At Dentistry for Children, we are committed to providing exceptional dental care to the children in our community. Our highly skilled staff works hard to pursue ongoing education and innovation to stay on top of the latest trends in both dental technologies and the entire medical field, so your child receives the treatment they need in an efficient and comforting manner. We take pride in providing care to infants, toddlers, and small children every day in the Tri-County community!

Dr. Phillips grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. After receiving his Bachelor of Science from the University of Kentucky, he was accepted into the College of Dentistry. Here he completed both his dental degree and two-year residency, awarding him a certificate in pediatric dentistry. Working with children has been an important part of Dr. Phillips life since young adulthood, from baby-sitting neighborhood kids to counseling summer camps and volunteering for the Special Olympics. Choosing a career in pediatric dentistry was a natural course and Dr. Phillips feels embracing the rewards and challenges it offers is the most fulfilling career imaginable.

Dr. Robinette was born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Duke University and her dental degree from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. She met her husband, Dr. Phillips, in dental school and they were married in 2004. Since the first day of dental school, she knew she wanted to treat children and continued at UK with a pediatric residency program. Drs. Phillips and Robinette live in Lexington with their family. Dr. Robinette is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Kelsey Duff grew up in Danville, Kentucky. She graduated from the Georgetown College with a Bachelor in Science in Biology. After completing her undergraduate studies she earned her D.M.D. at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. She continued her training at the University of Kentucky where she completed a two-year residency program and earned a certificate in Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Duff has successfully completed Basic Life Support (BLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses. Additionally, she is Board Certified; she is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association, and the Kentucky Dental Association. Dr. Duff enjoys traveling and volunteering, loves Disney world, and really enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, dog and family! Dr. Duff is also a CATS fan and loves football and basketball season! She cant wait to meet your family and is VERY excited to be DFCs newest associate Pediatric Dentist!

Dr. Hoy was born and raised in the small town of Grass Lake, Michigan. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry from Adrian College in Michigan. She then went on to earn a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Kentucky where she absolutely fell in love with Kentucky! She then completed her specialty degree in pediatric dentistry also at UK. It is her passion to work with children and she loves every minute of it! Dr. Hoy loves everything and anything Disney and can be caught singing Disney songs often! She is married to her wonderful husband, Michael, and has four animals who are her absolute fur babies! Her two cats are named Waffles and Espresso, and her two dogs, Toby Molar and the newest addition, Lexington Mandible who they lovingly call Lexi Mae.