Meet Your Dental Health Care Team
You can depend on the Gastonia dentists at DentalWorks to meet all your dental care needs.
Dr. Richard Dunning, Your Gastonia Dentist more>
Dr. Dunning graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1995 and is a member of the American Academy of
General Dentistry and the Gaston County Dental Society. He specializes in
cosmetic dentistry and removable prosthetic denistry, such as
dentures and
partials. In his spare time, Dr. Dunning enjoys traveling and white water rafting. He also likes spending time with his wife and two children.
Dr. Jotinder K. Johal, Your Gastonia Dentist more>
A member of the North Carolina Dental Society and the Gaston County Dental Society, Dr. Johal graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, with special interest and expertise in removable prosthetic dentistry, including
dentures and
partials. She lives with her two sons and enjoys reading and traveling.
Dr. Stefan Simoncic, Your Gastonia Dentist
Dr. Stefan Simoncic graduated as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from the University of Rochester and The Eastman Institute for Oral Health in Rochester, New York. His dental training was completed at the University of Maryland, at Baltimore where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Before attending his oral surgery residency he completed a Graduate Practice Residency at Carolinas Medical Center and practiced for many years as a general dentist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Having experience as a practicing dentist, Dr. Simoncic, has perspective from both restorative and surgical aspects of dentistry.
Dental extractions, implants, boney reconstruction (bone grafting, sinus lifts...), and minor pathology are the focus of of his practice. Dr. Simoncic has extensive dental implant experience including total mouth rehabilitation and CT guided implant placement. Dr. Simoncic was considered a mentor and teacher of
dental implants at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health in Rochester, New York.
Comfort, excellence and satisfaction are the qualities that he finds most important in his daily practice. To comfort those patients with fear and anxiety about the oral surgery visit Dr. Simoncic offers moderate and deep IV sedation for his patients. Educating and allowing patients to make sound, informed decisions is paramount in his approach to Oral Surgery.
Dr. Simoncic is married with three children and enjoys living in North Carolina.
Steven Patrick Best, DMD