K Michael Hood DDS
4602 North 16th
Street, Suite #302
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
602-234-3679
Dr K Michael (Mike) Hood is a Phoenix
native and fourth generation Arizonan. He attended Scottsdale
School Districts Ingleside Elementary School, long before
it became a Middle School. Dr Hood was a member of the Hopi-Ingleside
Thunderbird Marching Band and as the Bands First Chair,
First Clarinet, marched in many of Scottsdale's Parada del
Sol's. While still in grade school, Dr Hood earned both
the Boy Scouts of America's prestigious Eagle Scout and
God and Country awards.
Dr Hood graduated from Arcadia High School.
While attending Arcadia, he participated and lettered in
both Football and Track. He also was a member of Arcadia's
newspaper, the Arcadian and was nominated, by the Arcadian's
faculty advisor, to Quill and Scroll, the International
High School Journalism Honor Society. Dr Hood was schoolmates
with the likes of Producer-Director, Steve Spielberg, Wonder
Woman, Linda Carter, Astronaut Bill Shepherd and Fleetwood
Mac's Stevie Nicks.
Dr Mike attended NAU and graduated from Arizona
State University (Go Sun Devils) with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Zoology. While still in his first semester of
his senior year, Dr Hood was accepted to the prestigious
Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas.
After
graduating from Dental School, Dr Hood practiced in Oklahoma
City for 2 years, before returning to his hometown of Phoenix,
Arizona. Dr Hood joined Arizona's largest group practice,
at the time, and soon became a partner, member of the Board
of Directors and one of the Managing Partners of Arizona
Dental Health Associates home office.
After 6 years with ADHA, Dr Hood decided that
it was time to be on his own and started his private practice.
That was 25 years ago and he is still practicing in the
same location!
Dr Hood has constantly strived to stay current
with the latest advancements in Dentistry. He was one of
the first dentists in the United States to begin using the
bonding techniques so commonly found in dental practices
today and did his first Smile Makeover
with Porcelain Veneers
in 1986, on his wife, Cyndi. And yes, they are still
married and the veneers are still in place!!
In the ensuing years, Dr Hood has done 10's
of thousands of Cosmetic
Procedures and still his thirst for Advance
Dental Procedures has not been quenched. In May of 2008, Dr Hood completed his Advanced Certification II with Invisalign at the Townie Dental Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada and because of the number of cases that Dr Hood has done in the past year, Invisalign now has him rated as one of their Advantage Providers. Dr Mike has been so impressed with the Invisalign system, that he began, last year, straightening his own teeth utilizing the Invisalign System. Dr Hood has recently
been certified and licensed to use the newly FDA approved
Periolase and LANAP
technique for Laser Periodontal Therapy.
It's a new, advanced technique for treating Periodontal
(gum) disease without the cutting and sewing back
of the gum tissue. As of this date, Dr Hood is one of only two Dentists in
the city of Phoenix to be Certified and Licensed for this
less painful and advance method of treating gum disease.
Even while maintaining his active and growing
Dental Practice, Dr Hood has found the time, over the years,
to serve on the staff of the Phoenix Indian Hospital, be
the Quality Assurance Director for Safeguard Health Plans
and currently performs IME's (Independent Medical Evaluations)
for several of the major Insurance Companies..
Dr Mike is married and has four children.
The oldest girls, "The Twins", are teachers, his
son is in Medical School and the "baby" has aspirations
of becoming a Dental Hygienist and is in her second year
of college.
