About Drs. Allen and Kelly Smudde
We are a husband and wife team. We were both born in Indiana, and we met in
Chicago at Northwestern University. Dr. Allen moved from Terre Haute, IN to
La Canada, CA when he was 10 years old, and Dr. Kelly grew up on a farm in
Valparaiso, IN. It was not until we were at our wedding reception on Dr.
Kelly's farm in Indiana that we realized that both of our fathers had a
mutual roommate while at Indiana University Dental School, and all were
reunited at our wedding. We both come from a long line of dentists in the
family. Dr. Allen's father and several family members are dentists, and Dr.
Kelly is a fourth generation dentist. We both started learning dentistry
from our earliest memories onward. We both spent many hours in our parents'
labs hand-sculpting teeth out of wax and hand making jewelry.
We are continually building upon the foundation of skills that we learned as
children so that we can provide you and your family the best dentistry has
to offer.
Our Education:
Dr. Kelly Smudde attended Culver Military Academy for eight summers. Our
family has attended Culver for over 70 years. Dr. Kelly attended Saint
Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN and is a Fighting Irish Fan. Dr. Kelly
then went on to attend Northwestern University School of Dentistry in
Chicago. She did her dental residency at UCLA Sepulveda VA in LA.
Dr. Allen Smudde attended Flintridge Prep for high school, then Glendale
Community College, and Humboldt State University in California. He then
went on to attend Northwestern University School of Dentistry in Chicago.
Dr. Allen did his residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital VA in Chicago.
(He likes the Fighting Irish too...along with The Wildcats!)
Dr. Inbo Cho grew up in a suburb of Chicago. He also attended Northwestern
University. Dr. Cho received is DDS from Columbia. He did his residency at
UCLA Sepulveda VA in LA.
Dr. Cho is an avid golfer and is always working on trying new golf tips. He
enjoys helping the community and has a passion and enthusiasm for educating
people regarding proper dental care. Dr. Cho just became an uncle for the first
time as his sister recently had a baby girl!
