We believe in establishing a relationship of trust and confidence with you and your child and strive to create a comfortable, caring environment to reduce any fears your child may have associated with dental visits. Our goal is to provide a positive dental experience for our young patients.
Our friendly pediatric staff offers a gentle approach and is specially trained to understand the developmental, behavioral and growing needs of children. Whether those needs include preventive dentistry, a malocclusion (bad bite) or dental issues in conjunction with complex medical concerns, our staff provides the most thorough and effective treatment available for your child.
Our state-of-the-art clinical facility is designed to meet the unique dental needs of healthy infants, children and adolescents and patients with special medical or neurodevelopmental healthcare needs.
Dr. John H. Unkel received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and completed his medical residency at Virginia Tech/Carilion. He earned his doctorate of dental surgery from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and went on to complete a pediatric dental residency at the Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and his hospital pediatric dentistry fellowship at The Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Virginia Chapter, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American and Virginia Dental Associations, Society of Pediatric Sedation and the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Shital N. Patel attended the State University of New York at Buffalo for her undergraduate degree in biomedical sciences. She received her doctorate of dental surgery from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. She went on to complete a general practice residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center. In addition, Dr. Patel completed an advanced education program in pediatric dentistry from New York University College of Dentistry. Dr. Patel is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Piscitelli received his doctorate of dental surgery from West Virginia University School of Dentistry. He went on to complete a pediatric dental residency at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Dr. Piscitelli is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Dental Education Association.
Dr. Elizabeth Berry received her doctorate of dental surgery from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). She went on to complete a pediatric dental residency, completing a Master of Science in dentistry at VCU. In addition, she completed a Master of Public Health there as well. Dr. Berry is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Society of Pediatric Dentistry and American Association of Public Health Dentistry.
Bon Secours Medical Group | Pediatric Dental Associates From left to right Top row: Afton Boulware / Kitty Stallings / Brittany Rowe / Stephanie Wiechmann, DMD / Catherine Link / Jacqueline Yip, DMD / Nadareh Naseri, DDS / Yanelis Mestre, DMD / Alyssa Anderson
We take most insurance plans including Anthem Accidental Dental, DeCare (Anthem Dental), Aetna, Cigna, Delta Dental, MetLife Dental, DentaQuest and Medicare. If a co-payment is required, we collect it at the time of your visit.
Residents (left to right): First Row: Nadareh Naseri, DDS / Jacqueline Yip, DMD Second Row: Yanelis Mestre, DMD (Chief Resident) / Shreya Desai, DDS / Stephanie Wiechmann, DMD Third Row: Leigha Milks, DDS / Maria Caras, DMD / Kelsey Scott, DDS
Leigha Milks, DDS University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. Hobbies: Working out, hiking/walking, trying new outdoor activities (paddle board yoga), watching movies, shopping, eating ice cream, and spending time with her family and friends including her two cats.
Nadareh Naseri, DDS University of Tennessee Collage of Dentistry. Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, hiking and working in her garden, planning elaborate themed parties, brewing kombucha, playing with her dog, Moonshadow, and keeping positive!
Yanelis Mestre, DMD University of Pittsburgh. Hobbies: Finding new places to hike and swim with her fiance and Golden Retriever, Oliver, eating Ben and Jerrys ice cream and watching the latest cheesy romantic comedy on Netflix.
Shreya Desai, DDS Virginia Commonwealth University. Hobbies: Playing tennis, traveling to fun places, hiking in the Shenandoah mountains, trying new food recipes with her husband and visiting her hometown of London, England.
Stephanie Wiechmann, DMD Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family, playing tennis and staying active, listening to podcasts, exploring new areas, and taking her dog, Koko, on walks.
Jacqueline Yip, DMD University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Hobbies: Boxing and working out, eating my weight in food, sunbathing at the beach or pool, spending too much money online shopping, and exploring new places!
Maria Caras, DMD Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University. Hobbies: Trying new foods with her husband, listening to live music, hiking and enjoying the outdoors, traveling, going on walks with her Chihuahua-Yorkie, Leonidas, snapping Polaroids with friends/family, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves.
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Rating 3.4 out of 5 based on 23 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestAnna Marie
2 years ago
The worst experience from front desk to chair that we have ever had in any dental office ever. Highly do NOT recommend especially if your child is under five years of age. I still feel sick thinking of our visit here.
Chloe Lee
2 years ago
My son going there since he was born and if you did not voice concern they will not take Xray of his teeth. He almost 7 year old and not even one Xray picture. When I voice concern and they took Xray and find out cavities.some of his tooth to be pulled/extracted. This can be prevented if they take Xray of his teeth sooner.
Mido Ouad
2 years ago
I been there and they broke my front tooth and doctor told my mom that he is going to wikle it not remove it .While he was trying without permission from my parent he broke it .They say something and they do something completely different .Also my sister had surgery ,her front teeth are very sensitive now and she may loss them anytime because of the bad job they have done on her I will not recommend them to anyone.
andro mohsen
2 years ago
Front desk people are terrible!! I was four minutes late for my appointment after I had called and let them know I was gonna be late and they wouldn't let us in and were being very rude and this is not the first time the front desk lady's have been rude all full of themselves and care about only themselves. I will not be returning to this office ever again
Stu Eliades
2 years ago
They didn't give us the proper information before my daughter's appointment, so when we arrived we were not allowed to go back. They then chose to hide behind policies instead of trying to actually help us get the situation resolved. Meanwhile my daughter has a tooth that needs to be fixed, but they chose not to help her.
Lerian Stringer
2 years ago
They are patient with toddlers, very quick and helpful! My oldest son has disabilities, and is hard to work with sometimes, but they did a great job with him! Now he loves to take care of his teeth
Lerian Stringer
3 years ago
They are patient with toddlers, very quick and helpful! My oldest son has disabilities, and is hard to work with sometimes, but they did a great job with him! Now he loves to take care of his teeth
Mido Ouad
3 years ago
I been there and they broke my front tooth and doctor told my mom that he is going to wikle it not remove it .While he was trying without permission from my parent he broke it .They say something and they do something completely different .Also my sister had surgery ,her front teeth are very sensitive now and she may loss them anytime because of the bad job they have done on her I will not recommend them to anyone.
andro mohsen
3 years ago
Front desk people are terrible!! I was four minutes late for my appointment after I had called and let them know I was gonna be late and they wouldn't let us in and were being very rude and this is not the first time the front desk lady's have been rude all full of themselves and care about only themselves. I will not be returning to this office ever again
Stu Eliades
3 years ago
They didn't give us the proper information before my daughter's appointment, so when we arrived we were not allowed to go back. They then chose to hide behind policies instead of trying to actually help us get the situation resolved. Meanwhile my daughter has a tooth that needs to be fixed, but they chose not to help her.
Chantal Thomas
3 years ago
We've had our kids come in the last 5 years. Appointments are easy to set up. Reminders are text automated which makes it super easy to remember. Cleaning appointments are done at the same time, in the same space for parents to watch. We've done 2 procedures here and the same goes for the procedure rooms. The Residents are all super personable and accommodating. They are patient with questions and will check on things when asked. We've had to call once after hours after a procedure and a resident called back within 15 minutes and was calm, professional and answered all my questions. I'm also super happy that they ask about behavioral ADHD and can accommodate with even shorter appointments before kids go off the rails from sitting. It was interesting that they took the time to ask this.
Gaurav Shah
3 years ago
My wife visited 10-15 minutes late with two kids. We called office that we were running late, but they still misbehaved and denied to take her for the appointment. It is really inconvenience to drive to other side of the town and not getting the visit done. Due to my employee plan, i am sticking with this hoping to improve behavior in future.
Nida Jaffer
3 years ago
I had great experience for my son's regarding his Dental Routine check ups
Chantal Thomas
4 years ago
We've had our kids come in the last 5 years. Appointments are easy to set up. Reminders are text automated which makes it super easy to remember. Cleaning appointments are done at the same time, in the same space for parents to watch. We've done 2 procedures here and the same goes for the procedure rooms. The Residents are all super personable and accommodating. They are patient with questions and will check on things when asked. We've had to call once after hours after a procedure and a resident called back within 15 minutes and was calm, professional and answered all my questions. I'm also super happy that they ask about behavioral ADHD and can accommodate with even shorter appointments before kids go off the rails from sitting. It was interesting that they took the time to ask this.
Barbara Clark
4 years ago
Customer service is excellent and the communication is very well . Thank you guys for everything!
Gaurav Shah
4 years ago
My wife visited 10-15 minutes late with two kids. We called office that we were running late, but they still misbehaved and denied to take her for the appointment. It is really inconvenience to drive to other side of the town and not getting the visit done. Due to my employee plan, i am sticking with this hoping to improve behavior in future.
Nida Jaffer
4 years ago
I had great experience for my son's regarding his Dental Routine check ups
Barbara Clark
4 years ago
Customer service is excellent and the communication is very well . Thank you guys for everything!
Chelsea Radcliffe
5 years ago
My family loves this dentist office both of my children have been going here for over a year and we have never been treated unkind. Brian, Vincent and Jen are amazing with my children. They explain everything they are going to do in a way that is not scary for a child. Also at the end of every appointment, Dr. Piscitelli checks on how my children are doing (which means a lot to me). The dental assistants are always very friendly as well as the receptionists. Keep up the great work Bon Secours pediatric dental team and thank you for always taking good care of my children.
Genya K
5 years ago
Front office staff are unfriendly. A small filling was done and fell out within a month, was told we would have to pay to have refilled. When switching offices they would not send over records to new office in timely manner despite signed consent. Very disappointed.
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