About Our Doctors

I am Dr. George Cochran; feel free to call me Dr. George. I have created smiles on the same street in Napoleon since I graduated from Ohio State University in 1974. For the first five years, I practiced with my brother, Dr. Philip Cochran in the building two doors from our current office. When we outgrew the office, I moved down the street three doors and practiced there until December of 2000.

In January, 2001 we opened our new facility at the current location of 1066 Chelsea Avenue. We are very proud of the office, a modern structure with an open airy feeling and lots of light. After practicing in rather cramped quarters, it is wonderful to work in such a lovely office. Unfortunately, thanks to our great family of patients, we are slowly outgrowing our new facility!

I graduated from Napoleon High School in 1968, and entered The Ohio State University, knowing from day one that I wanted to graduate from dental school. I entered a combined curriculum that allowed me to complete an eight year program in six and a half years. Thus, I graduated from Ohio State’s undergraduate school in 1972 and The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in late 1974.

I enjoy practicing dentistry every day. I do not know what I would be doing had I not entered the profession. The day to day challenges of recreating healthy teeth and happy smiles is very rewarding. Often people comment about how, “It must be terrible being a dentist, having everyone hate to see you.” Nothing could be farther from the truth! Patients enter with horrible expectations, and after treatment with our gentle dental care, they leave with a better feeling about their health, their smile, and me! I take pride in assuring each patient that I will not work on them until they are totally numb, and I take satisfaction in treating each patient as I would want to be treated. That is why we say “We Cater To Cowards”.

When growing up, I hated two things. (Well, maybe three if you count spinach.) Piano lessons were taught by my Aunt Jo, my mother’s sister. When I had not practiced much, the message reached my mother before I made it home. Boy, were those fun times. My other thorn in my side was dental appointments. Since I rarely brushed except before going to dentist, I experienced many dental procedures. You see, I also have a degree in “Dental Patient” having spent a great deal of time in the “CHAIR”. Much to my dismay, rarely did I get very numb and when I did, I was already home. I have sworn to myself to never let that happen to my patients.

I have eleven children.My oldest daughter is Natasha Cruz, who works with me in the office. My second daughter Nicole Cochran, is a Human Resources Administrator at The Ohio State University. I also have nine adopted children with various backgrounds ranging from South Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese to Honduran, Paraguayan, and Guatemalan. Adopting these children has been by far the greatest accomplishment of my life. Prayerfully this was a win/win/win situation. A child received a home, I was blessed with wonderful children to raise me, and a mother somewhere could rest assured that her children were loved and well cared for. Please consider adoption, there are millions of children who could benefit for a home such as yours.

Between the family and work, I stay pretty busy. In my spare time, I love Ohio State Athletics. I enjoy reading and an occasional round of golf. Cedar Point my all time favorite place to visit, but I seem to be riding less and less each year.
I hope that I get the opportunity to meet you. My goal for my practice is to present the best options for restoring your mouth to a healthy smile. If I can do that for you in a manner that is as painless as possible, I have succeeded. I know I might never make you love going to the dentist, but if I can make it a place that you don’t mind, we have both accomplished a great feat. May God bless you with good health and happy thoughts.

I am Dr. Philip E. Cochran, but you can call me Dr. Phil. I graduated from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1964. For the next two years Iwas on active duty in the Army Dental Corp and was discharged in 1966 as a Captain. In 1967 I opened my office in Napoleon and practiced in the same location for 32 years. In 1975, my brother, Dr. George, joined the practice and after five years, space constraints and the expansion of the patient base required either total remodeling or a new larger building. The most economical approach of the problem was made available when a building two doors from ours became vacant. Reluctantly breaking the partnership of 5 years, we went our own ways practicing separately yet only steps apart.

I retired in the fall of 1999. In the spring of 2000 I, along with Dr. William Palmer of Florida Ohio, a friend and former classmate, started as volunteer dentists and began the dental clinic for low income children at the Henry County Health Dept. This clinic was expanded to include adults in the fall of 2004 when the Dept moved into their new facilities.

 In the fall of 2002, I once again united forces with my brother, this time in Dr. George’s practice (after 22 years of practicing separately - 19 of those years two doors apart). The transition of working together after this amount of time went smoothly because of the similarities in our philosophies on how to best treat our patients: Treat each patient as you would want your family treated. This was and still is my mission for my work.