Dr. Jiffry Kolonda grew up in St. Louis after his parents immigrated to the United States from Sri Lanka about 45 years ago. He lived in Chicago, Boston and New York before coming to Pennsylvania. He graduated from Boston University in 2018 and recently received his Master’s degree for Public Health in May. His favorite part of the job is meeting so many different individuals and easing their worries of visiting the dentist by making them as comfortable as possible in his care. His philosophy is to truly be a restorative dentist and fixing teeth to be as similar to their original anatomy as possible, so the patient feels like nothing has really changed. He prides himself on having his work appear as natural as possible. In his spare time away from the dental chair; Dr. Kolonda can be found on the basketball court, working out (training for the NYC marathon), cooking, volunteering, visiting museums, reading, and going to concerts or live shows.