About Richard Tye, DDS
Dr. Tye established the dental practice in 1976 on the North Shore. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he also received his D.D.S. He served as the Team Dentist for the Northwestern University Athletic Department. His nine-year tenure included the Rose, Citrus, Alamo, and Motor City Bowls with the football team. In 2005, 2008 and 2012, Dr. Tye was named as one of Chicagoland’s Top Dentists by Chicago Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine (each year that the evaluations were made). In 2009 he was also featured in The Chicago Magazine as one of Chicagoland’s Top 40 Dentists. Dr. Tye, who wears the most colorful Hawaiian shirts this side of Waikiki, resides in Wilmette with his wife Carole. Their daughter Katelyn is a graduate of the University of Dayton. He is a member of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the Chicago Dental Society, the Academy of General Dentistry and the Seattle Study Club. Dr. Tye is also licensed in the State of Hawaii.
