Peter D Carlesimo, DDS
General Dentist
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By Appointment Only
To schedule an appointment, call:
1-855-4DENTAL (1.855.433.6825) -
Willamette Dental - Salem Lancaster
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3490 NE Lancaster Drive, Salem, OR 97305
Dr. Carlesimo’s Biography
Dentistry gives Dr. Carlesimo the opportunity to improve someone’s health and their self-confidence, something he learned early on as a child with “old school” braces. He also experienced the transformation dental rehabilitation made on his mother trailing years of treatment. A compassionate practitioner known for his values and integrity, Dr. Carlesimo has worked on the Colorado Dental Board and as a volunteer for those with limited financial means and access to care. He appreciates the oneness, unique culture, and direction at Willamette Dental driven by the fact that it is directly owned by dentists.
Days off typically take him into the beauty and serenity of nature with his wife, children, and dogs.
Education
- Dental School – University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Professional Associations
- American Association of Dental Boards
Specialty Training
- Cultural Sensitivity Training
Medicaid
- Accepts Oregon Health Plan
- Closed to New Pediatric and Adult Oregon Health Plan Patients
Languages Spoken
- English
Patient Experience Survey Results
Our patient rating scores represent an average of all responses from actual Willamette Dental patients randomly surveyed by nationally-recognized patient experience firm, NRC Health.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our NRC Health Patient Experience Survey. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Nov 17, 2025
A phenomenal experience. It's really weird that the dental visit was the highlight of my day and the easiest interaction I had as well.
Nov 16, 2025
I don't remember the name of the dentist that helped me, but he was so kind and helped me feel very informed about my care. I have a great fear of the dentist so having someone be understanding and kind during the entire experience was so good. The hygienist was also great! Her reassurance about what I was feeling helped so much and I couldn't have asked for better care. Thank you so much!
Nov 18, 2025
The person who took the x-rays, well, I think she's the dentist's assistant, everything was fine, but the dentist was very quick with the checkup and told me to make an appointment to have my wisdom tooth extracted. But they didn't do it because they said there were no appointments available, so I have to wait for them to call me, and I didn't like that.
Nov 15, 2025
Great service!
Nov 12, 2025
Everyone was amazing. It has been a while since I have been able to start routine dental care again and they took care of all of my anxieties.
Nov 10, 2025
Great staff.
Nov 14, 2025
One of the best.
Nov 9, 2025
My hygienist was incredibly sweet and helpful (and entertaining), and everyone was friendly as heck. Definitely worth our long drive into Salem.
Nov 5, 2025
In the couple times I've been there it has always been a pleasant experience, everyone is so friendly and nice
Oct 27, 2025
The staff is always friendly and competent.
Oct 26, 2025
My hygienist was amazing. I've had her before and she's always a delight. The dentist is friendly and gentle yet very professional. I can honestly say that I've never had a bad experience or interaction at this office.
Oct 22, 2025
The only reason I did not give a 10 on a recommendation is the ability to make an appointment. It is very hard and the timelines of it is not great. Otherwise, it's great! The Lancaster Dr. location in Oregon is AMAZING!
Oct 23, 2025
No pain at all! Doctor and Dee were great!
Oct 21, 2025
Doing two fillings, one top and one bottom, was a terrible patient experience. That should be two appointments. It was awful and I was in tears.
Oct 15, 2025
Great ,professional care givers with great attitudes.
Oct 12, 2025
I'm pleasantly surprised at the level of professionalism every time I come here. I'm given the best before, during and after care and communication.
Sep 28, 2025
The appointment was a very positive experience! I was treated with respect and provided advice on how to best care for my teeth!!
Sep 26, 2025
I haven't been to the dentist in a long time and they treated me respectfully anyway. The hygienist was very nice and answered all of my questions. I will definitely be back. Thank you for a great first experience at Willamette Dental.
Sep 26, 2025
I had a good experience with Willamette staff. They got me in early and resolved the issue. Thank you..
Sep 22, 2025
Always great service with kindness
Sep 14, 2025
I was asked many questions when I had a mouth full of dental tools and implements. Seriously if the dentist and the other staff ask questions during procedures, remove the tools and hands so the patient can answer. Else, basically a rhetorical question is being asked. Very frustrating to a lot of patients
Sep 14, 2025
It was a decent experience
Sep 6, 2025
Both Dr and the hygienists were kind and quick with both my girls! They are already excited to come back for next years visit.
Sep 3, 2025
Everyone was fantastic!
Sep 3, 2025
I wanted to talk about my broken tooth but all they wanted to do was remove other teeth.
Sep 1, 2025
I was unable to see my regular provider and was scheduled with an alternate dentist. All over my chart my provider has listed that I require nitrous due to high anxiety of Procedures. I mentioned this several times and was told that they knew this and acknowledged the anxiety but when it came time for the procedure they just did it and gaveNo consideration for the anxiety. They told me it was a quick procedure and I could just deal with it. If it was my provider it would have been handled much much better.
Aug 31, 2025
Best hygienist I have had ever. I hate going to the dentist, and she made the experience less stressful. Very informative on everything she did and things to help!
Aug 27, 2025
Great experience. Everyone was friendly and amicable.
Aug 26, 2025
The Lancaster Dr. location Has great dentists and su6pport Staff. They are great communicators and are very careful and sensitive.
Aug 25, 2025
Overall it was very smooth, just what we needed. Quick, friendly care.
Aug 26, 2025
They were fun and joked around with me.
Aug 25, 2025
I'm very grateful for your services, to my doctor, my dentist, and the assistant, who speaks several languages and is very professional. I hope they both do well, and I continue to recommend them.
Aug 17, 2025
Down to earth and caring. I am very thankful to be able to be seen by Willamette Dental. Everyone I have encountered are kind and perfessional. Thank you for your services.
Aug 16, 2025
Good
Aug 12, 2025
Staff is so friendly and always helpful! So glad to be able to receive services here again!
Jul 14, 2025
Friendly and professional staff.
Jul 13, 2025
Overall, a good experience. However, I have a lot of dental anxiety and felt like everyone was rushing. I didn't really know what we were doing or how long things would take and felt a lot of anxiety. The checking out process was okay. I got pulled to the side to talk to a hygienist before checking out and when we were done talking I walked up to the check out desk. The lady at the desk said she wasn't the one that called for me but would help me anyways. I apologized and told her I could check out with someone else. She said it was fine and she would help me. That just seemed unnecessary to tell me that she wasn't the one that called me over. I had my back to the check out people so I wasn't sure who called for me. Again, just increasing my anxiety.
Jul 13, 2025
Awesome staff
Jul 13, 2025
Service was great only the wait times for appointments are bad. Would like to be able to schedule a month out not 2-3 months.
Jul 13, 2025
Wait times for appointments are too long. I am 7 months in and just finishing a series of appointments that should have taken a month
Jul 9, 2025
Regarding the Lancaster Willamette Dental, I had struggled a great deal with getting appointments as needed and there was a lot of confusion between providers and connecting times. The hygienist at the Lancaster place was awesome. Everybody else was... and especially scheduling was very, very difficult and not a good experience. So I've gone to a different Willamette-Denver where I had great service in the past and that was in Corvallis.
Jul 2, 2025
The dental hygienist was amazing. She was very nice, and very informative. She was considerate about my preference in water temp. The dr was a very sweet man. Professional and just nice. I felt respected and important by the way I was treated.
Jun 30, 2025
Professional, more-than-competent, caring staff and a relaxed atmosphere made for a good experience. Glad I chose them!
Jul 2, 2025
The hygienist was great, but the dentist was very quiet and soft-spoken, and I could not hear him. I asked multiple times to repeat stuff, and it felt like he was getting frustrated.
Jun 29, 2025
Great and friendly service
Jun 11, 2025
I want the hygienist that took care of me this time to be the only one I deal with anymore. She was the best hygienist I've encountered and adore her.
May 26, 2025
Dr. C. & his team were very kind, knowledgeable & put me at ease about my feelings about treatment & my filling I needed. I'm very satisfied with the work that the hygienist, Emily performed. She is an amazing hygienist!
May 25, 2025
Best dental practice in town ?
May 25, 2025
The person that came in last to finish up the filling did a great job. The assistant was also great. The person that numb me was very informative and kind. Thank you
May 11, 2025
The whole staff was/is amazing!
Apr 30, 2025
Good people/ staff, informative. It take long to get open slot for appointment
Apr 30, 2025
Great experience
Apr 27, 2025
The people were very friendly and knowledgeable and generous ?
Apr 27, 2025
Simply that they did a perfect job and that I had no discomfort whatsoever during and after the treatment.
Apr 24, 2025
There's always a long wait to get in unless it's an emergency. For routine care, it seems like to get routine fillings and such, you're waiting one to two months between each appointment. Very inconvenient.
Apr 21, 2025
I am always impressed by the outgoing and friendly staff! Every single visit I leave a bit happier than I arrived!
Apr 14, 2025
Each person from the lobby all the way back to my x-rays and then finally my dental work and that each person was very professional, very friendly, very encouraging and it couldn't have been any better.
Apr 14, 2025
I had a very good experience
Apr 5, 2025
I thank God for Willamette dental providers.
Apr 5, 2025
Love the dental assistant!
Mar 16, 2025
Staff were courteous and gentle, worked as a team and made sure I was comfortable.
Mar 3, 2025
Friendly service and given informed choices.
Mar 2, 2025
Dentist is great. I'm getting conflicting info for treatment from different hygienist.
Feb 12, 2025
Very professional. Thank you.
Feb 10, 2025
I don't know her name but she was new to me and she had the lightest touch I have ever experienced and offered me pain management right away when she noticed my discomfort. Very happy with my care this visit
Feb 10, 2025
Very professional and great information
Feb 3, 2025
Everyone was wonderful, from reception, hygienist and dentist. Awesome staff and visit.
Feb 3, 2025
Excellent service. Thank you.
Feb 1, 2025
Dentist was informative and thorough.
Jan 31, 2025
Everyone was very friendly, knowledgeable, had some good conversation. Thank you!
Jan 31, 2025
Very kind
Jan 26, 2025
Thank you for letting us come late and for scheduling the appointment in such a short notice.
Jan 19, 2025
Emergency appt next day.
Jan 18, 2025
Thank you !
Jan 22, 2025
The best dental experience I have ever had!
Jan 9, 2025
The service was good.
Jan 6, 2025
Great staff, great service.
Dec 20, 2024
I do not recommend Invisalign for anyone. But the dental staff are amazing
Dec 16, 2024
Very courteous and friendly staff. Always a great experience.
Dec 16, 2024
They were amazing! The dentist listened to me.
Dec 9, 2024
My Doctor was so kind and his assistant too! I just love them! Thank you it makes a difference to have awesome treatments with My Doctor and his assistant too! thank you!