Dr. Kathrine V Hammel, DDS

Dr. Katherine Hammel DMD, is a native of Tucson, AZ. I grew up riding horses, running cross country and track, playing soccer, hiking in the Catalina Mountains and going to the dentist. I moved to San Antonio, TX to run track for Trinity University, where I received a BA in Political Science and minored in Business Administration, Economics and Environmental Studies. I worked for the Westin La Cantera and waited tables my first year out of college. Then I finally realized what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was in front of me all along. I needed to become a dentist because I understood, firsthand, the importance of a smile and what it can do for you. I hurried back to Tucson to complete my science requirements at the U of A, before moving to Mesa for dental school. I received my Doctorate of Medical Dentistry (DMD) from the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, which is associated with AT STill University. While in dental school, I also received a certificate in …Public Health from The University of North Carolina. My fourth year of dental school I spent half the year on clinical rotations spending 4-6 weeks in Luling and Gonzales, TX, Silver City, NM, Nogales, AZ and at El Rio in Tucson. While on rotation I was hired at Mariposa Community Health Center, in Nogales. I spent the next 2+ years practicing public health dentistry in Nogales before starting my office in Tucson. I am an avid hiker, runner and cook. I would like to add angler and skier to that list but I do not get to go as often as I would like. I am very excited and proud to open my own practice in Tucson. Now I can live, work and play in the same city! Memberships: Pima Dental Study Club, Arizona Dental Association, Southern Arizona Dental Association, American Dental Association and the Academy of General Dentistry.