Walk-ins Available - Prompt Emergency Dental treatment Schedule online 24/7

Extended Evening Hours till 7 PM

We Accept Most PPO Insurance  Plans

Available In-House Saving Plans for Non-Insured and Medicaid patients

Affordable third-party payment plans with/without Credit check

True dental home for your Entire Family (Kids included –from Age 1)

Sedation dentistry  and Laughing gas to help you relax and feel comfortable

A True Dental Home for Your Entire Family

Exceptional Dental Care For Adults & Children

When you join the Prime Dentistry family, we will take care of you and your children through every milestone, understanding to keep your whole family smiling healthily and brightly.

Insurance Plan Process Simplified With Assistance

We accept almost all insurances, PPO plans, coverage, and will do our best to help you receive your full insurance benefits with dedicated assistance through the payment process.

In-House Savings Plan for Uninsured Patients

An exclusive In-House Denta Savings Plan, for new uninsured patients, for easy access to the dental care you deserve and offer different financing institution options to provide monthly payment plans.

Emergency Care Available A Call Away

No one can plan for a no warning emergency. Our experienced team can provide you with the dental attention you need to repair or heal your urgent dental matter. Call or request an appointment online.

Sedation Dentistry For Dental Anxiety

We provide conscious sedation for a serene dental experience. Two options are available for soothing anxiety-free dental visits: Nitrous oxide & Oral sedation. Dental Anxiety will just be word post a visit to us, we promise.

All services under one roof

Our patients are our priority, we provide most treatments including preventive, restorative, cosmetic & periodontal services in the office.

Prime Dentistry (formerly known as Dr. Staller and Gandel), has been proudly serving North East Philadelphia, Elkins Park, Jenkin town, and surrounding areas since 1976. We have decades of experience in providing comfortable, gentle, and affordable dental care.
Our dental family at Prime Dentistry believes that going to the dentist should be a positive and rewarding experience, so we function with the prime mission to provide the best-in-class patient experience in a relaxing and trusting environment at an affordable cost. We accept all major PPO insurances and have an in-house membership plan, for those patients with no insurance.
We aim to earn the trust of our patients and develop a long-lasting relationship with them to treat them with compassion as if they were a member of our own family.
We provide the full scope of dental services, including Invisalign, dental implants, smile makeovers, cosmetic dentistry, etc. We pride ourselves in providing a full range of dental treatment options including emergency dental care services such as emergency tooth extraction, root canal, emergency dental fillings and capping, treatment of fractured or chipped teeth, X-rays, such as emergency dental care services, emergency root canals, emergency care of abscessed teeth, bleeding and dental trauma, swelling and widespread infection, and post-dental surgery care.
Dental emergencies can be stressful, and it is our promise to all our existing patients to be available to see you the very same day. We are just a phone call away from your dental emergency!
We also offer late evening hours for emergency dental visits. Our staff members are also fluent in many different languages like Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi, Gujarati, and English.
We’re continuously yearning to develop long-lasting relationships with our patients and embracing them in our ever-growing family. We welcome patients of all ages to visit our dental care clinic to avail themselves of our many dental services.

Meet our staff

Dr. Pathik Shah DMD MHA BDS

Dr Compton

Anna Hyginiest

What patients say About Us

This is the best dentist office on planet earth. Not only do they provide top of the line services but they do so while at the same time making ones experience at the dentist as fun as possible. I’ve literally never had more fun at a dentist office before.
Kade Jetland
I have been a patient for over 30 years and do not plan to change that. Dr. Gandel is number 1
Alan Fisher
I went here on Monday for an emergency visit and the staff and everyone took good care of me. They are the nicest people very caring. I will be coming back in the future.
Jayla W
I've been a patient of Dr. Gandel for my entire life and could not recommend him enough! He and the hygienists in the practice are incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and committed to the care of their patients.
Carolan DiFiore
I must say this is by far the best dentist i been to. EVER!! The staff and Dr. was amazing. Went to get my wisdom tooth pulled and I didn’t feel a thing. I recommend Prime Dentistry For Any Dental needs.
Tony G
The whole office was friendly and their level of concern was phenomenal! Dr. Shah told me what the issue was gave me my options and told me what he would recommend but the choice was mine. He explained both procedure so that I understood. I got my tooth pulled by Dr. Shah and his lovely assistant Pamela. I was really scared and Pamela held my hand and told me it would be ok. She held my hand during the whole procedure which showed she had a beautiful caring heart! Also, it gave me the confidence I needed. Dr. Shaw made sure I was comfortable and he kept asking me did I feel anything. Which made me feel a little more at ease. The next day I felt a little sick and Dr. Shah told me to come in right away s which he took a look at my mouth and everything was fine. I must say this was my first time at this dentist. I was going to another dentist but they couldn’t see me until Wednesday. Prime dentist was able to schedule me the same day. They were professional and the cared about my mouth which I am so appreciative. This is a family oriented dentist and they are so kind and sweet. This will now be my permanent dentist. Thank you to all the staff you folks were amazing!!!!
Tahirah Abdullah
Great dentist! hands down the best dental experience for me and my daughter. Very friendly environment and the work is great. My daughter fell and broke her front tooth pretty bad and now I can’t tell the difference the great part was how they made my daughter feel about the situation it was awesome. I would recommend this dentist to everyone it really doesn’t feel like a dentist you are in and out without being uncomfortable. I found a great dentist for me and my daughter.
Andrew Macready
Best emergency dentist hands down! I have my wisdom teeth pain, and was calling all the offices to be seen urgently. Not only, prime dentistry was able to see me the same day, they were able to get my wisdom tooth removed at the same appointment. Dr Shah is the master of extraction and he only took a minute to remove the tooth!!! I did not feel any pain. In addition, he was able to brighten my smile with zoom whitening and I can’t be more happier with my smile than ever. Thank you Prime Dentistry and I am very lucky to find this place as an emergency And now I am a Patient for the life here!
Peter R
Dr Shah is literally one of the greatest doctors of this era! He is so kind and listens to every single issue I have without any judgment and with kindness just like a doctor should! It’s easy to get an appointment and no long wait time. He really is an awesome dentist!!
Krishna Patel
I was seen for the first time by this office as an emergency appointment. Not only did they schedule me in right away, but they even honored the appointment during a snowstorm. Going to the dentist has always been such a stress for me, but Dr. Shah was so nice and understanding. He made sure I was comfortable and pain free the entire time I was there.
Carmen Dombrowski