Phillips, Cooper & Associates

Growing up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Dr. Russell Phillips first became interested in dentistry when a high school sports injury landed him in the dental chair and a career seed was planted. He attended college at Penn State University where he played on the varsity soccer team. His dental school was the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine where he received his DMD degree with honors in 1975. Following dental school, he spent two years in the Navy Dental Corps at Submarine Base ...Read MoreNew London and received extensive experience in oral surgery. Dr. Phillips then returned to the University of Pennsylvania for a three year specialty combined certificate program in Periodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics / Periodontal Prosthesis. This intensive program focused on using periodontal principles to prosthetically restore mouths severely damaged by gum disease. It provided specialist training in periodontal surgical procedures and complex crown and bridge techniques. Dr. Phillips came to Washington in 1980 and launched his practice in 1984 in its current location. He continued for 13 years to return to the University of Pennsylvania in a part time teaching faculty position as an Assistant Clinical Professor, teaching both the dental school and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Dental Residency Program. Dental implants historically entered their modern ere in the early to mid 1980's and Dr. Phillips has been restoring them since their beginning. In the mid 2000's, he utilized his surgical experience to begin bone grafting with technological developments - digital photography, digital x-rays, digital panorex, cone beam 3D scanner, the "Wand" single tooth anesthetic system, Invisalign Orthodontics, and laser dentistry. Outside the four walls of his practice, Dr. Phillips has traveled on dental missions to Haiti and Nicaragua and keeps an ongoing relationship with the Nicaragua group. He has three children and a busy family. He enjoys woodcarving, sailing, fishing, and photography. Dr. Phillips is a member of several dental societies including the American Dental Association, District of Columbia Dental Society, is a fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), The Implant Prosthodontic Section of the ICOI , The American Academy of Implant Dentistry, The Washington Dental Study Club and the Renaissance Study Club. Dr. Phillips has the training and experience to manage a wide variety of treatment needs and truly keeps patients under comprehensive care. He works with other specialists in the area when more of a team approach is needed. The office staff is committed to providing the patients with the best overall dental experience possible with most of the staff being long-term team members. Read Less

Dr. Cooper began his interest in dentistry in high school as part of an externship program which involved visiting with and learning from a local dentist. After that experience, he began volunteering and assisting dentists through college. Dentistry was a career path that seemed to match his natural inclination for fixing things. And today, when he’s not fixing smiles, he’s often fixing up his home in Potomac. Dr. Cooper grew up in Long Island and finished high school in Maryland. After two y...Read Moreears at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, he transferred to the University of Maryland where he received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry. He went on to acquire his DDS, with honors, from the University of Maryland Dental School in 1988. From there Dr. Cooper continued his dental education with advanced training in post-graduate general dentistry at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. While there, he served the community by volunteering time to those in need in Grady Hospital. Dr. Cooper’s dental education continued with the acceptance of the Fellowship award in General Dentistry in 1997. He then became more focused on preserving teeth while at the same time improving smiles. Dr. Cooper is a member of several national and local professional associations including the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Dental Association and the DC Dental Society. Along with home renovations and home automation, Dr. Cooper enjoys woodworking and spending time with his family. He and his wife Lesley, an attorney, have three children. Read Less