Dr. Anthony Michelakis or Dr. Tony as known to his patients is a 1990 Graduate of The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He grew up in Warren, Ohio and opened a practice next to his fathers Allstate Insurance office. After practicing seven years he moved his family to Brunswick County and opened a practice on Oak Island. After growing his practice for 20 years to seven dentists, 65 employees and two locations he decided to sell and downsize to a more personal private practice. He chose Leland due to its proximity to his farm in Delco. Dr Tony enjoys living, working and hunting on his 70 acres when not doing what he loves most and has dedicated his life to. There is amazing peace being on a tractor in the woods and living off the land.
Dr. Tony gives amazing personal care to his family of patients. He always gives his cell phone number to all his patients and encourages them to call anytime day or night, even if they only have a question. He loves all aspects of patient care including: Crowns, bridges, dentures, implant placement and restoration, root canals, orthodontics and TMJ treatment. He thrives on continuing education always far exceeding the minimum hours required by the state of North Carolina. Dr Tony usually attends over 100 hours per year well over the 15 hours required. I continue to want to learn and grow. Each course brings a new set of challenges and it keeps me young and ambitious. Dr Tony is a 2015 Graduate of the Kois Center in Seattle Washington. He traveled to Seattle 8 times over a three-year period to learn from the greatest teacher in the field Dr John Kois. John Kois provided a new way to approach the ever-changing field of Dentistry. John changed my approach to a risk and evidence-based way of treating patients using science and research to best treat my patients. He is also a 2008 graduate of the Triangle Dental Institute where he studied under the head of the UNC Periodontal department David Simpson. It was a 10-month continuum course on Implant placement and restoration. Dr Tony has been a member of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists since 2009.
Dr Tony has two grown daughters Lilly and Carly who live together in Cary, NC. They are both graduates of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He enjoys driving there to have dinner and spending time with them whenever he gets a chance. He also loves traveling the world and has been to 36 countries over the years. Many of them with his children from the time they were 4-5 years old. He also spends time in the Dominican Republic doing dental mission work in the sugar cane fields of La Romana. He finds this the most rewarding travel as he gets older. These children have nothing but a love for life. They appreciate what we do for them and smile the whole time. We take them flip flops and other clothing and it brings a joy that you cant imagine.