Curtis Sapp attended Western Washington State College after graduating from a Seattle area high school. In 1969 he attended the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. While there, he was elected to Rho Chi, a national pharmacy honor society. He then enrolled in the University of Washington dental school and graduated with honors in 1977. After completing a residency in orthodontics at the University of Connecticut in 1980, he began an orthodontic practice in Olympia. Dr. Sapp is a member and past president of the Thurston-Mason County Dental Society. He is also a member of the Washington State Dental Association and the American Dental Association. His specialty affiliations include the Washington State Society of Orthodontics, the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontics, and the American Association of Orthodontic. Dr. Sapp is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontist and currently teaches the Dental Anatomy & Occlusion class at the University Of Washington.