Our General Dental Team

Cathy A. Fermelia, DDS

For Dr. Cathy Fermelia, dentistry is more than just treating teeth; it’s about treating patients like family. Her passion for dentistry and for helping others is something that has driven Dr. Fermelia to give her patients first-class care in every way.

Dr. Fermelia graduated from Creighton University in 1981 with a degree in mathematics and then earned her dental degree from Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1985. After graduating, she worked at the Memorial Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Veterans Administration Hospital, and a rehabilitation center at Oklahoma Medical Center. From her time at the Oklahoma Medical Center, Dr. Fermelia is qualified and experienced in treating young children and elderly patients. Since her graduation and residency, Dr. Fermelia has continued her education by attending continuing education courses and receiving training in endodontics, orthodontics, implants, and dental laser use.

In 1991, she bought her practice in Lakewood, Colorado, and has been the recipient of the Spectrum Award for Customer Service, has won the Award from North America Center for Dentistry, and has been named one of America’s Best Dentists. Dr. Fermelia is also a member of the American Dental Association, the Colorado Dental Association, and the Metro Denver Dental Society.

Dr. Fermelia has been married to her husband since 1986. She and her husband have two adult children, a son in engineering and a daughter in medicine. In her spare time, Dr. Fermelia enjoys running, skiing, reading, doing crossword puzzles, and learning trivia. She and her husband also enjoy taking yearly motorcycle trips together.

Hannah Chase, DMD

Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Hannah Chase moved to Colorado Springs midway through high school. After graduating in the Springs, Dr. Chase headed to the Midwest to earn her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, with minors in Business and Music from The Ohio State University. Dr. Chase went on to earn her DMD from The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

While in dental school, she externed with the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Orthodontics, as well as tutored her peers in fixed Prosthodontics. Dr. Chase also spent time as a teaching assistant in the Restorative and Prosthodontic Preclinical Lab at UPenn. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Chase fulfilled her General Practice Residency back at OSU. Since graduating, she’s made her way back out to Colorado, where she now calls Denver home.

Most recently, Dr. Chase has researched and co-authored “Estimating Salivary Carriage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in non-symptomatic people and efficacy of mouth rinse in reducing viral load,” which was featured as the cover story for JADA’s November 2021 publication.

In her free time, Dr. Chase enjoys hiking and baking. She is classically trained in piano and voice, and enjoys working on music projects. She finds herself spending time with her family in the Springs when not exploring local coffee shops (open to new suggestions!).

Travis Barr, DDS

When I tell people about how much I enjoy my work as a dentist, I get a lot of looks of surprise. But I find enormous satisfaction in what I do. It’s not just the intriguing technical, surgical, and scientific aspects of dentistry that I love; more importantly, it’s the unique personal relationships I experience every day. Because dentistry really is incredibly personal. My patients place a lot of trust in me, and I work every day to live up to that trust, and to make them feel as comfortable, safe, and well-informed as I can.

So it’s not just about your teeth—it’s also about who you are and how you feel when you’re in my chair. Every patient has different needs, preferences, goals, and concerns, and every treatment plan needs to address those differences. I work to treat the whole person, and that means making my patients full partners in decisions about their care, providing them with the best possible information on all the treatment options that are available, and listening carefully to their questions and their concerns so that they feel fully vested in the process and the outcomes. I want my patients to have the best possible dental care, and good outcomes depend not just on my skills and tools as a dentist, but also on how well I communicate with and listen with my patients.

My roots are in Northern Colorado, and my wife, a teacher at Conifer High School, grew up on the Western Slope. Both of us are proud to serve the state we love, and our two young boys and little girl fill our lives with noise and laughter. When we’re not working, you’ll find us trying to keep up with our kids and get them to all of the sporting events and after school activities they enjoy. If we have any free time, we spend it camping, hiking, fishing, working around the house or just getting outside.

• DDS: University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, Aurora, CO, 2016
• Pankey Advanced Dental Education 2017
• Pierre Fauchard Academy Certificate of Merit Award
• International Congress of Oral Implantologist Pre-doctoral Student Achievement Award
• American Associations of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Implant Award
• Member: American Dental Association; Colorado Dental Association, American Academy of General Dentistry, Metro Denver Dental Society
• EIT (Engineer in Training): State of Colorado, 2012
• BS: Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 2006