General Info

Dr. Porcello is a native of Allegany, NY and graduated from Allegany-Limestone in 1996. Dr. Porcello then attended St. Bonaventure University from 1996 - 2000. While at St. Bonaventure, Dr. Porcello majored in Biology and attended the Franics E Kelley Oxford Program where he studied for a summer in Oxford, England. He graduated Cum Laud in 2000. After St. Bonaventure, Dr. Porcello attended dental school at SUNY Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, which is one of the top dental schools in the country, graduating in 2004. After dental school Dr. Porcello worked at an Indian Health Service site in Salamanca, NY, and in private practice in Allegany, NY for seven years. During this time Dr. Porcello was exposed to an exceptionally wide range of dental procedures which enables him to provide an extensive array of general dentistry. Dr. Porcello has also travelled to Honduras many times, providing treatment to the mountain village of Delicious del Norte. This experience has led to a great appreciation of what dental treatment can mean to a patient and also provided him with clinical skills above those traditionally taught in the US. Dr. Porcello attends multiple continuing education classes in dentistry every year in order to keep up to date with the most recent advancements in dental techniques, procedures, equipment, and materials. Dr. Porcello has also received certification in Shatkin FIRST mini dental implantplacement. This is a procedure which lets Dr. Porcello place mini dental implants to help retain dentures and can be used to replace some missing teeth as well. Dr. Porcello lives in Allegany with his wife Brandi, who is a 7th grade English teacher at Allegany-Limestone School.