Dr. Mike Fanelli

Dr. Mike Fanelli was born in Utica, NY in 1970. His father Frank’s family has been in Utica for several generations, while his mother Angela (Citriniti/Fanelli) came to Utica from Scandale, Italy at the age of eight. Dr. Mike and his three brothers were raised in Utica and attended Utica schools. He graduated high school from Utica Senior Academy in 1988. Dr. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (cum laude) from Utica College, Utica N.Y. in 1992 and his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. in 1996, where he served as class president.

Since 1996, he has been an active member of the ADA, NYSDA, Fifth District and Oneida Herkimer County Dental Societies, as a Past Program Chair in the Fifth District Dental Society, an Officer in the Oneida Herkimer County Dental Society and two time Board Member at Large in the OHCDS. He is a member of the Pre-Professional Advisory Committee at Utica College. He has been an attending dentist at Faxton-St. Lukes Hospital Dental GPR program. Mike is involved in several local charities, and is an active parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Utica, where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister.

After completing a general practice residency at St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital in 1996 – 1997, Dr. Fanelli joined The Dental Arts Office in 1997 as an associate and became a full partner in our practice in 2000. Since then, Dr. Mike has continued to educate himself and broaden his areas of dental services he provides, including training for Implant Dentistry at the Zimmer Institute in New Jersey. Dr Fanelli, a clinician with extensive experience, provides the full spectrum of treatment modalities to patients of all ages, including full mouth reconstruction and implant prosthetics.

Dr. Mike and his wife Kim reside in New Hartford, N.Y. He has two boys. Mike loves to golf and is a big Yankee fan, going to New York home games whenever he and his boys can make the trip.