Dr Katie Tulipano

I am passionate about making real, genuine connections with patients. I find the most joy when I am able to help a patient with dental anxiety have a good appointment. It’s a personal goal of mine to try to get a true laugh out of each of my patients. Smiles can be faked, but it’s harder to fake a laugh! I love teaching my patients that dentistry doesn’t have to be as terrible as they may remember in the past. My job goes beyond treating teeth; it also about creating experiences. Experiences are what can make it or break it for a patient to decide to take oral health seriously. I try very hard to bring a little fun to the experience but I am honest with myself: I understand that I’m a dentist, not Disneyland, and sometimes achieving tolerable is a really great thing too! At the end of each day, I hope that my passion for dentistry was a little bit contagious and inspired my patients to be as excited about their oral health as I am. Education and Continuing Education I attended the University of Florida for my undergraduate degree, and majored in zoology because I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian. I actually performed my very first dental cleaning on a dog way before I ever considered going to dental school! I graduated with my Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in Gainesville. GO GATORS! I love learning, knowing WHY things happen, and being able to educate my patients to avoid future problems and fix current ones. This is where continuing education comes in. I participate in local study clubs, attend lectures, read dental journals and magazines, watch webinars, and participate in self-study continuing education. I find it so amazing how fast we can learn and share information. But that’s the awesome part: I know I will never get bored because there is always something new to learn, to improve upon, and to master! Dental conventions are so much fun, the highlight being the Hinman Dental Society Meeting in Atlanta. I’ve been to it nearly every year. One of the many perks to Atlanta is the Atlanta aquarium. They have whales there! If you’ve never been, it’s a very cool thing to go see.