LaPolla Family Dentistry serves a diverse clientele from Warren, Ohio, and surrounding areas, earning their trust through personalized and expert dental services.
LaPolla Family Dentistry has been recognized with numerous awards for its commitment to excellence, patient care, and Dr. LaPolla’s outstanding dental practice.
Enhancing Smiles, Improving Lives
At LaPolla Family Dentistry, our mission is to enhance the oral health and overall well-being of our patients through personalized, compassionate care and modern dental practices.
Born in New York at Saint Albans Naval Hospital, Dr. LaPolla was raised in Warren, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1987 earning a BS degree in Zoology. From there he went to The Ohio State University College of Dentistry where he earned his DDS degree in 1991. In 1990, while a student at Ohio State, Dr. LaPolla was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy Reserves. Upon graduation he was promoted to Lieutenant and was assigned to active duty at Naval Dental Clinic Parris Island. From 1992 until 1994, Dr. LaPolla served as Branch Clinic Director Naval Dental Clinic LaMaddalena, Sardinia, Italy. Dr. LaPolla was released from active duty in 1994 where he entered private practice in Warren, Ohio. He began his first assignment with the United States Navy Reserves in 1996 at Naval Reserve Center, Cleveland, Ohio, later serving as the Executive Officer of NDC Great Lakes 305 Detachment G from 1998 until 2003. From October 2003 until December 2006, Dr. LaPolla was appointed as the Special Assistant to M3D2R and Dental Officer for NR BUMED at the Bureau of Medicine, Washington D.C. After his tour at BUMED, Dr. LaPolla served as the the Senior Dental Executive of NR OHSU National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD from January 2007 until November 2008, and then as the Executive Office for Naval Reserve Operational Health Support Unit Pensacola, Florida from December 2008 to November 2010. Dr. LaPolla has served as the Commanding Officer for both NR VTU 0518G from December 2010 until November 2011 and the Operational Health Support Unit, Jacksonville, Florida, with 18 detachments and 701 personnel in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and the Caribbean (December 2011 until November 2013). He was then assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility Great Lakes, Detachment X-ray from December 2013 until November 2016. Dr. LaPolla’s final assignment was to Navy Central Command Medicine/Commander 5th Fleet as the Senior Dental Executive responsible for direct dental support to Bahrain and the Middle East. Dr. LaPolla’s personal awards and recognitions include the Meritorious Service Medal (2 gold stars in lieu of third award), Navy Achievement Medal (gold star in lieu of second award), Volunteer Service Medal, 2007 Admiral Vaughn Dental Officer award and the 2003 Captain Steven D. Miller award for REDCOM Midwest. Dr. LaPolla retired from the Navy in 2019. Dr. LaPolla is an active member of the American Dental Association, Ohio Dental Association, Corydon Palmer Dental Society, Rotary Club of Warren (Paul Harris Fellow and Cliff Dochterman Award Recipient), Board member of the Great Trails Council, Akron, Ohio, Boy Scouts of America (Silver Beaver recipient and NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout), and member of the Administrative and Finance Committee of Blessed Sacrament Church in Warren, Ohio.
