Our Team Our team is not only dedicated to providing outstanding dental care for you, but they also love to have fun! They enjoy working with each other and they love getting to know you better! Here’s your chance to get to know a little more about them!

Kelly Goens has been part of Dr. Hodous’ team since August 2008 as Patient Care Coordinator. Kelly located to Fayetteville in 2002 from Dayton, Ohio to be with her husband. Kelly has worked in the dental field for the past 4 years, and prior to that she spent five years in the world of finance. Kelly loves her position in Dr. Hodous’ office because she is able to meet new people and everyday is exciting and different. Kelly has been married to Ryan Goens for 7 years and they have 2 beautiful children. Connor is 4 and their newest addition, Payton, is 6 months old. In her free time, Kelly loves spending time with family and friends, shopping, and during the summer, boating and swimming at the lake.

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Valeri Hudson has been part of Dr. Hodous’ team since October 2008 as a registered dental assistant. Valeri recently located to Fayetteville with her family from Beebe, Arkansas where she was one of only 32 people accepted to attend the Dental Hygiene program at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock.  Valeri comes from an 11-year business background in telecommunications, but has always had a passion for helping others and found her place in dentistry. Valeri has been married to Chad Hudson for eleven years and they have a 3 year-old princess, named Riley, that keeps them pretty busy.  In her free time, Valeri loves to spend time with her family, crafting, and just having fun. “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.”  ~George Santayana, The Life of Reason .

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Lindsey Hodous has worked for Dr. Hodous since 2005 in a variety of positions.  She is currently the Director of Marketing. Lindsey began working in Dr. Hodous’ office many years ago and although she has left for brief periods of time – she keeps coming back.  At present, she works part time for Dr. Hodous planning his marketing.  She loves her job because she basically gets to plan parties and events for all of you!  Lindsey is also a full-time student at the University of Arkansas, in the Interior Design program. Lindsey loves yoga and dancing, and any type of working out.  She also likes to read and be outdoors.  She loves to spend time with her family and friends.

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The Tooth Fairy has been around as long as anyone reading this can remember! The Tooth Fairy began making appearances with Dr. Hodous about 20 years ago when he started visiting first grade classrooms to speak with children about how to care for their teeth. She loves working with Dr. Hodous, since most of her other work is done in the dark! The Tooth Fairy is happily married to her Prince Charming and they have seven adorable pixies as children. In her free time she loves to read and journal and fly to places in our imagination.

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Mrs. Tooth has been with Dr. Hodous since he opened his first dental office over 25 years ago.

Mrs. Tooth came to Fayetteville from Cottonwood, Arizona where she had been in Dr. Hodous’ office for over 16 years. Mrs. Tooth has roots deep in dentistry and has never worked in any other profession. She loves her job with Dr. Hodous, especially when she can get out in the community and talk with children about taking care of their teeth.

Mrs. Tooth is happily married to Eddie Molar and they have 32 children, all of whom still live with them! In her free time she loves to brush and floss and can often be found on a Saturday afternoon with all of her family playing with the Sonicare!

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