Our History

The history of our practice here on Plaza Drive in Vestal, New York started back in the year of 1971 when Dr. Arnold Loew and Dr. Robert Levey decided to become business partners and purchased the undeveloped land from the Lutheran Church that is currently behind our office. From there, they hired an architect, Gene Beautz who clearly had a vision into the future dental office we now know as Silvestri Dental & Associates. As he clearly stated to Dr. Loew in the early stages of planning, “You worry about dentistry, I’ll worry about architecture.” the foundation was set for one of the first buildings to be constructed on the undeveloped Plaza Drive. The practice opened in the same year with Dr. Loew providing quality dental care to many of the patients and families we still provide for today.

Dr. Craig Colas came on as an associate dentist with Dr. Loew in the year 1998 and provided excellent care for our patients in the evening and weekend hours. After a few years here, he found his true calling as a dentist providing care to special needs children at Broome Developmental Center as opposed to being in a private practice.

Dr. Mario Silvestri was welcomed into the practice by Dr. Loew in the year 1990 and shortly after, a partnership was formed between the two doctors. After providing care to patients for over thirty years, Dr. Loew retired from dentistry in 1996 to enjoy his family, the Florida sunshine, golf courses and teach the dental hygiene department at the local community college. As fate would have it, Dr. Loew’s son, Darren was a new graduate from dental school and came on board as an associate dentist.

Dr. Darren Loew provided care to many of our patients here for two years until he was accepted into an orthodontic residency in New Jersey, which became his specialty, that he now successfully and happily practices in.

Dr. Joel Carangelo was next to be welcomed into our growing practice by Dr. Silvestri in the year 1999 and a few years later became a partner in the practice. Our office known as Silvestri & Carangelo Dental Associates saw technology changing by leaps and bounds.

With the addition of computerizing the office, integrating digital x-rays, and replacing the old orange foam couch along with the rainbow artwork in the reception area and bathrooms, it catapulted our office from the 1970’s into the new millennium.

This allowed the doctors to expand their knowledge and skills to even better treat our patients of all ages. The doctors attended many continuing education courses and seminars to offer the high quality of dental care you know and expect from us.

In June of 2009, Dr. Carangelo made the announcement to our patients that he was relocating with his family to the Rochester, NY area.

In the summer of 2010, we welcomed our new associate, Dr. Ryan T. Comfort to our practice. Dr. Comfort shares many of our core values and beliefs. We are confident that as we continue to write the next chapter at Silvestri Dental & Associates, the addition of Dr. Comfort to our practice will not only allow us to continue to provide the quality of care our patients have known since the early 1970's, but also reaffirms our commitment to the provision of extraordinary care and extraordinary smiles.