Mr Emil W. Tetzner

I spent most of my early life in Ocean City, NJ, and developed an interest in dentistry while attending Fairleigh Dickinson University. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1978, I attended dental school at the University of Pennsylvania. There, I graduated with honors and Magna Cum Laude in 1982, with my Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD). I was then selected for advanced training in a general practice residency program in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, I had the opportunity to work in and learn about all specialties in dentistry. It was through the Air Force that I had the opportunity to attend a specialty training program in Periodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School. In 1990 I completed a Certificate in Periodontics and then, in 1992, a Master of Science in Oral Biology. I was assigned to Dover Air Force Base in 1990 and served there until 1994, when I separated from the Air Force with an honorable discharge. I have been blessed to provide compassionate and excellent care to many patients in both of my offices and have been rewarded with their satisfaction, compliments and – best of all – their heartfelt smiles. I have a passion to help people address and rectify oral conditions and keep their teeth and oral cavity healthy. In order to provide the highest quality care and treatment options, I attend numerous continuing education gatherings and complete multiple specialty courses throughout the year. If teeth are lost, dental implants are an excellent way to replace them. I like placing implants, but as a periodontist, my main treatment emphasis is to save teeth. I am most excited about the Laser Periodontal Therapy I provide. It greatly reduces patients’ fears and eliminates the lengthy recovery period and side-effects associated with conventional periodontal surgery. I am the only periodontist or dentist offering the LANAP or LAPIP procedure in lower Delaware. Laser dentistry can also be used to treat other oral conditions with reduced discomfort, side-effects, and expense.