Ready, Set, Smile: a nonprofit to improve the oral health of Minneapolis children

Dr. Della Torre is a 1981 graduate of Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in New York City. She completed her post-graduate study in general dentistry at Mount Sinai Hospital, also in New York City. Dr. Della Torre has had many diverse experiences as a dentist prior to founding this practice in 1989. She was a Clinical Instructor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry from 1986 – 1992.

Dr. Della Torre serves on several board of directors of non-profits: Apple Tree Dental – serves the dental needs of families facing barriers to care, Patchwork Quilt – an after-school program closing the gap for African American children on the Northside, and Ready Set Smile a non-profit ADT Dental dentists founded to bring dental services to children with low-resources through school based programs. Dr. Della Torre serves on the Department of Human Services Dental Services Advisory Committee (DSAC). She uses her leaderships skills in the community to serve economic justice.

Dr. Della Torre resides in southwest Minneapolis with her husband, Dr. Spencer Kubo. They have three grown children.