More than 10,000 dental implants placed · Restoring full mouths since 2000 · 25+ years in practice · Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
Dr. Phillip Katz is a native of Columbus, Ohio, and a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he graduated with special distinction. He has been a dentist for over 25 years. Since 2000 he has restored mouths and completed full-mouth rehabilitations for patients who thought their teeth were beyond saving, and since 2008 he has placed more than 10,000 dental implants.
Patients come to Dr. Katz for honest answers and work done right the first time. At State Of The Art Smiles, every plan starts with listening — what is bothering you, what you want your smile to do — and every option is explained clearly, including the ones that cost less, so you can decide without pressure.
Training and recognition
- Doctor of Dental Surgery, The Ohio State University — graduated with special distinction; graduate with high honors, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry
- Advanced training at the Spear Institute for Advanced Dental Education, The Pacific Implant Institute, and The California Implant Institute — in the treatment of the medically complex patient, advanced cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry, and complex dental surgery
- Trained at UCLA; licensed to perform IV and oral sedation
- Personally trained by Dr. Jack Turbyfill, considered by many to be the best complete denture prosthodontist in the world
- Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) — one of the highest international designations for skill in the surgery and restoration of dental implants
- America’s Best Dentist — 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2026 (National Consumer Advisory Board)
- More than 100 hours of continuing education every year
- More than 10,000 dental implants placed since 2008
- Full-mouth rehabilitation and restoring mouths since 2000
Dentists learn from Dr. Katz
Dr. Katz doesn’t just treat patients — he teaches the doctors who treat them. He was hand-picked by Dr. Frank Spear himself — known as one of the world’s top dentists and instructors — to be one of the original 100 Visiting Faculty Mentors at the prestigious Spear Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he is also an instructor, lecturer, and mentor. He also served as a Visiting Instructor at the California Implant Institute in San Diego, California. In the past, Dr. Katz has taught other doctors how he performs full-arch rehabilitations and All-on-X procedures, and for many years he presented public educational seminars on dental implants for patients in the community.
As seen and heard
Dr. Katz’s work has been featured on NBC, ABC, The CW, and 10TV WBNS Columbus. He has also appeared as a guest on The Wellness Hour, talking about modern implant dentistry and what full-mouth restoration can do for people who have struggled with failing or missing teeth for years.
How Dr. Katz practices
Dentistry is personal. A missing tooth is never just a missing tooth — it changes how you eat, how you speak, and how you feel walking into a room. Dr. Katz and his team treat the person first: honest guidance, comfortable care, and work done with integrity, whether that means a single implant or a full arch.
Dr. Katz has developed special methods of implant dentistry to rescue the denture patient and patients with debilitated teeth needing complete reconstructions, along with special techniques in sedation dentistry for the fearful patient. With our in-house lab and technology — including 3D i
