About the Doctors

Dr. Jonathan C. Waldron, D.M.D., P.C.

Duke University / University of Florida School of Dentistry

After graduating from Duke University in 1966, Dr. Jonathan Waldron earned his Navy Wings in January of 1968. After a combat tour of duty in Vietnam he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal and three Air Medals. He finished his flying career at NAS Guantanomo Bay, Cuba as a station pilot and Personnel Officer of the Naval Air Station.

Upon leaving active duty, Dr. Waldron graduated from the University of Florida School of Dentistry and served four years as a dental officer in the Naval Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan and then at NAS Atlanta. While in private practice, Dr. Waldron has served as Commanding Officer of three Reserve Dental and Medical Units, the last of which was involved in Desert Storm.

Now a retired Navy Reserve Captain, Dr. Waldron has been practicing in Marietta for over thirty years, including the last twelve with his oldest son, Blair.

His daughter, Ashley, is a fine art photographer who has trained in New York City, Cortona, Italy, and has a B.F.A. from the University of Georgia. She specializes in interiors, events, commercial projects, and children's portraiture (www.awhphotoanddesign.com). His youngest sons are students at Dickerson Middle and Walton High School. His brother is a retired Delta Captain living in Waleska, GA.

Dr. Waldron and his wife Janet live in East Cobb. She operates The Dental Staff School, a ten-week vocational program for dental assistants (www.dentalstaffschool.com).

Dr. J. Blair Waldron, D.M.D., P.C.

University of Georgia / Medical College of Georgia

Dr. Blair Waldron grew up in Marietta where he graduated with honors from Walton High School. He then graduated from the University of Georgia (www.uga.edu) on a full alumni scholarship, was president of Chi Psi fraternity (www.chipsi.org), a member of the Interfraternity Council and the Order of Omega Honorary Society. At the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry (www.georgiahealth.edu/sod), Dr. Waldron was president of his freshman class, president of the American Student Dental Association, and then Region V Trustee for the Southeastern Dental Schools. He was selected to represent his school at the Bridging the Gap national seminar and also awarded the first Stan Hopkins Scholarship.

Since graduation, Dr. Waldron has been active in the American Dental Association (www.ada.org), the Georgia Dental Association (www.gadental.org), the Hinman Dental Society (www.hinman.org), and the American Academy of General Dentistry (www.agd.org). He is a member of the Marietta Rotary Club (www.mariettarotary.org), Cobb Chamber of Commerce (www.cobbchamber.org), Leadership Cobb Class of 2001, and Honorary Commanders Class of 2002. He also works with Cobb Youth Leadership, the Center for Family Resources (www.thecfr.org), and is a member of the Cobb Dental Society Child Assistance Program providing free dental care to selected needy children. In March 2008, Dr. Waldron was named one of the "20 Rising Stars Under 40" by Cobb Life Magazine.

In his spare time, Dr. Waldron enjoys running, cycling, swimming, and the outdoors. He lives in east Cobb with his wife, Krysia, a social psychologist (www.krysiawaldron.com). Dr. Waldron and his wife have a three year-old daughter, Elle, and baby girl Margaret born in December 2010.

Dr. Ed Schlissel, D.D.S., M.S.

University of Buffalo

Dr. Schlissel moved to Atlanta to be closer to his daughter and family after a career as a Professor of Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine at Stony Brook University on Long Island. He received his dental training at the University of Buffalo, and after graduation, he joined the faculty of the School of Dental Medicine. Currently, he serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Emory University Medical Center, where he gives seminars to the residents in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

During his 30-year career as a member of the Stony Brook faculty, and later, as Chair of the Department of General Dentistry, Dr. Schlissel held many positions and received many professional awards. He served as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Director of the General Practice Residency Program. He was elected to membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. He was a member of the New York State Board of Dentistry and was a member of the Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners (the agency which oversees the clinical examination of aspiring dentists). He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and is a member of many professional societies, including the Academy of Osseointegration, which studies research on dental implants.

While at Stony Brook, Dr. Schlissel maintained a busy dental practice with an emphasis on complex restorative care involving the coordination of treatment with periodontists, oral surgeons and orthodontists. While teaching dentistry, he received a Masters of Science degree in Materials Science from the College of Engineering.

He is the author of many articles, research abstracts and book chapters. He lectures widely on topics in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, including dental implants and dental materials research.

In past summers, Dr. Schlissel has lead a group that provides dental care to Native Americans at the Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital in South Dakota. In his free time, Dr. Schlissel enjoys photography, golf, scuba diving and travel. He lives in Dunwoody with his wife, Elaine.