319 Results forGeneral Dentists near Joliet, IL
Learn more about General Dentists and how to choose the right one for you
Learn more about General Dentists
A general dentist, or simply dentist, specializes in primary dental care: the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity (mouth, teeth and gums) and the maxillofacial area (head, neck, face and jaw). Dentists also maintain the function and appearance of these areas. The overall goal is to help people keep their teeth, mouth and gums healthy.
A dentist typically:
- Evaluates the patient's dental and medical history and performs an oral exam
- Teaches patients about dental conditions and diseases, good oral hygiene, and oral disease prevention
- Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests, such as X-rays and saliva tests, and prescribes medications including antibiotics and pain medications
- Diagnoses oral and maxillofacial diseases and conditions based on an evaluation of tests and exams
- Provides preventive oral and primary dental care including dental cleanings and fluoride treatments
- Treats various oral and maxillofacial diseases and conditions including tooth decay, gum disease, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
- Works closely with other dental specialists and members of your healthcare team as needed to ensure optimal care
A general dentist may also be known by the following terms: dentist, primary dentist, tooth doctor, family dentist, Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), and Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD).
There are 319 specialists practicing Dentistry in Joliet, IL with an overall average rating of 4.4 stars. There are 6 hospitals near Joliet, IL with affiliated Dentistry specialists, including AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, Edward Hospital - Main Campus and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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- 450 S Weber RdRomeoville, IL 604466.0 miles away
Biography: Dr. Joseph Castillo, DMD is a Dentist.
- 311 Alana DrNew Lenox, IL 604515.7 miles awayPatients Tell Us:
- Easy scheduling
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- Explains conditions well
Care Philosophy: Our mission is to provide a beautiful, life-lasting smile and the self-confidence that comes with it through individualized attention in a friendly and welcoming environment. Our dedicated and highly skilled team is committed to rigorous continuing education in order to utilize the latest technology and techniques to provide you with the best possible orthodontic treatment.
- 1526 Il Route 59Joliet, IL 604316.2 miles away
Biography: Dr. Natacha Herard-Exorphe, DDS is a Dentist.
Dr. James Gianakakis, DDS
Specialty: Endodontics23909 W Renwick Rd Ste 103Plainfield, IL 605446.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Peter Muraglia, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry15210 S ROUTE 59Plainfield, IL 605448.3 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
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Specialty: Dentistry18 S Larkin Ave Ste 7Joliet, IL 604362.0 miles awayDr. Aneel Belani, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry13600 S Route 59Plainfield, IL 605449.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Henry Vicioso, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry607 W JEFFERSON STShorewood, IL 604046.2 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Explains conditions well
- Patients found trustworthy
Dr. Bassel Dulli, DDS
Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry1890 Silver Cross Blvd Ste 305New Lenox, IL 604515.3 miles awayDr. David Schubert, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry24402 W Lockport St Ste 200Plainfield, IL 605448.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Lance Skinkys, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry24402 W Lockport St Ste 200Plainfield, IL 605448.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Kevin Breen, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry25206 S Reed StChannahon, IL 604108.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Scott Soderquist, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1118 N Larkin AveJoliet, IL 604352.5 miles awayDr. James Wilcox, DDS
Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry181 N HAMMES AVEJoliet, IL 604352.5 miles awayDr. Stephanie Lemberis, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry1222 State StLemont, IL 604399.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Explains conditions well
- Patients found trustworthy
Dr. Douglas Shindollar, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry2318 S Route 59Plainfield, IL 605866.5 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Maryellen Hoye, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry15927 S BELL RDHomer Glen, IL 604919.7 miles awayDr. Randall Matuszewski, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry210 N Pine StNew Lenox, IL 604516.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Ali Khan, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry2410 W Jefferson St Ste 108Joliet, IL 604353.0 miles awayDr. Peter Pullara Jr, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry15412 S Route 59 Unit 7Plainfield, IL 605448.1 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. William Earley, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry15748 S Bell RdHomer Glen, IL 604919.6 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Wayne Helge, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry15748 S Bell RdHomer Glen, IL 604919.6 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Uzma Hussain, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry115 REPUBLIC AVEJoliet, IL 604352.8 miles awayDr. Samia Suleiman-Ata, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry13600 S Route 59Plainfield, IL 605449.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Kristine Streitz, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry13621 S Route 59 Unit 103Plainfield, IL 605449.8 miles awayDr. Denise Fisher, DDS
Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry15900 W 127th St Ste 101Lemont, IL 604399.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Christine Motsch, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry11528 183rd PlOrland Park, IL 604679.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Alexander Grabavoy Jr, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1007 W JEFFERSON STShorewood, IL 604046.7 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. John Mastrud, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry15947 W 127th St Ste HLemont, IL 604399.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Paul Homerding, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry11244 W La Porte RdMokena, IL 6044810.0 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Mark Sloan, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry2405 Essington Rd Ste DJoliet, IL 604354.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Ghislaine Roe, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1200 EAGLE STJoliet, IL 604321.8 miles awayDr. Lanette Disera-Geissler, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry4130 W Jefferson StJoliet, IL 604315.0 miles awayDr. Paul Lukawski, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry23909 W Renwick Rd Ste 111Plainfield, IL 605446.1 miles awayDr. Maria Javier, DDS
Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry2239 W Jefferson StJoliet, IL 604352.7 miles awayDr. Keith Wilson, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry2901 Plainfield RdJoliet, IL 604355.3 miles awayDr. Candice Gibbons, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry2449 E Joliet HwyNew Lenox, IL 604518.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Dr. William Guinta, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry600 E Lincoln HwyNew Lenox, IL 604516.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Low wait times
- Patients found trustworthy
Dr. Snahel Prajapati, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry16533 W 159th StLockport, IL 604415.9 miles awayDr. Anthony Lombardi, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry3011 Theodore StJoliet, IL 604354.2 miles awayDr. Gina Bruck, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry607 W JEFFERSON STShorewood, IL 604046.2 miles awayDr. Brian Prentice, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry14831 W 159th St Ste 1Homer Glen, IL 604917.5 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
- Low wait times
- Explains conditions well
Dr. Vikas Beri, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry2073 E Laraway RdNew Lenox, IL 604518.7 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Low wait times
Dr. Paula Fillak, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry25214 S Reed StChannahon, IL 604108.9 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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- Low wait times
Dr. Thomas Maurice, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry24023 W Lockport StPlainfield, IL 605448.4 miles awayDr. David Rubis, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry115 REPUBLIC AVEJoliet, IL 604352.8 miles awayDr. Leesa Sasic-Mitsos, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1804 E Lincoln HwyNew Lenox, IL 604518.0 miles awayDr. Regina Paolucci, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1960 Essington Rd Ste 105Joliet, IL 604354.5 miles awayDr. Abdul Aleem Dave, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry730 S Washington StLockport, IL 604414.8 miles awayDr. Dalvina Sharma, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry1106 Neal AveJoliet, IL 604331.7 miles awayDr. Ghassan Souri, DDS
Specialty: Pediatric Dentistry1200 EAGLE STJoliet, IL 604321.8 miles awayDr. Ritu Dhadwal, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry10 S LARKIN AVEJoliet, IL 604362.1 miles awayDr. Jae Roh, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry24047 W Lockport St Ste 207Plainfield, IL 605448.5 miles awayDr. Michael Lee, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry219 N HAMMES AVEJoliet, IL 604352.5 miles awayDr. Umang Patel, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry620 TOWNHALL DRRomeoville, IL 604468.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Low wait times
- Explains conditions well
- Patients found trustworthy
Dr. Thomas Faucher, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry16533 W 159th StLockport, IL 604415.9 miles awayDr. Vineet Sharma, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry16533 W 159th StLockport, IL 604415.9 miles awayDr. Rashmikant Vibhakar, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry300 N Ottawa StJoliet, IL 604320.3 miles awayDr. Tyson Frenzel, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry14533 Colonial PkwyPlainfield, IL 6054410.0 miles awayDr. Rameshchandra Sampat, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry323 E Cass StJoliet, IL 604320.6 miles awayDr. Isha Bassi, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry2241 Theodore StCrest Hill, IL 604033.3 miles awayDr. Mackenzie Popko, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry16302 S Boulevard Pl Unit 106Plainfield, IL 605866.3 miles awayBiography: <p>Dr. Mackenzie Popko Schar graduated from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, IL May of 2018. She currently sees patients at Grand Dental's beautiful Channahon location. Scheduling online is easy through the website above!</p> <p>She was born and raised in beautiful Stillwater, MN. She attributes her desire to become a dentist from her experience with her first dentist. As young as elementary school, she remembers enjoying her dental visits, even when she needed fillings!</p> <p>Dr. Popko Schar believes prevention is key- educating children (and adults!) in proper oral hygiene will help them develop lifetime habits that will prevent dental issues in the future.</p> <p>When not serving patients in her Channahon office, Dr. Popko Schar enjoys spending time with her husband, Alex, and their dogs Jackson (Yorkshire Terrier) and Prea (Husky/Pit-bull), an unlikely duo. They are also expecting their first child- a baby girl due July 2020!</p>
On staff atBoulevard Place Dental Care.Dr. Housam Abdallah, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry825 Plainfield RdJoliet, IL 604351.4 miles awayDr. Baraa Abusaoud, DMD
Specialty: Dentistry825 Plainfield RdJoliet, IL 604351.4 miles awayDr. Nazik Shaban, DDS
Specialty: Dentistry825 Plainfield RdJoliet, IL 604351.4 miles away