Dr. Latham enjoys working with people of all ages and genuinely cares about improving the oral health of her patients.
Dr. Latham grew up in New Zealand and moved across the Pacific in 2001 for her undergrad at Boston University, completing her DDS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2011.
While attending UMSoD, Dr. Latham was the recipient of the William S. Kramer Award of Excellence, inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, and served as co-chair for the Scholars Program in Dental leadership where she led a capstone project collaborating students, faculty and community dentists to increase the efficiency and efficacy of local children’s clinic to help improve access to care.
Additional honors include: the 2009 Periodontal Alumni Association Award for excellence in preventive periodontics and the 2011 American Academy of Oral Medicine Award.
Dr. Latham began her dental career as a general dentist for the US Navy serving in a military dental clinic in Rota, Spain, and returned to the US to practice general dentistry with Tidewater Dental Group in Virginia Beach, VA.
In 2014, Dr. Latham partnered with a successful multi-disciplined practice, Brush and Floss Dental Center in Stratford CT, where she now maintains a private practice focused in orthodontic and restorative care.
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