Dr. Ball received her D.D.S. from West Virginia University School of Dentistry in Morgantown, West Virginia. While in dental school, Dr. Ball was President of her dental class from 2010-2012. She was also inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a National Dental Honor Society. Dr. Ball received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Operative Dentistry by The Academy of Operative Dentistry, as well as the Student Achievement Award in Endodontics by The American Association of Endodontists. She continued her post-graduate studies at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine where she received her Certificate in Endodontics, as well as her Masters of Science in Dentistry. While in residency, Dr. Ball practiced as a general dentist for two years in Charleston, South Carolina. After graduation from her endodontic residency program, Dr. Ball worked as an associate endodontist for a successful practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, while her husband completed his Neuroradiology Fellowship program at the University of Virginia. Following her husbands graduation, they relocated to OKC where her husband is an attending in the Neuroradiology Department at OU Hospital.
Dr. Ball was recently elected to serve on the Oklahoma County Dental Society (OCDS) Board of Directors for a 2 year term. In addition to Dr. Balls clinical training, she served on committees for the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). As a resident, she served on the AAE Membership Services Committee, as well as a member of the AAE Foundations first-ever Resident Expert Advisory Committee (REACH). As a REACH representative, Dr. Ball traveled to Jamaica to provide endodontic access to care. After she graduated from residency, she continued her involvement and served as a committee member on the AAE Foundations Special Committee on OutREACH, as well as the Marketing Committee. She was selected as 1 of 14 participants to attend a Leadership Development Program funded by the AAE and most recently completed her reign as Chair of the REACH Committee. In 2020, Dr. Ball became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, which is the highest level of education in the field of endodontics.