Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Richard Panek, DDS
Chief, Division of Dentistry/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Richard Panek, DDS, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon specializing in dental implantology, maxillofacial trauma management, and major odontogenic infections. He serves a broad patient population, including adults and pediatric cases at Spectrum Health Butterworth, Blodgett, and DeVos Children’s Hospitals in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he holds active medical staff privileges. As managing partner of a five-surgeon private practice, he performs oral surgery procedures and implant dentistry, h
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
- Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry (American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry)
Education & Training
- Dental School: Marquette University (DDS, 1985)
Peer Recognition
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Healthgrades — Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, 2009
- Healthgrades — Recognized by Spectrum Health Board of Trustees for Quality and Safety in patient care., 2010
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Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
- Spectrum Health
- Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital
- Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital
- Spectrum Health DeVos Children's Hospital
Languages
English
Conditions Dr. Panek treats
Insurance accepted
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Ameritas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareOregon
- CareSource
- Cigna
- Community Health Choice
- Delta Dental
- Dental Network of America
- Guardian
- Health Net
- HealthPlus
- Humana
- inHealth
- INTotal Health
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Midwest Health Plan
- Molina Healthcare
- Peach State Health Plan
- Principal Financial Group
- Priority Health
- United Concordia
- UnitedHealthcare
- WellCare
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