Elizabethtown, PA Health and Fitness

Dentist and recreational watercolor painter Dr. Jeanette Son brings an artist's aesthetic awareness to the cosmetic and general dentistry practice she founded more than 15 years ago. Backed by a six-person team, Dr. Son enhances pearly whites with smile-beautifying services such as in-office whitening and implants. Her background working with children's dentistry helps her usher baby teeth uneventfully into maturity, and her elegantly executed root canals mitigate chronic mouth pains. To stay abreast of perpetually advancing dental techniques, Dr. Son steadily augments her expertise with continuing-education classes, monthly study clubs, and implant courses. She also caters to a variety of cultures, as she is fluent in Korean.

Since completing his residency in ophthalmology at Henry Ford Health Sciences Center in 1994 and a refractive surgery fellowship at the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit in 1995, Dr. Steven Vale has performed more than 23,000 laser vision-correction surgeries. Using a pair of cutting-edge excimer lasers—the Nidek EC-5000 and the VISX Star S4—Dr. Vale treats the widest possible range of vision imperfections, including astigmatism. Dr. Vale's clean, modern facilities were designed specifically for LASIK and other refractive procedures and include two environmentally controlled surgical suites that make it the vision center of choice for most farsighted snowmen.

After finishing his residency, Dr. Thomas Rocchio packed up his medicine bag and headed to Texas. There, he studied biomechanics and worked with surgeons at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital to reconstruct, free of charge, the malformed feet of children. Eventually, he and colleague Dr. Adam Teichman began building their own practice foot by foot with an emphasis on customer care and technological advancement that earned them the Lehigh Valley Magazine award for Best of the Valley.

Whether they're setting right ingrown toenails or wielding lasers to fight back nail fungus, the medicos perform every surgical and cosmetic service with focused precision.

The three dentists at Sloane & Oppenheim D.D.S P.C. tackle everything from routine checkups to sports dentistry to Invisalign within the building filled with specialists in endodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery. With the help of seven dental hygienists, they are equipped to deal with appointments all day, as well as during early morning and evening hours. They do so in an office offering intraoral cameras, TVs in the operatories, and a toy room for tots and patients' inner children.

For Doctor of Chiropractic Scott E. Rosenthal, taking over the family business meant stepping into the shoes of his chiropractor father and helming a practice more than 40 years old. Inspired by his father's work, he set out to straighten backbones and nurture the health of others by learning all he could about chiropractic care. But he didn't stop there—a passion for health and wellness led him to become a registered yoga teacher and earn certification in the Webster technique of pediatric care. His studies also enabled him to become an expert in nutrition and the writer of a monthly column for Living Well Magazine that discusses the pros of a healthy diet, nutritious foods, and breathing.

All of this knowledge serves to bolster the health of Rosenthal Chiropractic's patients. Dr. Rosenthal's chiropractic services for adults, children, and expecting mothers keep them healthy from head to toe, and he performs specific treatments that address more troublesome disc problems. Free, in-office health classes hosted by the staff impart tips on eating healthy, stress reduction, and exercise for corporate workers.

Since Dr. Stanley Pearle opened the doors to the first Pearle Vision in 1961, the franchise has expanded to more than 800 stores nationwide. In these stores, optometrists assess the ocular health of patients before onsite opticians help them navigate the assortment of frames from brands such as Versace, Ray-Ban, and DKNY. If they're not in the store, clients can use the Try-On tool, uploading a photo to see what they or their dog looks like in different types of glasses. Pearle Vision also helps focus the world with contacts from Acuvue and Biofinity.