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Peter D Carlesimo, DDS

General Dentist

4.6 out of 5.0
339 Ratings, 81 Comments

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

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Nov 17, 2025

5

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

5

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

1

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

5

Great service!

Nov 12, 2025

5

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

5

Great staff.

Nov 14, 2025

5

One of the best.

Nov 9, 2025

5

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

5

In the couple times I've been there it has always been a pleasant experience, everyone is so friendly and nice

Oct 27, 2025

5

The staff is always friendly and competent.

Oct 26, 2025

5

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

4

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

5

No pain at all! Doctor and Dee were great!

Oct 21, 2025

3

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

5

Great ,professional care givers with great attitudes.

Oct 12, 2025

5

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

5

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

5

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

5

I had a good experience with Willamette staff. They got me in early and resolved the issue. Thank you..

Sep 22, 2025

5

Always great service with kindness

Sep 14, 2025

5

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

4

It was a decent experience

Sep 6, 2025

5

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

5

Everyone was fantastic!

Sep 3, 2025

1

I wanted to talk about my broken tooth but all they wanted to do was remove other teeth.

Sep 1, 2025

5

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

5

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

5

Great experience. Everyone was friendly and amicable.

Aug 26, 2025

5

The Lancaster Dr. location Has great dentists and su6pport Staff. They are great communicators and are very careful and sensitive.

Aug 25, 2025

5

Overall it was very smooth, just what we needed. Quick, friendly care.

Aug 26, 2025

5

They were fun and joked around with me.

Aug 25, 2025

5

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

5

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

5

Good

Aug 12, 2025

5

Staff is so friendly and always helpful! So glad to be able to receive services here again!

Jul 14, 2025

5

Friendly and professional staff.

Jul 13, 2025

4

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

5

Awesome staff

Jul 13, 2025

4

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

2

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

2

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

5

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

5

Professional, more-than-competent, caring staff and a relaxed atmosphere made for a good experience. Glad I chose them!

Jul 2, 2025

3

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

5

Great and friendly service

Jun 11, 2025

5

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

5

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

5

Best dental practice in town ?

May 25, 2025

5

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

5

The whole staff was/is amazing!

Apr 30, 2025

5

Good people/ staff, informative. It take long to get open slot for appointment

Apr 30, 2025

5

Great experience

Apr 27, 2025

5

The people were very friendly and knowledgeable and generous ?

Apr 27, 2025

5

Simply that they did a perfect job and that I had no discomfort whatsoever during and after the treatment.

Apr 24, 2025

4

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

5

I am always impressed by the outgoing and friendly staff! Every single visit I leave a bit happier than I arrived!

Apr 14, 2025

5

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

5

I had a very good experience

Apr 5, 2025

5

I thank God for Willamette dental providers.

Apr 5, 2025

5

Love the dental assistant!

Mar 16, 2025

5

Staff were courteous and gentle, worked as a team and made sure I was comfortable.

Mar 3, 2025

5

Friendly service and given informed choices.

Mar 2, 2025

5

Dentist is great. I'm getting conflicting info for treatment from different hygienist.

Feb 12, 2025

5

Very professional. Thank you.

Feb 10, 2025

5

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

5

Very professional and great information

Feb 3, 2025

5

Everyone was wonderful, from reception, hygienist and dentist. Awesome staff and visit.

Feb 3, 2025

5

Excellent service. Thank you.

Feb 1, 2025

5

Dentist was informative and thorough.

Jan 31, 2025

5

Everyone was very friendly, knowledgeable, had some good conversation. Thank you!

Jan 31, 2025

5

Very kind

Jan 26, 2025

5

Thank you for letting us come late and for scheduling the appointment in such a short notice.

Jan 19, 2025

4

Emergency appt next day.

Jan 18, 2025

5

Thank you !

Jan 22, 2025

5

The best dental experience I have ever had!

Jan 9, 2025

5

The service was good.

Jan 6, 2025

5

Great staff, great service.

Dec 20, 2024

3

I do not recommend Invisalign for anyone. But the dental staff are amazing

Dec 16, 2024

5

Very courteous and friendly staff. Always a great experience.

Dec 16, 2024

5

They were amazing! The dentist listened to me.

Dec 9, 2024

5

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!

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