For
the last twenty years, Dr Peter Hunt has been providing sophisticated
modern dental therapy in Center City Philadelphia. As Philadelphia
Magazine once put it “he provides Rolls Royce dentistry at Volkswagen
prices”. Over the last year he has completely re-modeled
his office to provide a still more personal but intensive range
of modern
dental services.
Dr Hunt is a fourth generation dentist who trained originally in
Great Britain at Guy’s Hospital Dental School in the University
of London. After Oral Surgery Residencies at Guy’s Hospital
and the Maxillo-Facial Unit at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead
he returned to the Eastman Dental Center in London where he received
his Master’s Degree in Advanced Restorative Dentistry.
He
came to the United States in 1973 when he was awarded the first
Annenberg fellowship by the Ambassador to Great Britain, Walter
Annenberg. At the University of Pennsylvania’s School of
Dental Medicine he obtained specialty certificates in both Periodontics
and Periodontal
Prosthesis. Following his graduate training, he taught dentistry
for a year in Cape Town, South Africa, before returning to the
University
of Pennsylvania where he became the Director of Continuing Dental
Education. In 1981 he opened his private practice in Center City
Philadelphia.
At the same time as being in private practice he has always taught
dentistry, first at the University of Pennsylvania, where he rose
to be Clinical Professor of Periodontics. More recently, he commuted
to
Fort Lauderdale for three days a week where he was Professor of
Restorative Dentistry at Nova SouthEastern University’s College
of Dentistry. He was the Post-Graduate Director, Director of Periodontal
Prosthesis
and Implant Dentistry and co-ordinated the Implant, Dental Materials
and Occlusion programs for pre-doctoral students.
Facilities/Team
Dr Hunt most commonly treats adult patients with
advanced breakdown of the teeth or their supporting structures.
To make the process
more efficient, more cost effective and relaxing, over the last
year Dr Hunt has completely remodeled his Center City Philadelphia
office. The new arrangement now enables him to provide the ultimate
in advanced level, multi-disciplinary therapy. The most obvious
change has been the re-configuration of his treatment space.
Two treatment rooms were broken into one. The enlarged space allows
much more room for equipment and makes it easier and more comfortable
for involved procedures. In particular, it facilitates implant
procedures because the extra counter space allows everything
to
be readily at hand.
His office is now completely digital. Digital
Photographs of any situation can be taken and immediately bought
up on a computer
screen.
This helps greatly in explaining complex treatment plans. For
Digital Radiographs there are two wonderful new pieces of equipment.
The
first is a digital Panoramic film device. This takes a “full
head” shot and shows everything in great detail. By the time
you sit down, the image is on the screen. The most common comment
from patients is “wow”. There is also an intra-oral
imaging device. Again, the images come up instantaneously. These
digital
imaging devices have far less radiation exposure than conventional
systems
The design of the facility allows full service multi-disciplinary
treatment plans to be carried out quickly and efficiently. Dr
Hunt can move seamlessly from implant and periodontal procedures
to
advanced restorative dentistry. Almost all restorations employ
the most advanced
aesthetic dental materials. No amalgam restorations are placed.
Team
Ella Baranov is Dr. Hunt's Office Manager.She is responsible for
all patient scheduling, insurance and financial matters. She also
assists
Dr
Hunt at chairside for the surgical and restorative procedures.
She has been with Dr Hunt for twelve years.
Boris Baranov CDT
is our dental technician. He fabricates all our indirect restorations
right on the premises. He is specialized
in dental ceramics formerly having been the lead ceramist for
a
group
of twenty five technicians. Now he prefers the smaller, more
personalized scale of this office. Boris is always on hand
to assist in customizing
your restorations so that they blend in completely with the
natural dentition. Dr Hunt is one of very few dentists to have such
a
fully equipped in house technical facility.
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