meet Our Doctors

Dr. Kaleb Thompson is a very impressive dentist who is coming from an excellent program that allowed him to perform complex procedures. He has experience with CAD/CAM, root canals, dental extractions, implants, dentures, pediatric patients and more. He hopes to utilize these skills here in his Moyock office as well as his Elizabeth City dental practice. Dr. Thompson brings a variety of talents, including speaking fluent Spanish and owning a successful business for the past several years.

Dr. Thompson moved to the Eastern Carolina area in July 2016. Originally, from Utah, he is excited to have moved to this part of the country for its beauty and to establish a home with land.

We appreciate you, our valued patients and families, and look forward to continuing to provide you with the highest quality of oral health care. We, at Currituck Dental, pride ourselves on our practice philosophy of providing the highest quality of care in a gentle and efficient fashio

Dr. Ricky Gray received his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University where he met and married his wife, Brittany. He remained at Ohio State to obtain his Doctor of Dental Surgery, graduating with the highest academic honors.. While at Ohio State he received additional advanced training in oral surgery and pediatric dentistry which he enjoys incorporating as a part of his daily efforts to serve his patients.

Drawn to the hometown feel of our community, Dr. Gray’s professional ambition is to deliver comfortable, convenient, and kind dental care to the Eastern Carolina area and beyond. Combining clinical excellence with compassionate care is just one of many reasons he feels right at home with our team. 

Though his favorite hobby is spending time with his growing family, Dr. Gray will tell anyone that baseball was his first love. Growing up turning wrenches on old cars with his dad, he still likes to tinker today, and he’ll do whatever it takes to keep the family cars on the road. 

Originally from Springfield, Virginia, Dr. Steve operated his own private practice for over thirty years in the Northern Virginia area. His father was the first dentist in that area and he proudly carried on the profession. Dr. Steve has also served in Dare County, operating the mobile dental program for the last seven years.

In his spare time, Dr. Steve enjoys spending time with his wife, his three children, and six grandchildren, as well as volunteers his time as a firefighter with the Southern Shores Volunteer Fire Department.

 Dr. Petersen focuses on caring for his patients with integrity, experience and warmth.  He loves applying his skills and knowledge to the people he’s honored to serve, and he enjoys spending time helping each patient understand the best way forward to optimal dental health.

Dr. Petersen graduated from the University of Utah in 2006 with a degree in Exercise Physiology.  He was then accepted at the Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry program in Halifax, Nova Scotia. and graduated in 2010. 

Dr. Petersen thoroughly enjoys his time away from the office with his wife and three daughters.  They can often be found exploring the great outdoors and enjoying time together. 

Dr. Flake comes to us from Ohio State University. Originally from Tuscan, Arizona, Dr. Flake, graduated with his Bachelors Degree in Physiology, and Developmental Biology from BYU, finally to receive his dental education from The Ohio State University. He trained in many procedures such as crown/bridge work, complex extractions, molar root canals, Invisalign, and complete and partial dentures. 

Dr. Flake’s patients have stated that one of his strengths is his compassion toward and his ability to communicate well with his patients, and he can do so in Spanish due to living in Argentina for a couple of years during his youth.

Dr. Flake has a passion for learning about the most recent technologies and procedures in dentistry. 

 In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, and four children, watching and playing sports, as well as fly fishing.