Dr. Chet Sokolowski

Dr. Chet Sokolowski

Dentist anesthesiologist Dr. Chet Sokolowski attended St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York, where he obtained a B.S. in pharmacy. He became a registered pharmacist, then went on to New York University College of Dentistry to earn his D.D.S. degree.

After practicing general dentistry for 20 years, Dr. Sokolowski decided to follow a new career path, becoming a dental anesthesiologist. He was awarded a certificate in I.V. sedation from the Medical College of Georgia, and then completed a three-year dental anesthesia residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in a hospital-based medical anesthesiology program.

Dr. Sokolowski currently is a part-time assistant clinical professor of dental anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh and holds a position as staff dentist anesthesiologist at Yale in the dental pediatric residency program. He spends the remainder of his time in private practice, focused on providing sedation/general anesthesia to the special-needs, pediatric, and phobic adult dental populations.

Dr. Sokolowski is board certified and a diplomate in both the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology (ADBA) and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (NDBA). He is also a board examiner for the oral boards for candidates applying for board certification in the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology. In addition, Dr. Sokolowski is a member of the Connecticut State Dental Association Anesthesia Task Force. He is licensed to provide anesthesia in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.