Led by Dr. David Zelby, whose background includes teaching at Emory University School of Dentistry, we aim to provide a comprehensive approach to restoring and enhancing smiles. Your journey with us will reflect not only our expertise but also our commitment to personalized service.

As a college student at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Atlanta dentist David Zelby, DDS, became interested in dentistry as he observed senior students busily occupying themselves, making models of teeth and crafting their dental projects.  This embarked on his lifelong interest in perfecting dental techniques and helping his patients be pain-free while changing their lives as they experienced smiling again or maybe for the first time.  “The rewards of handing a patient a mirror and seeing the glow of their faces is a life-confirming commitment for me,” explains Dr. Zelby.  He earned his general dental degree from the New York University Dental School, the highest-rated dental school in the U.S., in 1974.

After graduating, he spent one year in general practice residency at French and Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. Dr. Zelby continued his education to become a certified prosthodontist at South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. Prosthodontics is a specialty in dentistry recognized by the American Dental Association and requires two to three years of extra dental school after completing a general dentistry degree. This higher level of training allows a prosthodontist to perform a higher level of dentistry with greater expertise. The primary focus of a prosthodontist is all treatments of restorative dentistry and full mouth reconstruction.

He began his career in dentistry working with Dr. Ervin Goldstein in 1985. Later, Dr. Zelby established his practice in Atlanta, located in Midtown. In 1992, Dr. Zelby moved his practice to the Cobb Galleria Office Park and established Aesthetic & Implant Dentistry in Atlanta. His practice expanded in 2010, and Aesthetic & Implant Dentistry built a new state-of-the-art dental center located in the 200 Building at Cobb Galleria.  Dr. Zelby is known in Atlanta as being a compassionate and gifted cosmetic dentist and dental implant specialist in Atlanta, well-versed in both general and prosthodontic procedures. He skillfully blends art and advanced dental techniques, changing the smiles of thousands of Atlantans for thirty-eight years and counting.

Education has always been paramount in Dr. Zelby’s career. He taught at Emory University Dental School for 12 years. Cur­rently, Dr. Zelby is a clin­i­cal pro­fes­sor of den­tistry at Augusta University Dental College of Medicine.

As an educator, Dr. Zelby recognizes that dental technologies change often. He is deeply committed to continuous training in his field to offer his patients the latest, most effective, and least painful methods. He devotes much of his extra time to staying on top of scientific and technological developments in general and prosthetic dentistry.

Public service is another hallmark of Dr. Zelby’s career and an area in which he’s placed great personal importance. He served as Chief of Staff at the Ben Massell Dental Clinic for 12 years and is now in an Emeritus role. Ben Massell Dental Clinic treats Atlanta’s underprivileged needing dental care.  Ben Massell is the only dental clinic in the United States staffed solely by volunteers. Because of his lifelong commitment to helping people, Governor Casey Cagle named Dr. Zelby “Honorary Senator” for Georgia in August 2008. In 2002, the Atlanta community honored Dr. Zelby with a Community Service Award for his countless hours of service to Atlanta’s underprivileged.