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Dr. Eddie Kotary is a 1993 graduate of the University of Delaware where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with minors in Economics and Biology. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and received a Doctorate in Dental Medicine in 1998. He concurrently received a masters degree in business (MBA) from Temple University. Dr. Eddie Kotary has had extensive training in implantology and Tip Edge Orthodontics as well as being an Invisalign Premier Provider. He is a member of the American Dental Assiciation (ADA,) Pennsylvania Dental Association (PADA,) International Congress of Oral Implantology (ICOI,) Academy of General Dentistry (AGD,) and the Academy of Computerized Dentistry of North America. He has achieved Fellowship and Mastership status from the ICOI. He regularly attends continuing education seminars and training so that he may provide the latest technological advances to his
patients. He is also the head of the Special Smiles program for the Pennsylvania Summer Games Special Olympics since 2003. In his spare time, Dr. Kotary enjoys spending time with his wife Jocelyn and their two children Hope and Paige.


Dr. April Detar graduated from The Pennsylvania State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in biochemistry and a minor in psychology. She went on to receive a Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry in 2000 where she was a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. In 2001 she completed her General Practice Residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and joined the practice. Dr. Detar believes continuing education is the key to delivering top-notch evidence-based dentistry. She has had extensive training in Tip Edge Orthodontics and actively participates in a Tip Edge Study Group in Secaucus, NJ. In addition, she is certified with Invisalign and ClearCorrect clear aligner orthodontics. Dr. Detar has also had extensive training in Implantology, receiving her training at both the Bicon Institute of Implantology and the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also

certified to place MDI small diameter implants. Dr. Detar further enjoys cosmetic dentistry and is certified in Lumineers and Cerec restorations. Nitrous Oxide Sedation is yet another service she provides to patients who are anxious to undergo dental care. She is a member of the ADA, AGD, PDA, the Academy of Computerized Dentistry of North America, the International Association for Orthodontics, and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

Serving her community is an integral part of Dr. Detar's profession. She is a graduate of Leadership Centre County 2008, where she volunteers her time treating dental patients for Centre Volunteers in Medicine. Dr. Detar also participates annually in Give Kids a Smile! Day. Finally, Dr. Detar is an ambassador for People to People, where she was part of the Dental Public Health Delegation to China in 2008.

Dr. Detar is married to her husband, Chris Magent, and they have two adorable shelties, Sunshine and Rayne. When she can find the time, she enjoys traveling, golfing, scrapbooking and exercising.




Dr. Julie Hollobaugh grew up in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Juniata College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. She went on to receive a Doctorate of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999. After dental school, Dr. Hollobaugh was an active-duty dentist in the United States Army for six years. She completed a one-year advanced education residency at the hospital and dental clinics at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. She was also stationed in Colorado and Germany. During her three-year tour in Germany she deployed to Iraq, providing dental treatment to soldiers and Iraqi citizens during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After her honorable discharge, Dr. Hollobaugh and her husband were drawn back to central Pennsylvania to start a family and establish roots. She and her husband Matthew have two children, Owen and Mia. Dr. Hollobaugh is a member of the ADA, PADA, and AGD. She continues to expand
her knowledge and skills by attending continuing education seminars and hands-on workshops so that she can provide technologically advanced, quality care for her patients. She is currently attending courses at the prestigious Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI).


A native of Whitehall, PA, Dr. Schuster has returned to Pennsylvania after practicing in Southwest Virginia for 22 years. Dr. Schuster received a B.S. in Health Planning and Administration from Penn State University in 1979. He received his D.D.S. from Temple University School of Dentistry in 1983. Dr. Schuster has been in private practice for 27 years, and has served on various committees of the Virginia Dental Association, and is a former President of the Southwest Virginia Dental Society. Dr. Schuster is also Invisalign certified. He, and his wife Tami, are proprietors of "Our Fair Lady" a Victorian Bed and Breakfast (www.ourfairladybnb.com) in Bellefonte.




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