Dr. Hobbs is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and has over 25 years of dental and periodontal experience.

She is thrilled to be now practicing back in her hometown of 20 years , the great city of Hillsborough

She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland in College Park and went on to receive her DDS from the University of Maryland Dental School, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Dr. Hobbs completed her General Practice Residency at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania and was the Chief Resident the following year at Carolina’s Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Hobbs worked as general dentist in Charlotte for several years before deciding to specialize in Periodontics.

She attended the University of California at San Francisco where she earned her certificate in Periodontology Specialty while simultaneously earning a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology. She received the “Most Innovative” Clinical Research Award in her Senior Year from the Western Society of Periodontology.

In 1997, Dr. Hobbs moved to Hillsborough NC where she began her private practice in Periodontology and Implantology. She has operated a highly successful, private clinic in Durham and received her Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology in 2000. She has been an Assistant Professor at UNC school of Dentistry Post- Graduate Periodontology Department since 1997 and she served as President of the North Carolina Society of Periodontology in 2014. In 2015, Dr. Hobbs started the Hobbs’ Spear Study Club. She enjoys the opportunity to interact with great restorative doctors and specialists and has been a member of numerous Study Clubs in the Triangle Area. She has presented to numerous state and national organizations including the Florida Dental Association, The North Carolina Dental Hygiene Association, Wake County Dental Society Webinar for Dental Nachos, Webinar American Academy of General Dentistry, Garrison Continuing Education and Webinar for Mommy in Dentist Business