Dr. Derek O’Connor

Hello, my name is Dr. Derek O’Connor, and I am excited to share that I will be joining the team at Main Street Dentistry.  I was born and raised in the Kankakee area and am excited to return and join my father Dr. Kelly O’Connor in the practice that my grandfather Dr. Leo O’Connor started in this community. I attended Bishop McNamara Catholic High School in Kankakee before attending Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana for my undergrad education. At Butler I played wide receiver for the football team and double majored in biology and chemistry. After graduating from Butler, I worked for CSL Behring in Bradley, & Abbott Labs in Lake Bluff before attending Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska for dental school.

While at Creighton I received an incredible dental education with a wide variety of clinical experience not offered by many other dental schools in the country. I was able to see the impact dentistry has on the community through Creighton’s healthy smiles program providing dental screenings and sealants to elementary school students, as well as rotations at Douglas County Health Center and Charles Drew to provide for underserved communities. I graduated magna cum laude in May 2021 and was also inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities, as well as Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a national dental honors society.

I am excited to join my father and continue the tradition of excellent patient care and service that my grandfather started, and to expand our practice in any way possible.