Congratulations to Drs. Steven and Andrew Appel of Appel Orthodontics in Philadelphia, PA for being chosen as SCL’s Orthodontic Provider of the Week! We thank Dr. Appel and his entire team for the generosity, dedication and outstanding service they provide to our SCL program participants!
A member of the SCL family since December of 2009, the Appel team has helped 20 SCL participants donating over $120,000 in treatment. Dr. Andrew Appel, also an orthodontist, joined his Dad in practice in July of 2013. In addition to two offices in Philly, they also have offices in Southampton, Dresher and Jenkintown, PA.

About Steven A. Appel, DDS:
Philadelphia orthodontist Dr. Steven Appel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1952. He has been a practicing orthodontist in Philadelphia, PA since 1978. He graduated from Hofstra University, Temple Dental, and NYU Orthodontics. He was a Clinical Instructor in Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics at University of Pennsylvania from 1978 – 1981. He taught future orthodontists the best ways to improve the smiles of children ages seven to ten.
He is a past President of the Temple Dental Alumni Association and currently serves on its Board of Directors. Dr. Appel is also a member of the American Association of Orthodontists and the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists. He serves as an orthodontist consultant to the orthodontic industry, being asked his opinions on new products and services from orthodontic companies. Dr. Appel’s orthodontist consulting work also puts him on the edge of the latest trends in braces and he passes this knowledge along to you!
He currently lives in Bucks County with his wife, three dogs, three cats, and two talking parrots.