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Resideny
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ohio State University
Bradley Bennett, DMD, Resident, Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University.
While growing up in Columbus, Ohio, I became interested in serving my country as a pilot in the Navy and elected to pursue engineering at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Upon graduation from Miami, I was commissioned in the US Navy, selected for flight school, and spent the next decade of my life serving as a pilot. While this was a wonderful experience, my desire to serve continued when I saw the potential of a career in dentistry and worked toward that goal.
In 2011, I started my second career as a dental student at the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation in 2015, I returned to the Navy, this time focusing on a different career trajectory. I completed a one year Advanced Education in General Dentistry in Norfolk VA. This provided a strong foundation in many specialties and allowed me to thrive as a general dentist. My first assignment in 2016 was onboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) which deployed to the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Baltic Sea.
I loved Europe so much that the Navy moved my family to Sicily, Italy, where I continued to serve for three years. It was in Italy that I worked with a pediatric dentist and realized how much I enjoyed treating children. In 2020, I was selected by the Navy to complete a pediatric dental residency, and ultimately selected by Nationwide Children's Hospital to serve as a resident for the next two years.
When not at work, my wife, Kelleigh, and I are busy watching our four children on athletic fields and swimming pools around Ohio.