Kennett Square, Pennsylvania · Implant dentistry since 1989
Twenty-five thousand
implant dentists.
He is one of its
Diplomates.
The International Congress of Oral Implantologists has more than 25,000 members across 65 affiliate societies. Diplomate is the highest of its three recognition tiers, and Dr. Peter Patellis has held it since 2010. He has been placing and restoring implants in Kennett Square for more than thirty-five years.
What we replace
One tooth, several teeth, or the whole arch.
Every case starts the same way: an examination, 3D imaging, and a written plan you take home before anything is scheduled.
Single tooth implant
A titanium root and a custom ceramic crown. The neighboring teeth are left untouched — the quiet advantage over a conventional bridge.
Read more →02All-on-4 & full-arch
A full upper or lower set carried on four to six implants and screwed into place. It does not come out and it does not cover the palate.
Read more →03Implant-supported bridge
Three or four teeth in a row replaced on two implants, rather than one implant per tooth. Often the sensible middle option.
Read more →04Implant dentures
Two to four implants anchor a denture with attachments. It snaps in, stays put and comes out for cleaning.
Read more →05Same-day implants
In selected cases the tooth comes out, the implant goes in and a temporary goes on the same day. Selection is the whole job.
Read more →06Failing implant revision
Loose crowns, sore gums, an implant that never felt right. Second opinions are welcome and often the fix is smaller than feared.
Read more →Under one roof
The surgeon and the restoring dentist are the same person.
In many implant cases the surgery happens in one office and the teeth are made in another. It works, but it splits responsibility — and when something does not fit, each office can reasonably point at the other.
Dr. Patellis does both. He plans the finished teeth first, places the implants to serve that plan, and delivers the final restoration himself. He is recognized nationally for CAD-CAM dentistry, which is the part of the job that decides how the result actually looks in the mouth.
Credentials that mean something
A Diplomate is not a weekend course.
Dental marketing is crowded with credentials that amount to an attendance certificate. The ICOI Diplomate is not one of them. The International Congress of Oral Implantologists has more than 25,000 members across 65 affiliate societies, and Diplomate is the top of its three recognition tiers. Dr. Patellis has held it since April 2010.
He is also a Fellow of the Misch International Implant Institute — the program founded by Dr. Carl Misch, whose textbooks most implant dentists learned from — and now teaches at its successor, the Resnik Implant Institute.
Is this for you
Who tends to do well here.
Probably not the right fit
Better handled another way
- Routine hygiene alone — we are glad to do it, but you will not need this page
- Active, untreated gum disease that has to be controlled first
- A case where a straightforward filling or crown solves the problem
- Anyone looking for a price over the phone without an examination
A good fit
Implant and reconstruction cases
- A single tooth that is cracked, failing or already missing
- A denture that moves, rubs or has to be glued down
- Several failing teeth where the whole arch needs a plan
- An existing implant that hurts, feels loose or never felt right
- Someone who has been quoted very different plans by two offices
Peter Patellis, D.M.D., FMIII, DICOI
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Meet your dentist
One of a small number
of ICOI Diplomates.
Implants · full-arch · CEREC and CAD-CAM restoration
Dr. Peter Patellis earned his D.M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and completed a post-graduate general residency at York Hospital in Pennsylvania. He has been treating families across Chester County ever since — the same practice, the same town, for more than thirty-five years.
The implant work rests on a specific line of training. He is a Fellow of the Misch International Implant Institute and, since April 2010, a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists — the ICOI’s highest tier of recognition, from an organization with more than 25,000 members worldwide. He now teaches at the Resnik Implant Institute, the Misch Institute’s successor.
- Dental school
- University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, D.M.D., 1989
- Implant credentials
- Diplomate, International Congress of Oral Implantologists (2010) · Fellow, Misch International Implant Institute
- Teaching
- Faculty, Resnik Implant Institute · former faculty, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Where we are
North Union Street, Kennett Square.
A converted colonial building a few minutes from Longwood Gardens, with parking beside it. Most patients come from Kennett Square, West Chester, Chadds Ford and Avondale.
Common questions
Before you call.
How much does a dental implant cost in Kennett Square?
A single implant is normally quoted in three parts — the implant, the abutment and the crown — and a full arch is quoted as one figure. Grafting, extractions and sedation are separate line items when they are needed.
We do not quote a price before an examination, because the honest answer depends on what the imaging shows. What we will do is give you a written, itemized estimate at the consultation, with nothing hidden behind it.
Does insurance cover implants?
More plans cover implants than did ten years ago, but coverage is usually partial and capped by an annual maximum. The office files a pre-determination so you see the plan’s answer in writing before treatment starts. There is also a dental savings plan for patients without insurance.
How long does the whole process take?
For a single tooth, three to six months from placement to final crown is typical, most of which is healing you do not feel. Full-arch cases often leave with a fixed temporary on the day of surgery and finish a few months later.
I am nervous about the dentist. Is that a problem?
It is one of the most common reasons people put this off for years. Dr. Patellis holds advanced training in IV conscious sedation anesthesia and emergency medical procedures. Tell the front desk when you call and it gets built into the plan rather than sprung on you.
Start with an exam and a straight answer.
A consultation includes an examination, 3D imaging and a written, itemized plan. If implants are not the right treatment for you, Dr. Patellis will say so and tell you what is.