Meet Our Dentist

Dr. Kelly Hilgers is a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist and is a recognized specialist of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Originally from Michigan, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences from Michigan State University. She completed dental school, earning a D.D.S. Summa Cum Laude at the University of Colorado. She later went on to complete residency specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Connecticut and Hospital Dentistry at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Kelly was the Director of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Louisville, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Oral Biology. She has published numerous scientific articles in peer reviewed journals, as well as several oral medicine textbook chapters. Dr. Kelly was one of the youngest pediatric dentists ever to receive Board Certification by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and currently serves as a reviewer for several top pediatric dental journals.

Dr. Kelly moved to Arizona with her husband, Dr. Mike, in 2005. Dr. Mike is an orthodontist at Hilgers Orthodontics. Dr. Kelly and Dr. Mike enjoy raising their son, Alec, in the growing and active community of Goodyear.