Affordable Dentures & Implants® To Open In St. Petersburg

Locally-Owned Dental Practice Improves Access to Tooth Replacement Services

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Aug 08, 2017, 09:24 ET

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy Vellis, DDS, MS has announced the grand opening of the newest affiliated Affordable Dentures & Implants® practice in St. Petersburg, scheduled for Thursday, August 10. The dental practice is located at 1965 34^th St. N. in St. Petersburg Plaza. This practice opening marks Florida's 20^th practice in the Affordable Dentures & Implants® affiliated network.

As part of its grand opening, Dr. Vellis' practice will be offering 10 percent off all dentures through Friday, Sept. 29. Patients can find and print the offer on the Affordable Dentures & Implants® website. The printed coupon must be printed at time of initial payment and cannot be combined with any other coupon or discount.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognizes Pinellas County as one several Florida counties considered "dental health professional shortage areas." According to the American College of Prosthodontists, 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth and more than 35 million Americans are missing all their teeth on one or both arches. The St. Petersburg practice aims to increase local patient access to critically-needed tooth replacement services by offering free consultations and x-rays for new patients.

Dr. Vellis obtained his dental degree from Howard University. His passion for surgery led him to apply and gain acceptance to a three-year postgraduate residency program specializing in Periodontics and Dental Implants at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. Dr. Vellis is an extensively-trained dental surgeon who has placed hundreds of dental implants.

His affiliated practice providing Affordable Dentures & Implants® delivers tooth replacement care – including dentures, extractions and dental implants – at affordable fees. The practice features its own on-site dental lab, which adds convenience and value for patients. The practice opens at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, or to make an appointment, patients may call the practice at 1-800-DENTURE (1-800-336-8873).

About Affordable Dentures & Implants®

Founded in 1975, Affordable Dentures & Implants® today is the largest network of providers concentrating on denture and implant services in the U.S., with more than 230 affiliated practices in 39 states. Each affiliated practice is individually owned and operated by a licensed, general dentist to provide dentures and implants crafted to each patient's treatment needs, delivered with the highest levels of professionalism and care. More than six million patients have received services from an Affordable Dentures & Implants®-affiliated practice.

Affordable Dentures & Implants® practices provide dentures, partial dentures, dental implants and tooth extractions. Every practice has its own on-site dental lab, which adds convenience and value for patients.

For more information about Affordable Dentures & Implants®, visit www.affordabledentures.com. To learn more about dental practice ownership and career opportunities, visit careers.affordabledentures.com.

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