Dedicated to Excellence
We at ProtoDental are committed to providing the very best comprehensive dental care for adults and children. With highly skilled dentists, a well-trained and caring staff, and today's most advanced technology, we are dedicated to bringing the advantages of modern dentistry to each of our patients. We want to be more than just your dental practice - we want to be the reason for your smile.
Your Experience With Us
We have a genuine concern for each member of your family. Treating you as an individual with specific needs, our goal is to provide you with the complete resources to achieve a healthy and happy smile. We emphasize these three principles:
Quality Care: we take great pride in the level of skill and expertise of our dentists and staff. We continuously maintain our expertise through educational lectures and seminars.
Comprehensive Services: The scope of our practice includes preventive and restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, cosmetic enhancement, implants and implant restoration. Our patients are often surprised at the availability of these specialty areas within the convenience of one office.
State of the Art Facility: We have designed our modern facility to offer the most current technologies and treatment options. Our office is equipped with fiber optic instrumentation, digital photography and advanced computerized imaging capability. Video monitors in each treatment room allow you to review pre- and post-operative treatment as well as cable TV or videotapes. We also are very proud of our DVD patient education system, which makes it possible for patients to view treatment alternatives in vivid color and detail. In addition, we now provide free wi-fi in our waiting room for your convenience.
Christopher Proto, D.D.S.
Dr. Proto received his Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University in 1976 as a Biology major. Graduating cum laude from Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Dr. Proto received his degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1981. He was elected to membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. Dr Proto completed the prestigious two year continuing education implant curriculum at New York University College of Dentistry in June of 2011 and is now on staff as a Clinical Instructor. As evidence of his belief that the practice of dentistry is an ever-changing discipline, Dr. Proto was recognized by the New York State Dental Association in 2009 for having completed 500 hours of continuing dental education.
Dr. Proto has had restorative techniques published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, was featured twice in Dental Economics and had an article on socket grafting published in Dental Products Report. He is a Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, a member of the Suffolk County Dental Society, the New York Dental Association and a member of the American Dental Association. Dr. Proto has been in private practice since 1981. He remains active in the community and is a past president of the Babylon Rotary Club, and was co-chair of the Babylon Village Historic Fountain Reconstruction Project. A husband and father of one son, Dr. Proto continues to provide comprehensive surgical, restorative and esthetic treatment in his Babylon Village office.