Meet the Doctors

Dr. David J. Ross, DMD

Dr. David J. Ross, DMD

Dr. Ross graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1985. After dental school he completed a general practice residency at the University of Kentucky where he concentrated on more complicated dental reconstructions, oral surgery and anesthesiology. 
He went to the University of South Florida for his pre-dental education and enjoyed the Florida sunshine so much that after dental school he came back to the state.

Dr. Ross has taken numerous hours of postgraduate education in occlusion, implants and cosmetic dentistry at the Pankey Institute, the Center for Advanced Dental Study in St. Petersburg Florida, as well as numerous courses at the Seattle Institute For Advanced Dental Education. He has also recently completed the 2-year long Master’s Series Implant Class, in Miami, Florida. Additionally, he recently received his Mastership from the American Dental Implant Association.

He is a fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantology (ICOI) and a member of the American College of Oral Implantology. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the Florida Dental Association, the Central District Dental Association and the Greater Orlando Dental Society.

He is married to Karen (Dr. Schmitt) and they have 4 children. They have been practicing in Oviedo since 1988. In his spare time he enjoys running and playing tennis.

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Dr. Karen M. Schmitt, DMD

Dr. Karen M. Schmitt, DMD

Dr. Schmitt graduated from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry in 1985. She received her Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at the University of Kentucky and practiced as a dental hygienist for five years prior to dental school.

After dental school she completed a general practice residency at the University of Kentucky where she concentrated on more complicated dental reconstructions, oral surgery and anesthesiology. She moved to Orlando in 1986 where she worked as an associate in the area until opening up her practice in Oviedo in 1988. Dr. Schmitt has taken numerous hours of postgraduate education in occlusion and cosmetic dentistry at the Pankey Institute and the Center for Advanced Dental Study in St. Petersburg Florida, as well as numerous courses at the Seattle Institute For Advanced Dental Education. She has also completed comprehensive surgical dental implant courses through Implant Seminars.

She is a member of the American Dental Association, the Florida Dental Association, the Central District Dental Association and the Greater Orlando Dental Society.

She is married to David (Dr. Ross) and they have four children. She is active in the community and her church and enjoys running.

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