Montclair Magazine Spring 2017 | Page 5

Philip M. Echo D. M. D. 187 Washington Ave. Suite 1B • Nutley
973.667.5844
www. echooralsurgery. com

Philip Echo, D. M. D., of The Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology, has two goals when it comes to treating his patients. First, he strives to provide the utmost quality of care in oral surgerybyutilizing acombination of his expertise and state-ofthe-art equipment. Second, heaims to deliver the most personal care to his patients toput them at ease. Herecognizes that people are often apprehensiveatthe thought of oral surgery and thereforedeliversacomfortabledentalexperience, both physically andmentally.

The Center boasts a newly remodeled facility featuring a CS 9300 3D imaging system. This system has revolutionized diagnostic capabilities as well as patient treatment. Traditional two dimensional x-rays can often be misleading, and the CS 9300 virtually eliminates the ambiguities found in them. Dr. Echo performs the majority of procedures in-office, which consists of extracting wisdom and other teeth, and dental implants. Dental implants allow patients to return to normal eatingafter tooth loss. Insituations where there is also bone loss present, Dr. Echo performs bone generation grafting to build a foundation to support the implants.
Upon arrivalatDr. Echo’ soffice, patients aregreeted by name by awarmand inviting staff. Waitingand treatment rooms are equipped with music, television and friendly faces, all designed to relax patients and make thedentalexperience apositive and comfortable one. Dr. Echooffers his patients multiple sedation options, from local to general anesthesia and several in between. He is an avid, award-winning photographer and his office is filled with many of his own photographs, giving it the feel of an art gallery rather than a dental office.
Dr. Echo was educated at St. Peter’ sCollege and the University ofMedicine and Dentistry ofNew Jersey( now Rutgers School of Dental Medicine). He completed his surgical training at University Hospital in Newark and has been in private practice since 1993. Currently, Dr. Echo is Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Mountainside Hospital and is on Attending Staff for its Residency program. He is also on staff at Clara Maas Hospital. The Center offers evening and weekend hours and Dr. Echo isalways available to his post-operative patients and for emergencies.
Dr. Echo“ considers it an honor and a privilege to deliver care to [ his ] patients because of the trust they place in [ him ].” He thanks his current and past patients for the confidence they place in him and his staff, and for the ability to serve them.
CT Scan Guided Dental • Implant Placement Extractions • Wisdom Teeth • Joint Disorders( TMJ) Bone & Soft Tissue Grafting • Facial & OralTrauma Treatment of Tongue Tie • Facial & Oral Pathology Surgical Orthodontics( Exposure ofImpactedTeeth) Surgical Endodontics( Apicoectomy)
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