SL_DEVONDENTAL_Profile_0120 - v2 . qxp_Profile 1 / 14 / 20 4 : 01 PM Page 1 Devon Dental Services features a trio of dual - trained dental specialists — ( left to right ) Jonathan D PROFILE A . Waasdorp , D.M.D . , David J . Weinstock , D.M.D . , and Brian Shepanski , D.M.D . Smile with Confidence which provides advanced implant training to At Devon Dental Services , the country’s top periodontal resident each year . At Devon Dental Services , Dr . Waasdorp has patients discover a practice starring three highly skilled , the opportunity to work alongside Dr . Weinstock , dual - trained specialists capable of addressing all aspects of his mentor and former clinical instructor at the University of Pennsylvania . As a clinical instructor general , cosmetic , or restorative dentistry . at Penn for more than 20 years , Dr . Weinstock by LEIGH STUART | photography by JODY ROBINSON has personally mentored hundreds of students over the years . In addition to having earned his dental degree from Penn , he completed specialty treatment are turning to Devon Dental Services . Dentistry has made trainingthrough Penn’s renowned perio - prosthesis The Chester County - based practice features a tremendous strides in a program . This program combines the disciplines trio of dual - trained dental specialists — Jonathan relatively brief amount of of periodontics ( the science of caring for gum A . Waasdorp , D.M.D . , David J . Weinstock , D.M.D . , tissue ) , and prosthodontics ( the science of and Brian Shepanski , D.M.D . — who received time . In years past , an individual replacing lost or missing teeth ) . advanced training from respected institutions who lost one or more teeth “ I’ve treated some patients for 30 years and such as the University of Pennsylvania School of might have had to live with a have gone through all of the life cycles with Dental Medicine . them , ” says Dr . Weinstock , who , like Dr . Waas - “ I have always enjoyed working with my compromised smile or settled for dorp , is a board - certified periodontist . “ I have hands and appreciated the ability to work with a less than desirable treatment learned from them how to be compassionate people and make connections with them , ” option , such as dentures . Thank - and how to sympathize with them . ” says Dr . Waasdorp , a board - certified periodontist fully , given the advancements in Dr . Shepanski is another of Dr . Weinstock’s who specializes in advanced implant dentistry former students at Penn . He has been practicing and periodontics , and also serves as an clinical dental implant technology , they in the area for more than 10 years , following the associate at Penn . “ The most rewarding part no longer have to do either . completion of externships at Christiana Care , of my practice is giving people back the ability Wilmington Hospital , and the Philadelphia VA to eat what they want and have them smile In more ways than one , dental implants Medical Center . Already skilled in various areas with confidence . ” have the potential to be a long - term solution to of dentistry , Dr . Shepanski intends to continue Dr . Waasdorp completed a four - year specialty tooth loss . Potential is the operative word , how - his education in cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry , program in periodontics and periodontal and ever , because a dental implant requires careful implantology , and orthodontics . implant prosthesis at the University of Maryland . planning and surgical precision from a highly Each of the doctors has earned reputation In his final year , he earned the American Academy skilled professional . That’s why patients consid - as one of the finest dental clinicians in the region , of Periodontology’s prestigious Lazarra Fellowship , ering dental implants and other specialized dental SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM JANUARY 2020 62 |