Dr. Cottle is a native of Boise, Idaho.  He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Brigham Young University in 2004.  He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, graduating in 2008, with Honors.  Following dental school he practiced as a General Dentist for two years in Johnston and Wayne counties. In 2010 he went on to pursue specialty training in Endodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  After this two year Endodontic residency completed, he returned to Johnston County to open Clayton Endodontics. He and his wife, Jaime, are the proud parents of five young children.