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 Advanced Dental Procedures has not been quenched. Dr Hood has 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. 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. He has also been an Invisalign (Invisible Braces) Certified provider for many years and has recently completed advanced training in Dental Sleep Medicine treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring. Dr Hood has just recently put together a highly specialized and experienced team to provide Nobel Biocare's All on 4 procedure (Teeth in a Day, Smile in a Day) 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 Dental Health Plans, currently performs IME's (Independent Medical Evaluations) for several of the major Insurance Companies and is the Dental Consultant for SCF (CopperPoint), the State of Arizona's workmen's compensation provider. Dr Mike is married and has four children. The oldest girls, "The Twins", are educators, his son is in his second year of his residency in Ophthalmology and the "baby" is currently in Dental Hygiene School.