SL_PROFILE_Dr Stall Waters Edge_0625_Layout 1 7 / 16 / 25 3 : 07 PM Page 1 by M AT T CO S E N T I N O | photos by A L I S O N D U N L A P The Water’s Edge Dental team includes ( left Dr . Stall , who previously taught at his alma to right ) , Drs . Damian Milillo , Merle Saldivar , mater , the University of Pennsylvania School of and David Stall . DentalMedicine , enjoys mentoring his younger colleagues , and learning from them as well . The other dentists also appreciate the chance to pick his brain . “ I like having people around to bounce ideas off of , or just having a colleague to talk to , ” adds Dr . Milillo . “ I think Dr . Stall feels the same way because we have a good camaraderie and a good working relationship . He’s helped me get through a couple of procedures , just giving me his wisdom about how he would approach things . “ We’ve also been able to provide more services , ” he continues . “ Dr . Stall does a few different procedures than I do — he does seda - tions , he places implants — so it’s nice to have the patients stay in house and get that work done here rather than go to other offices . ” One of the additional services Dr . Stall has brought is a laser frenectomy to correct tongue ties in newborns , often discovered through dif - ficulty with breast feeding . “ I’m probably one of only three or four people in the whole Philadelphia region who does that , ” he says . “ I’ve seen four or five infants this week . I usually get referrals from lactation consultants who have seen moms Still Going Strong havingstruggles with feeding their infants . They do an exam and then send them to me for complete diagnosis and treatment . ” Dr . David Stall , a fixture of West Chester’s dental community for Solving those kinds of issues for patients 40 years and counting , offers comprehensive care to patients of has kept Dr . Stall in love with his profession . He has no plans of slowing down anytime all ages in a new setting at Water’s Edge Dental . soon . “ I enjoy what I do , so I plan on practicing Longtime patients and new ones can expect for a number of years , ” he says . “ This new Reaching a professional milestone is par - the same compassionate , personalized care arrangement is going well , and we’re excited ticularly meaningful for members of the that Dr . Stall has been providing for four decades . to move forward . It’s nice to know that if I health care profession , people who have Likewise , they can expect the same commitment have to step away from seeing patients for any forged lasting personal relationships with to offering a broad range of specialized proce - reason , my patients will continue to receive their patients and guided them to positive ? dures , such as treatment of complex cases , as great care . ” outcomes . To David Stall , D.M.D . , the fact well as the latest technological advancements that 2025 marks his 40th year of practicing to facilitate care . dentistry in West Chester is less about his “ I’m still doing everything I was doing own accomplishments and more about his before : IV sedation for anxious patients , infant rolein serving a community that has embraced frenectomies , and the advanced dentistry I’ve him fully . always done , ” he says . “ None of that changed ; “ There’s a certain satisfaction in knowing I’m just doing it in a different location . ” thatI’ve grown every year in what I understand Dr . Stall and his team have been welcomed and knowing what I can and can’t do , ” he with open arms by the staff at Water’s Edge says . “ But treating families all of these years Dental , a practice just a few minutes down the hasbeen really fulfilling . I actually still see two road that is led by practice co - founder Merle of the original patients who started with me — Saldivar , D.D.S . , and Damian Milillo , D.M.D . which is amazing — and I have patients who I Together , the three doctors provide compre - sawwhen they were young adults , when they hensive care for patients of all ages . got married and had kids , and now I’m seeing “ When we built the practice , we had theirkids , who have kids . It’s three generations always envisioned having three dentists , ” Dr . and it’s pretty special . ” Saldivar says . “ Dr . Stall is great . He has a thriving Dr . Stall has undergone one major change practice , and he’s been in West Chester since in the past year , this one having to do with the 1985 . He has kept up on his continuing educa - office he calls home . His practice — Westtown tion , so he’s a very competent and accomplished Dental Arts — has merged with Water’s Edge Water’s Edge Dental dentist . We all have different backgrounds … Dental , and moved to the latter’s location under 1244 Wrights Lane , West Chester , PA 19380 so it’s nice to have a lot of different ways to the leadership of The Smilist , a nationally rec - ( 610 ) 696 - 6070 | www.watersedgedg.com approach things and to share ideas . ” ognized dental service organization . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 16 ISSUE 8 46 |