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Dental marketing is full of credentials that turn out to be attendance certificates. This page lists what Dr. Patellis has actually been awarded, where it came from, and where you can check it yourself.
Why people come here
- Surgery and the finished teeth done by one dentist, under one roof
- Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Fellow of the Misch Institute — and faculty at its successor
- A written, itemized plan before anything is scheduled
The marquee credential
Diplomate of the ICOI.
The International Congress of Oral Implantologists was founded in 1972 and has more than 25,000 active members across 65 affiliate societies worldwide. It recognizes dentists at three levels — Fellow, Master and Diplomate — and Diplomate is the top of them.
Dr. Patellis was awarded Diplomate status in April 2010. His practice describes it as “an honor attained by only a small percentage of dentists worldwide”, which is a fair description of where it sits in a 25,000-member organization.
The letters after his name — D.M.D., FMIII, DICOI — are the dental degree, the Misch Institute fellowship and the ICOI diplomate respectively.
Credentials and recognition
On the record.
Each entry below is published by the practice or by one of its public profiles. Sources are listed at the foot of this page.
Diplomate, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Awarded April 2010. The highest of the ICOI’s three recognition tiers, from an organization with more than 25,000 members across 65 affiliate societies.
Fellow, Misch International Implant Institute
The implant surgical program founded by Dr. Carl Misch, whose textbooks a generation of implant dentists trained on. Now continued as the Resnik Implant Institute.
Resnik Implant Institute
Dr. Patellis teaches implant surgery at the Institute — the successor to the Misch program he himself came through.
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Former faculty at Penn Dental, according to the practice’s published biography.
D.M.D., University of Pittsburgh
Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, followed by a post-graduate general residency at York Hospital, Pennsylvania.
IV conscious sedation anesthesia
Advanced training in IV conscious sedation anesthesia and in the emergency medical procedures that accompany it.
Recognized nationally for CEREC and CAD-CAM dentistry
The design-and-mill side of restorative work, which is what decides how an implant crown actually looks and fits in the mouth.
Las Vegas Institute and The Dawson Institute
Post-graduate study at LVI and at the Dawson Institute, the latter in occlusion and complete-mouth reconstruction.
In print
“A Perfect Fit”, Suburban Life, July 2016.
Suburban Life Magazine profiled Dr. Patellis in its July 2016 issue in a piece by Bill Donahue. It covers how childhood neighbors drew him toward dentistry, his D.M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, his advanced training in implantology and restorative dentistry, and the technology the practice runs on — CEREC same-day crowns and i-CAT 3D scanning among it.
“We’re like a little oasis in a sea of dentists,” he told the magazine. “We focus on doing what needs to be done for the patient.”
What the training covers
Where the surgical judgment comes from.
University of Pittsburgh, 1989
Doctor of Dental Medicine. He returned to southern Chester County and opened the practice the same year.
York Hospital residency
A post-graduate general residency — hospital dentistry, medically complex patients, and the emergencies that do not read the textbook.
Misch International Implant Institute
Fellowship in the implant surgical program founded by Dr. Carl Misch, covering placement, full-arch treatment of the edentulous patient and bone augmentation.
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Diplomate since April 2010 — the organization’s highest recognition tier.
The Dawson Institute
Occlusion and complete-mouth reconstruction: how a bite is organized, which is the difference between a restoration that lasts and one that keeps breaking.
Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
Post-graduate work in cosmetic and neuromuscular dentistry.
What is deliberately not here
No badges, and no rating.
There are no “top dentist” logos on this page. A search of news archives and publication databases found one genuine piece of press — the 2016 Suburban Life feature, which is linked above and below — and no independent awards beyond the professional credentials listed here. Padding the page with paid directory badges would make it look more impressive and mean less.
The same rule applies to ratings. The directory profiles that carry a star rating for Dr. Patellis hold only one or two reviews each, which is not a number worth printing in large type. The profiles are linked instead, and you can weigh them yourself.
Verify independently
Every claim on this page, at its source.
Rather than ask you to take our word for it, here is where each fact came from.
Common questions
About Dr. Patellis.
Who is Dr. Peter Patellis?
Dr. Peter Patellis, D.M.D., FMIII, DICOI, is the founder of the Kennett Center for Advanced Dentistry in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. He earned his D.M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 and has practiced in Kennett Square ever since.
What does DICOI mean?
Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. The ICOI has more than 25,000 members across 65 affiliate societies and recognizes dentists as Fellows, Masters and Diplomates. Diplomate is the highest of the three. Dr. Patellis was awarded it in April 2010.
What does FMIII mean?
Fellow of the Misch International Implant Institute — the implant surgical program founded by Dr. Carl Misch, now continued as the Resnik Implant Institute, where Dr. Patellis teaches.
Where did Dr. Patellis train?
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (D.M.D., 1989), followed by a post-graduate general residency at York Hospital in Pennsylvania. His post-graduate study includes the Misch International Implant Institute, the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies and the Dawson Institute.
Does he teach?
Yes. He is faculty at the Resnik Implant Institute and previously served on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Where is the practice?
208 N. Union Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The office can be reached at 610-444-6311, Monday through Thursday with Friday by appointment.
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.