About Ostrom Dental
A family practice on Butler Street since 1996.
Dr. Paul Ostrom opened the practice in 1996. Today two general dentists, a hygienist and a small front desk team care for families from Lawrenceville and the streets around it.
Dr. Paul Ostrom, DDS · General dentist and owner
Our story
“Some of the kids I see now are the children of kids I saw in the nineties.”
Dr. Ostrom grew up in Pittsburgh and studied at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry. In 1996 he opened a small office on Butler Street with two treatment rooms and one hygienist.
Linda Kowalski joined the front desk in 2003 and still runs it. Tasha Greene, our hygienist, came in 2014. Dr. Helen Takeda joined in 2019 and sees teens and adults for crowns, implants and clear aligners.
We stay small on purpose. You see the same faces at every visit, and the dentist who explains your X-ray is the dentist who treats you.
How we work
Three things we do at every visit.
01
We explain first.
Before anything starts, your dentist shows you what they see on the screen, what they suggest and why. Ask anything. You can always say no.
02
Costs in writing, before treatment.
You get a written estimate with each treatment, its code and your share after insurance. If the plan changes, the estimate changes before the work does.
03
The same faces.
Two dentists, one hygienist and Linda at the front desk. You won’t meet a new dentist every time you come in.
Our equipment
The tools we use, in plain words.
Digital X-rays
They use less radiation than film X-rays, and the image is on the screen in a few seconds, so we look at it with you.
Intraoral camera
A small camera about the size of a pen. You see the same cracked filling or worn tooth we see, on the screen beside your chair.
Nitrous oxide
Laughing gas for patients who feel nervous. It wears off a few minutes after the mask comes off. Dr. Ostrom holds a Pennsylvania permit (Sample).
Text reminders and online forms
We text a reminder the day before your visit, and you fill out your forms on your phone before you come in.
Our dentists and team
The people on your estimate.
Role
General dentist
Since
2019
Focus
Crowns, implants, clear aligners
Questions about insurance or billing? Ask Linda Kowalski, our office manager. Hablamos español.
In the neighborhood
Part of Lawrenceville since 1996.
We see patients from Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Polish Hill, the Strip District, Morningside and Stanton Heights. Each fall we join a back-to-school health day in the neighborhood, with toothbrushes and quick checks for kids.
Sample story
1996
Opened on Butler Street
6 days
Open Monday to Saturday
2 languages
English and Spanish at the front desk
Dr. Paul Ostrom, DDS · General dentist · Pennsylvania Dental License #SAMPLE-0000
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