Taral T. Mehta, DMD, has over ten years of experience as a dentist. After graduating with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biology from Villanova University in Villanova, PA, and a Certificate in BioMedical Sciences from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA; Dr. Mehta obtained his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) from Kornberg School of Dentistry Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Upon graduation in 2002, Dr. Mehta received comprehensive multidisciplinary training to provide the best quality of dental care to all patients. In late 2004, Dr. Mehta began practicing in Flourtown, PA implementing his knowledge and modernizing the office to its current state today.
Dr. Mehta has pursued further continuing education in the fields of endodontics, oral surgery, diagnostic, restorative, cosmetic and implant dentistry. He is an active member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), Pennsylvania Dental Association, Montgomery Bucks Dental Society, and Delaware State Dental Society. Dr. Mehtas office offers a wide scope of services, veneers, invisalign, the latest in tooth colored restorations, crown and bridge works, root canals, oral surgery, and emergency dental care. The office prides itself in its preventive approach to dental care. Dr. Mehta promises to provide each patient with an honest dental health assessment without the pressure for unnecessary procedures. With his training background, Dr. Mehta believes in educating patients about their dental health so they can make an informed decision about their dental health care. Dr. Mehta treats each patient with a gentle caring approach and always puts patients first and with their best interests in mind.
Dr. Richard Titlebaum DMD is our endodontist specialist. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He received a B.A. in Economics from Haverford College. Dr. Titlebaum received his D.M.D. from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Titlebaum then serves as an Endodontic Resident in the I.B. Bender Division of Endodontics at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He received a certificate of Endodontics and returned a year later as Clinical Attending Staff at Einstein, where he continues to teach to this day. Dr. Titlebaum has had the additional responsibility of training the residents in their first introduction to Nickel Titanium rotary instruments.
Dr. Titlebaum has guided and participated in numerous research projects at both Harvard and Einstein. Some of the projects have looked at radiograph angulation, apical extrusion, and the effectiveness of MTAD.
Dr. Titlebaum and his wife Joanne have traveled extensively through Central America and South America, visiting many Mayan ruins and the Galapagos Islands. He is an avid squash player and enjoys hiking and gardening. Rick and Joanne live in Merion Station with their daughters Jessica and Sophie and their son Max.