Dr. Christopher Munkel, DDS Dr. Munkel feels blessed to have such a variety of life experiences. Knowing that he wanted a career in health care, he enrolled at Boston University. After three years studying the sciences and art history, he traveled to the Institute of European Studies in Nantes, France. Those cultural experiences molded his future. Dr. Munkel attended dental school at the University of Missouri Kansas City. There he participated in outreach programs including a trip to Venezuela to provide dentistry for orphan children. Dr. Munkel met his wife, Leslie who grew up in Phoenix and the Verde Valley. They relocated back in 2003. Dr.