After graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Dr. Chisholm earned a four-year dental degree from the University of Connecticut (UCONN) School of Dental Medicine. She continued an additional two years with specialty training in pediatric dentistry — an advanced degree in the treatment of infants, children and adolescents — through the UCONN School of Dental Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a member of the attending staff at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Dr. Chisholm was recently been recognized in Connecticut Magazine by her peers as one of Connecticut's Top Dentists.