Dr Chad Hoecker, D.D.S.

After graduating with his D.D.S. from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1998, Dr. Chad Hoecker opened his fee for service practice in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Shortly following the start of his practice, he recognized there was an unmet need for dental care for low-income families. Further research supported this conclusion; such as the Surgeon General’s report on Oral Health in America, which indicates children from low-income families suffer twice as many cavities as their more affluent peers, and their disease is more likely to go untreated. This knowledge and his desire to help led him to open his traditional practice to Medicaid. “Part of what makes Ocean Dental unique is not the work done, but how it is done,” states Ocean Dental Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chad Hoecker, D.D.S.