Meet Dr. Richard Shanaman, D.D.S
Implant & Cosmetic Dental Pioneer

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Dr. Richard Shanaman couples his commitment to caring with a professional background. He is a 1958 graduate of Dickinson College and a 1962 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry.

After serving as a Captain and implant dentist in the United States Air Force, he went on to attain a postgraduate degree from Boston University School of Dentistry in 1967 where he specialized in periodontics.

Dr. Shanaman began his career as an implant dentist and cosmetic dentist in 1966, and was the first dental implant surgeon in Berks County trained in the modern implant techniques used today. Dr. Shanaman is also one of the original evaluators for regeneration of bone around implants and teeth.

His works have been published in textbooks and international journals. He was the first to publish on the need to regenerate bone in order to place implants in a position where they would be most cosmetically pleasing and functional.

He often serves on committees involved with "state of the art" therapy, and lectures internationally on esthetics and regeneration in restorative dentistry, implants and periodontics. A background in periodontics and implants enables him to provide patients with the type of restorative esthetic results they seek.

Dr. Shanaman served as Director of Implantology in the Graduate Department of Periodontology, Clinical Professor of Periodontology and Clinical Affiliate in the Laboratory for Applied Periodontal & Craniofacial Regeneration at Temple University Dental School.

"People who walk into this office are not just sets of teeth and gums. They are whole, unique beings with ideas, feelings, desires and point of view, all of which can affect their physical well being. We want to provide a comfortable safe environment where our clients can explore their dental goals without anxiety getting in their way." - Dr. Richard H. Shanaman, DDS