Dr. James Kassolis was born and raised in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. He attended the University of Maryland for both his undergraduate degree and graduate training in dentistry. Dr. Kassolis practiced general dentistry for six years prior to attending the University of Illinois at the Medical Center of Chicago for his certification in periodontics, receiving Diplomate status in 1985.

He was a faculty member of the Department of Periodontics at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, where he taught post-graduate periodontics and implant dentistry, from 1981 to 2018. Dr. Kassolis has numerous research publications and continues to foster his periodontic and implant research interests.

Dr. Kathryn Mutzig loves meeting new people, sharing stories and learning about their lives. As a periodontist, she is most passionate about connecting with patients who have dental-related anxiety or fear. Making time to foster trust, acting with gentle and genuine compassion, and showing that she cares about the individual helps ease her patients worries. This allows them to receive the treatment needed to treat their periodontal disease, so they are able to regain oral health and the confidence to smile!

Dr. Mutzig is a 1979 graduate of the Ohio State University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science and Certificate in Dental Hygiene. She obtained her Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) at the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, and her Certificate in Periodontics at the University of Maryland in 1990.

A lifelong learner, Dr. Mutzig regularly participates in continuing education. This keeps her up-to-date on the newest technology and peer-reviewed studies, along with FDA-approved techniques for treatments and medications.

Dr. James Kassolis, Dr. Kathryn Mutzig, and our long-standing team are experienced professionals. We are dedicated to providing each patient with high-quality solutions, utilizing evidence-based techniques, materials, and technology, and designing treatment to the individual. With our focus on lasting results, we help our patients regain oral health and beautiful smiles!

With extensive experience, in-depth knowledge, and utilization of advanced procedures and technology, we are able to correct problems and restore your oral health. Understanding your personal concerns, though, sets us apart.

We take the time needed to learn your expectations and personal constraints, whether financial, timing, or emotional. Respecting you as an individual, and believing you deserve periodontal care that works with your life, we will craft a treatment approach unique to you. By explaining what will happen, why it is being done, answering your questions, and addressing your worries, we strive to set you at ease.

After correcting your periodontal issues, we want you to maintain your restored oral health, and smile, for life. Ongoing periodontal care helps reduce inflammation and infection, leading to a healthier mouth and body.

While we provide this treatment, what really matters is your behavior. Through useful and practical education and encouragement, we are here to guide and support as you develop better homecare routines. Seeing a healthy mouth and bright smile at a follow-up visit thrills us!