Meet The Crew

Brian Allmendinger, DDS, Pediatric Dentist & Owner

Dr. Brian Allmendinger was born in Utah, and moved to Arizona when he was four years old.  He completed his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University and dental school at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco , California. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Allmendinger completed a two year pediatric dental residency program at Temple Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia. 

 In 2004, Dr. Allmendinger and Dr. Chad Stoker, a dentist anesthesiologist, saw the need for a comprehensive pediatric dental office in Phoenix, and together opened Phoenix Pediatric Dental.  Dr. Allmendinger and the entire staff constantly strive to provide quality dental care to all their patients. 

 Dr. Allmendinger and his staff attend many continuing education classes throughout the year to keep up-to-date with all the advancements in pediatric dentistry.  He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Arizona Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the American Dental Association.

Melanie Hull, DDS, FAGD, General Dentist & Owner

Dr. Melanie Hull was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and graduated from Thunderbird High School, just a few miles from Phoenix Pediatric Dental.  She then completed an accelerated six year program at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, earning a BA in Biology and Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees in 1997.

Dr. Hull then was trained in hospital dentistry at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, emphasizing children's dentistry.  She has since attained the prestigious status of Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, and continues her commitment to continuing education of the advancements of modern dentistry.

Dr. Hull has practiced general dentistry for over 10 years with children of all ages, and strives to create a positive experience for all her patients!

Chad Stoker, DDS, MS, Dipl ADBA, Dentist Anesthesiologist

Dr. Stoker has been practicing anesthesiology in Arizona since 2000.  He grew up all over the western US before his family settled in Sandy, Utah.  Dr. Stoker received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, then his dental degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska.  Following dental school, Dr. Stoker completed his residency in Dental Anesthesiology at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and has been in private practice ever since.

Dr. Stoker is a Diplomate of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology and is Past President of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology.  Dr. Stoker’s professional memberships include the American Dental Association, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, the International Anesthesia Research Society, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

Lee Weinstein, DMD, FASDC, Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Weinstein graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, then went to Temple University School of Dental Medicine, and then into a two-year residency in pediatric dentistry at Temple University and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, also in Philadelphia. He then moved to the New York metropolitan area and taught at Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dental Medicine in Hackensack, N.J., for eight years. His family then moved to Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y., where Dr. Weinstein opened a practice and became the director of pediatric dentistry at Nassau County Hospital for seven years, and an attending dentist at Long Island Jewish Hospital's Schneider Children's Hospital for 15 years. Dr. Weinstein moved to Scottsdale in 2004.

John Neves, DMD, Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Neves grew up in central California in the small university town of Davis. He received his bachelor's degree in biology with minors in german and music from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Neves then worked at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Califormia where he conducted research in drug development for cancer and HIV, and co-authored multiple publications. Dr. Neves obtained his dental degree in 2004 from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He subsequently completed his residency in pediatric dentistry at Nova and Miami Children's Hospital.

Dr. Neves came to Arizona in 2006 and has been actively involved in the pediatric community ever since. He is also currently an assistant clinical professor of pediatric dentistry at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Franciso and is a member of the Western Society of Pediatric dentistry.

Eric Jacobsen, DDS, Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Eric Jacobsen was raised on the Oregon coast.  He earned his Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University.  After his first year at BYU, Dr. Jacobsen spent two years in Honduras and became fluent in Spanish.  He then attended the world’s first dental school, The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland.  While at dental school, Dr. Jacobsen completed extensive research on the effects of soft drinks on dental enamel.  Following dental school, he elected to obtain his residency training in pediatric dentistry at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.