Meet Dr. Jeffrey Penfil

It's all about the patient. This is Dr. Jeffrey Penfil's practice philosophy. After graduating near the top of his class from Temple University School of Dentistry in 1987, Dr. Penfil and his family eventually settled in West Chester, PA, where he owned and practiced at Preventive Dentistry & Laser Center for twenty years.

All about the patient means that Dr. Penfil loves high fear patients, his unofficial specialty. It also means patient comfort at all times, both physically and mentally. And it means minimally invasive dentistry, including sleep apnea therapy without machines, early cancer detection and all phases of restorative and cosmetic dentistry.

Dr. Penfil has treated over one hundred sleep apnea patients successfully, including himself, and it is one of the rare things dentistry has to offer that directly saves lives. Dr. Penfil is excited to bring his skills and talents to Thornydale Dental, where that same philosophy is evident all day, every day.

Dr. Penfil has been happily married to his wife, Sue, since 1989, and his family is his joy. Their older daughter, Rachael, is pursuing her Ph.D in Peruvian Archaeology and their younger daughter, Alli, is in D.C., pursuing a career in international diplomacy. He and Sue also have two four-legged children, Zoey and Eli. Dr. Penfil's hobbies include travel, SCUBA, home beer and winemaking, sports (both spectator and participant, especially the Philadelphia Eagles) and reading. But his true outside passion is volunteerism. He has been actively involved in his synagogue as a committee chair and as a director. Dr. Penfil has also been a Rotarian for 20 years, and is a past president and current chair for the Peacebuilding Committee of the Dove Mountain Rotary Club. He has been involved in projects such as building play/learning areas at a Domestic Violence Center, raising funds for a playground in Guyana, fighting polio through El Tour de Tucson, and assisting a camp for HIV+ children.