Luke Lamb graduates with Doctor of Dental Studies

Luke Lamb, a 2018 cum laude graduate of Northern Arizona University, graduated from Creighton University Dental School in Omaha, Neb. on May 10, 2024. He earned a Doctor of Dental Studies and will begin practicing as a dentist in Tucson, Ariz. with Arizona Dental Medicine.

While at Creighton, Dr. Lamb received the prestigious and highly selective Advanced Standing in endodontics, which allowed him to be challenged with difficult root canals, according to a press release. The school recognized him during graduation as the winner of the Excellence in Endodontics Award.

He was also one of only 15 students selected by the Dental School to travel on a summer mission trip to the Dominican Republic where he performed surgical and non-surgical extractions, restorative fillings, removable prosthodontics and cleanings. During school, Dr. Lamb worked in an afterschool clinic, serving a large, underserved population in the Omaha, Neb. community.

Dr. Lamb is the son of Cindi and Judge John Lamb of Paradise Valley and the grandson of Chalice and Dr. Emmet Lamb of Scottsdale.