Dr Ruchika Khetarpal

Dr. Khetarpal grew up as a Midwesterner. Born in Wooster, Ohio she moved to Metro Detroit at an early age as her father worked for Ford Motor Company. In 2007, she graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry with a combined Bachelors of Science and a Doctor of Dental Surgery. She then pursued a General Practice Residency in New York City, Manhattan at a public hospital. Dr. Khetarpal has worked with many diverse patients and their problems and challenges, many of which were medically compromised. While at Metropolitan Hospital in New York, she gained extensive experience in the trauma 2 hospital emergency room dealing with oro-facial pain, lacerations and jaw fractures. Dr. Khetarpal has been an active member of the Cincinnati Dental Society since 2009. She served as its president in 2022 and has also held multiple positions at the Ohio Dental Association. She is a delegate to the American Dental Association as well. She enjoys playing tennis, walking her dog Violet, and spending time with her husband Jeremy Smith, who is a litigator at Dinsmore and Shohl in their labor and employment department. They live in Oakley and got married on March 18, 2023.