Dr. Walter Davis loves being a dentist and says at age 64 he has no desire to retire.

“I enjoy what I do, so I’ll work as long as I can,” he said. “Three divorces and paying alimony — I definitely will be working for some time.”

He chuckled, as he often does.

His schedule — Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and very early on Friday until 1 p.m.

He has two grown sons and a 12-year-old son he shares custody of.

There are no dentists or would-be dentists among the sons. He’s never pushed for that or any other particular career.

“I want them to be happy with what they do and have respect for their job and enjoy it enough to work hard at it — set some goals,” he said.

“Ethan (his 12-year-old) is the treasure of my life. My two other sons are treasures, and they like him (Ethan Edward) pretty much. They’re good brothers.”

Davis said he’s trying to turn Ethan into a scholar. He’s a big kid and a natural athlete. He broke his arm earlier this summer going into third base.

Davis named him after a role John Wayne, his hero, played in “The Searchers” — Ethan Edwards.

A John Wayne room in his dentist office is filled with pictures of Wayne. He once had Wayne pictures on the wall of the staircase going to the second floor of his home.

“But my second wife was against that one,” he said.

“John Wayne raised me — he didn’t know it, but he raised me. He had a confused life, like mine. I gained something from the message in his movies. They had a big effect on me.”

Other rooms in Davis’ office building on South York Street include mementos from countries where he volunteered his services in the past for those who couldn’t afford regular dental care.

He decided several years ago to postpone any such future trips until his youngest son is old enough to go with him.