Dean Cherpelis, DDS - Sedation Dentist

Meet the Doctor


Dr. Dean Cherpelis		Dr. Frank J Pappas

We are proud to have served patients in our community for over 20 years. The combination of continuing education and state-of-the-art equipment allow us to offer you and your family the high level of care you're looking for. We will give you a warm welcome and our ongoing commitment to your dental health.

Credentials

Dr. Frank Pappas and Dr. Dean Cherpelis and the team of Bell Family Dental have been serving the dental needs of Bayside for over twenty years. We opened our doors with a small two operatory facility and have grown to a five operatory state of the art dental office equipped with the latest dental technologies.

Dr. Frank Pappas was born and raised in Bayside, NY. He attended Bayside High School, graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University and went to Howard University College of Dentistry where he obtained his DDS degree. After completing his hospital residency at Montefiore and Bronx Municipal Hospital, he went into private practice with his high school friend Dr. Dean Cherpelis.

Dr. Cherpelis was born and raised in Whitestone, NY and also attended Bayside High School. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Queens College, City University of New York, Dr. Cherpelis graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Cherpelis went into private practice with Dr. Pappas, where they share the philosophy of providing patients the latest and most up to date dental treatments available.

Dr. Pappas and Dr. Cherpelis have taken hundreds of hours of continuing education to keep up with the latest advances in dentistry. As a result, they have both earned Fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry and the International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics. In addition the New York Academy of Dentistry has awarded them with Associate Fellow status in the New York Academy of Dentistry. The fellowships are achievements that only ten percent of the dentists in the United States have accomplished.

Dr. Pappas and Dr. Cherpelis are active in the various local, regional and national dental societies. Dr. Pappas is past president of the Hellenic Dental Society and the New York Society of Forensic Dentistry.

Dr. Cherpelis was the past treasurer and vice president of the Hellenic Dental Society, and currently the vice-president and past secretary and treasurer of the New York Society of Forensic Dentistry.

These are academic study group under the auspices of the New York and Bronx County Dental Societies. They are members of the ADA, NYSDA, QCDS, DOCS ASFO and the AAFS*. Both doctors continue their studies to advance their knowledge of dentistry with these dental organizations.

Dr. Pappas and Dr. Cherpelis want to offer their patients the latest dental treatments in a warm, comfortable, friendly environment. If you would like to join our dental family, please call us to make an appointment and find out about dentisty’s latest advances.