Our Dental Office History - Reynoldsburg - Buckeye Pediatric Dentistry

To the wonderful families of Buckeye Pediatric Dentistry,

It has been a long and amazing road to get to where we are today! In 2005, I had been working in a pediatric dental office for a few years that had different treatment philosophies than me and I wasn’t very happy. I heard that a dentist in Reynoldburg was looking for an associate. That seemed too far away, but I decided to go check it out anyways. Thank goodness I did! When I first walked in the door of what is now known as Buckeye Pediatric Dentistry (back then it was called Gerald Kassoy, DDS, MS) I knew it was different. Special. Very special.

I found a practice that cares about kids the way I do, one that takes the time that each child needs to have a great experience. I found a place that treats kids and their families the right way, the way everyone deserves to be treated, and provides the highest quality of dental care with an emphasis on prevention over treatment. It felt comfortable and fun. It felt like home.

Our practice was started in the late 1960’s. That’s over 50 years of caring for the smiles of central Ohio kids! 50 years! What an amazing legacy. Dr. Kassoy bought the practice in 1979 after the untimely passing of it’s founder, Dr. Alpers. I joined Dr. Kassoy after that fateful meeting in 2005 and we became a partnership in 2011, renaming the practice, Buckeye Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Kassoy retired in 2017 after 38 years of providing the best care to the most fabulous kids! I am so happy to have Dr. Marlina Shah on board with me for the rest of this journey and we are both proud to be carrying on the traditions of personalized, exceptional care that Columbus has come to expect from our long history.

We are really the luckiest dental office, we get to work with fun and caring coworkers and care for the nicest and most wonderful families to provide beautiful and healthy smiles every day! Here’s to the next 50 years. Thank you for entrusting us with your child’s smile, we are happy to have you in our family!

With care,

Lucia Gerstmann DDS, MS

Patient Safety Protocol

As always, our dedication to keeping our patients safe remains our top priority. To help us do that, please be aware of some of the following changes you may see at your next appointment:

We'll be utilizing a virtual waiting room. Please wait in your car until a team member notifies you to head inside.
We will be doing a health screening and taking the temperatures of anyone that enters the building.
We ask that only one guardian accompany a child and to not bring siblings who don't have appointments. Patients over 18 will come in on their own.
Please use the provided hand sanitizer when you come into the office.
Everyone in the building will be asked to wear a mask.
We have staggered appointment times to reduce the number of people in the building at any given time.
Sneeze guards have been installed at the front desk.
We have Air Purification with True H13 HEPA filtration, use UV sterilization for dental equipment, and high-speed suction devices in hygiene to reduce aerosols.
Please let your child know that our team will be wearing extra PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

Our office has always maintained infection protocols that meet and exceed minimal recommendations, and we will continue to do so. In fact, our standard of care is now being adopted as the industry gold-standard in reducing aerosols.

How BuckeyeDentistry Began

How Buckeye
Dentistry Began