{"id":46,"date":"2012-10-02T18:04:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T18:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=46"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:27:15","slug":"welcoming-dr-rodriguez-to-painesville-dental-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/welcoming-dr-rodriguez-to-painesville-dental-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Dr. Rodriguez to Painesville Dental Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27 alignright\" title=\"DrRodriguez\" src=\"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DrRod-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DrRod-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DrRod.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><strong>Dr. Michael Rodriguez<\/strong> will be joining our team at <strong>Painesville Dental Group<\/strong> in October 2012.\u00a0 He will be practicing general dentistry at two of our three office locations: Painesville and Jefferson. Dr. Rodriguez will be working alongside our five dentists, Dr. Dennis J. Horvath, Dr. Jerry V. Patriarca, Dr. Christopher R. Phillips, Dr. Brian J. Titus and Dr. Casey Hammond.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rodriguez attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio and graduated with honors and received a BA in Biology in 2001.\u00a0 He was fortunate to meet his wife, Julie, while studying at Franciscan.\u00a0 They married the summer after graduation and then <strong>Dr. Rodriguez<\/strong> attended Case Western Reserve University, School of Dental Medicine.\u00a0 While attending Case, Dr. Rodriguez was selected by the Air Force to participate in their Health Professions Scholarship Program.\u00a0 Upon graduating from dental school in 2005, he was promoted to Captain in the USAF and he proudly served America&#8217;s Airmen as a dentist for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p>While in the Air Force, <strong>Dr. Rodriguez<\/strong> completed a one year Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency program at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. In August 2008, he completed his service commitment and returned to Northeast Ohio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Rodriguez<\/strong> strives to give his patients state of the art care in a comfortable and supportive setting. He carefully listens to the needs of each patient and then provides education and recommends treatment that leads to optimal oral health. Dr. Rodriguez is in network with Delta Dental, Cigna, Aetna and Guardian. He accepts most insurance. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.painesvilledentalgroup.com\/contact-painesville-dental-group.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call<\/a> our <strong>Painesville<\/strong> or <strong>Jefferson<\/strong> office to set up an appointment with Dr. Rodriguez!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael Rodriguez will be joining our team at Painesville Dental Group in October 2012.\u00a0 He will be practicing general dentistry at two of our three office locations: Painesville and Jefferson. Dr. Rodriguez will be working alongside our five dentists, Dr. Dennis J. Horvath, Dr. Jerry V. Patriarca, Dr. Christopher R. Phillips, Dr. Brian J. 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