Katherine "Katie" Merrick, DMD, MPH

Dr. Katie Merrick attended Middlebury College and received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. Katie went on to attend dental school at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine where she pursued her passion for community health and public service as a member of the Connecticut Area Health Education Center’s Urban Service Track Scholar program. Katie obtained her Masters in Public Health concurrently with dental school and graduated with her DMD/MPH dual degrees. Katie returned home to Vermont for her residency training where she completed the University of Vermont Medical Center’s General Practice Residency.

Upon completion of her residency training, Katie was fortunate to join as a staff dentist at Northeast Washington County Community Health, Inc. (“The Health Center”) in Plainfield, Vermont. Katie currently splits her clinical time between The Health Center and Vermont Restorative Dentistry.

Katie is passionate about preventative oral healthcare and the connection between our oral health with the health of the rest of our body. She particularly values working with patients with dental anxiety and special healthcare needs. Katie loves to work on removable prosthodontic cases as she cherishes memories of learning how to make dentures from her dad, Dr. Ben Merrick. Katie approaches dentistry with curiosity and humility and loves to learn from her mentors and her patients.

Outside of dentistry, Katie can be found running, hiking with her partner Mitch and their dog Crosby, reading, and baking.