigan. Always involved in athletics and in the outdoors, Dr. Klausmeyer played a variety of sports: football, bicycling, hiking, skiing, soccer, basketball, softball and running being among his pursuits. During his undergraduate years at Michigan, he was perennially on the Dean’s list, and as a freshman won the William Branstrom award signifying his being in the top 5% of his freshman class.

Dr. Klausmeyer was elected Vice-President of his class during his D2 year of dental school. He graduated in the top 20% of his class, and was awarded the Francis P. Vedder award upon graduation – given annually to a senior dental student demonstrating exceptional interest and skill in the area of Fixed Prosthodontics. After taking and passing the Northeast Regional Board, Dr. Klausmeyer accepted a faculty position at the U of M Dental School teaching junior and senior level students in the Crown and Bridge clinics.

Dr. Klausmeyer successfully completed the Florida Dental Board exam in December of 1984 and then decided to move there at the end of his contract with U of M in spring of 1985. After researching locations and working for other dentists during his first year and a half in Florida – he settled on starting a new practice in the small but growing town of Port St. Lucie. The town had fewer than 20,000 citizens at the time, and he was the 6th dentist in the city. For  23 years he served the people of Port St. Lucie – the town has grown to over 150,000 people and 100 dentists.

Dr. Klausmeyer has worked consistently over the years to help provide reasonably priced care – and give results one would expect to pay far more for – consistent with his training at U of M. He has kept abreast of developments in the profession, and works closely with other dentists, and specialists to assists his patients in receiving what the patient’s want, and then some. Dr. Klausmeyer recognizes that many people see a dentist reluctantly, fearfully, or sometimes not at all – and so has taken the necessary courses to offer his patients techniques for relaxation dentistry (using medication), offering the quiet world of air abrasion (dentistry without needles and drills), and always searching for alternatives for the use of ‘scary stuff’ traditionally found in the dental office.

After the sale of his dental practice in May of 2008, and after a period of transition through July of 2008, the Klausmeyer’s relocated to Roswell, Georgia.  During the past year, Dr. Klausmeyer has had a chance to spend more time at home with his kids and wife, take a breather from full time practice, embark on a fitness regimen, and prepare for the C.R.D.T.S. exam, required for licensure in the state of Georgia.  The time off has enabled Dr. Klausmeyer and his wife extra freedom to assist their children getting acclimated to a new home and schools, given them a chance to meet and get to know their neighbors, and an opportunity to visit relatives, travel, and get to know the state of Georgia.  Additionally Dr. Klausmeyer spent numerous weeks meeting dentists in his area, screening patients for the board exam, studying for the written board exam, taking the Medical College of Georgia’s Prep Course, and then successfully completing the exam itself.

Dr. Klausmeyer has had many volunteer activities: He was a member of the Martin County Park & Recreation Advisory Board. He was a State Representative for the International Mountain Bike Association. He is a past Treasurer for the Haney Creek Greenway Group, and also the past Secretary / Treasurer for the Airborne Mountain Bike Club of the Treasure Coast of which he was also a founding member. He was a board member on The Ocala Mountain Bike Association as well. (Due to relocating to Georgia these positions were resigned)  He hopes that through his efforts, he can help to preserve some of our world’s open spaces, enhance biodiversity, provide healthy recreation, and educate about reasonable growth. Since moving to Georgia, Dr. Klausmeyer has become a volunteer in the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream program, and was  a volunteer for Roswell Mayor Jere Wood during his recent successful campaign for re-election.

Dr. Klausmeyer’s greatest pride is his family. His greatest joy comes from just being with his wife, Lisa, and kids (Bryan, Jason, James and Christian), traveling, outdoor activities or just hanging out together. Recently his oldest son, Bryan, 23,  graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Michigan, L.S. & A. School of History, Honors Program, has completed the GRE and awaits admission for graduate school.  Jason, 20 is a sophomore at Florida Atlantic University’s Residential Honors College, is taking the DAT exam, and hopes to attend dental school upon graduation.  James, age 15 is an honors student and plays snare drum in the Roswell High School marching band.  Christian, age 13 has recently completed his second season playing lacrosse.