Mendillo Family Dentistry is a full-service dental office, located in downtown Branford, Connecticut. The professionals at Mendillo Family Dentistry provide quality dental care for children, adults, and seniors! We are an enthusiastic team of dedicated, caring, highly-educated, friendly health professionals. Our goal is to provide the highest quality dental care and health education to our patients in a safe, comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.
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The Mendillo Family Dentistry team is glad to serve you. We are committed to providing the best possible care for you and your family. We are involved in continuing education classes so that we can better serve you. Our clerical and clinical staff work together to answer any questions you may have regarding your treatment.
Dr. Hillary A. Mendillo was born and raised in Branford, Connecticut. She attended Branford public schools, graduating from Branford High School in 1998. At BHS, she was on the varsity track and field hockey teams, serving as a field hockey captain her senior year. In addition, she was a member of the National Honor Society, was the Vice President of the school-wide Student Council, and volunteered for the Connecticut Special Olympics.
A custom fitted athletic mouthguard is much more effective than the traditional boil-and-bite guards that can be bought over the counter. Athletic guards help prevent and/or minimize traumatic injuries to the mouth. Athletes participating in any sport that poses the danger of trauma to the mouth or head should wear a mouthguard.
Replacing missing teeth poses several treatment alternatives. One such option is making a bridge, also known as a fixed denture. This involves fitting your teeth on either end of the missing tooth space for crowns, and "bridging" the gap with a pontic (replacement tooth) attached to the crowns. This is a great treatment alternative when implants are not a viable option.
Dental decay is the #1 most common chronic childhood illness, more common than even asthma. Dental decay is caused by a group of bacteria called streptococcus mutans. These bacteria cause plaque, a yellowish film that builds up on the teeth. These bacteria feed on the sugars in our diet and produce an acid that eats away at the outer layer of the teeth, resulting in a cavity, or hole, in the tooth.
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Dave Hardy
Nov 29, 2020
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Mady P.
Aug 18, 2020
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Incredible service! The entire staff is incredibly friendly and make you feel comfortable the entire time. The office is very clean and they have you in and out in a very reasonable amount of time without making you feel rushed at all. I can't recommend them enough, beer dentist office I've ever been to!
Clint Schramm
Aug 08, 2020
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Dr. Hillary combines art and science with great dentistry. She is a pro and an artist - I had an ugly crack in my front tooth - 45 minutes later and now 2 years later, it still looks great and is trouble free. I had two other dentists in CA and TX try and fix and both treatments failed in less than 3 months. Dr. Hillary and her Team are best-in-class!
Meg Patterson
Aug 28, 2019
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I 200% would recommend anyone to go to Mendillo Dentistry if you are living in Connecticut! The entire staff is incredibly friendly, accommodating, attentive, and knowledgeable - technicians Karen and Gabe have both been so kind in listening and paying attention to my tooth sensitivity issue; both Dr. James and Hillary are incredibly well-versed in… their field and have always made me feel at ease and respected as a patient. The front office staff are quick to answer questions and are flexible with scheduling - the office's hours are incredibly easy in working around my work schedule! I
Heather R.
Apr 02, 2019
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Ray Luhn
Dec 09, 2018
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Nick Dykun
Mar 23, 2018
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Heather Ross
Jan 04, 2017
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Allie R.
Mar 29, 2016
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I just recently moved to the area, and was looking online for dentists near me. It took A LOT for me to call in, considering how much anxiety I feel about going to the dentist. Not to mention, how embarrassed I was for how long it's been since the last time I went! I talked to the SWEETEST lady named Jamie. She's one of the receptionists, and I swear, she couldn't have made me feel more comfortable, at ease, or been more thorough with what I was looking for. She took note of my nervousness for the dentist, and asked what they could do for me when I came in, to make me more comfortable
Nancy Ford-Russo
Oct 19, 2013
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