Dr. Andrew J. Sampalis Delivers Excellent Care

Meet Doctor Andrew J. Sampalis
I love what I do. You know, I’ve been doing it a long time. It’s not just the work, it’s the people.

You know, over the years, you develop relationships with your patients and they’re, you know, like a second family to me. I felt as when I was younger, when I tried to sign a career, I wanted to do something in the healthcare field. I couldn’t tell you exactly why I chose dentistry, but I’m very glad that I did.

I wouldn’t change anything. Oftentimes, you’ll, you know, you’ll do things and people are very appreciative and and they like it and it makes you feel good. It just makes your day when, you know, you know, you’re helping people and it’s just very satisfying.

And, you know, you’re just working with different people all the time, different personalities, you know, two days are the same, you know, every day is different. And, you know, I just love the opportunities it provides me and what I can do to help patients. I went to Northern Illinois University.

From the time I went in, I knew, I felt I knew how I wanted to be a dentist. So, I took all the prerequisites right away. I was able to get in the dental school after two years of college, so I never did get a college degree.

I went to the Northern Illinois University for my undergrad and then I went to the University of Illinois Dental School. Graduated from there, you know, in four years and became a general dentist. Over the years, I’ve done a lot of continued education.

I took courses in orthodontics. I’ve been doing braces for many, many years to continue education in implants. So, you know, we place implants, just about all different fields of dentistry, root canals, cosmetic dentistry, lumineers, practice management.

You know, you never know enough, okay? There’s always opportunity to learn more and, you know, you just want to stay abreast of what’s going on so you can provide a better service for your patients. The most rewarding aspect is just, you know, the service you can provide for people. You can do life-changing things for people.

It just gives you so much satisfaction, makes you feel so good, makes me feel so good, and it never stops. There’s always the next patient that needs help and I’ve been taking families now from the kids, the grandkids. I’ve done the full spectrum.

I’ve had kids starting out when they were kids and I’m seeing their kids and it’s just fun.