Dr. VanderMolen
Comprehensive
Convenient
Comfortable
Affordable
He is new to the Springfield community and brings a 23-year tradition of friendly, comfortable and highly personalized dental care to his new office. Dr. VanderMolen received his doctorate of dental surgery from the University of Illinois in 1985. He was selected for the Navy's prestigious postgraduate program in Advanced Dentistry at Bethesda Naval Hospital and graduated first in his class in 1986. He then completed a tour of duty in Italy and was rated the best Navy dentist in all of Europe. Dr. VanderMolen completed his Naval service in Pensacola, Florida, and established a private practice in 1990.
Dr. VanderMolen received the Academy of General Dentistry's prestigious Fellowship Award for his commitment to continuing education and for scoring in the top 99 percentile on the comprehensive Fellowship Exam. He completes over 100 hours of continuing education in dentistry every year.
As a member of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, Dr. VanderMolen is recognized as a leader in dentistry. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Illinois State Dental Society, Chicago Dental Society, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Crown Council, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, and the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.
