Dr. Jonathan Volland graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn in 2010. After dental school in San Francisco and eight years of Naval service, he returned home to open Elite Oral Surgery and Dental Implants in Bonney Lake — twenty minutes from where he grew up.
Schedule a ConsultationIf you went to Thomas Jefferson, Auburn Riverside, or Auburn Mountainview, you've made this drive countless times. Bonney Lake is the next town over for many Auburn-area residents — closer than Federal Way, much closer than Tacoma.
Schedule ConsultationMost "local" claims on dental practice websites are a stretch — practices that opened recently, surgeons who moved to the region for the practice. The Auburn connection here is genuine.
I went to Thomas Jefferson High School from 2006 to 2010. Pacific Lutheran for undergrad. Then I left for dental school in San Francisco and the Navy after that — eight years between commissioning and the end of active duty in 2026.
Auburn was always the place I was leaving for a while, not the place I was leaving forever. When my wife Katrina and I started looking at where to open the practice, the answer was always going to be the South Sound. Bonney Lake is twenty minutes from where I grew up. For Auburn-area patients, that's close enough that 'local' actually means something.
— Jonathan Volland, DDS · Thomas Jefferson '10, PLU '14
The Auburn area's patient population spans a wide range — from longtime Auburn families to younger residents in newer developments to retirees considering full-arch implants. Three patient profiles particularly common from the Auburn area.
Many Auburn-area general dental practices refer wisdom teeth cases to oral surgeons. The traditional referral pattern in the area has been to Pacific Northwest OMS in Auburn or to practices in Tacoma. Elite is now an option for Auburn-area dentists looking for a closer specialty referral with the in-office IV sedation standard most cases warrant.
The Auburn area has a meaningful population of adults considering full-arch implant therapy — long-term denture wearers, patients facing extensive restorative work, patients with significant tooth loss who want a permanent solution. The $15,000 per arch all-inclusive structure is unusual for Pacific Northwest OMS practices, which is why Auburn patients evaluating multiple options often find Elite worth the short drive.
Auburn-area patients told they need extensive bone grafting before any full-arch implants — or that they aren't candidates at all — sometimes are candidates with remote anchorage protocols. Zygomatic implants and the PATZI sequence aren't offered at every practice. Auburn patients seeking a second opinion on candidacy specifically often travel for that capability.
For Auburn-area residents, the drive to Bonney Lake is straightforward: SR-410 East directly. From most Auburn neighborhoods, you're at our office in 18-25 minutes depending on starting point and time of day.
From downtown Auburn or Auburn Way South, take SR-18 East briefly, then SR-167 South to SR-410 East. About 18-22 minutes off-peak. From Auburn Riverside-area neighborhoods or the West Hill, the route via SR-167 South to SR-410 is similar.
From Lea Hill and East Auburn (the M Street area, Lakeland Hills, the Plateau side), the drive is even shorter — direct SR-410 East access shaves several minutes. Many East Auburn residents are at our office in 15-18 minutes.
The drive is mostly highway, not local roads. Rush hour can extend the trip on the SR-167 portion, but the SR-410 corridor itself flows reasonably well through the day. Most Auburn patients schedule appointments with this in mind — mid-morning or early afternoon are the easiest windows.
If you're an Auburn-area resident, you've already made this drive — for shopping at the Bonney Lake Walmart or Safeway, for dinner on the Plateau, for visits to Lake Tapps in the summer, for trips to Mt. Rainier or Crystal Mountain in the winter. The route is familiar. The drive isn't the obstacle that geographic distance often is for medical care; for Auburn-area patients, it's part of normal regional life.
This page exists because Auburn patients deserve a closer specialty option than they've historically had, and because the surgeon they meet should know the area as well as they do. Both of those are true here.
All of the procedures available at Elite Oral Surgery are available to Auburn-area patients. The most common Auburn-area referrals are listed first.
Single-session removal of all four · in-office IV sedation · referral required from your general dentist.
Learn More →$15,000 per arch all-inclusive · zirconia included · for Auburn-area adults considering permanent tooth replacement.
Learn More →Replacing individual missing teeth · referral typically requested from your general dentist.
Learn More →The most-studied full-arch protocol · the standard option for most full-arch patients.
Learn More →For teeth that require surgical removal beyond what general dentists typically perform · referral required.
Learn More →Pre-implant site preparation when required for predictable implant placement.
Learn More →Auburn sits at the King County–Pierce County border, with patients historically split between specialty practices in Federal Way, Kent, and Renton to the north and Tacoma to the south. Elite Oral Surgery in Bonney Lake is approximately 15 minutes south of Auburn via SR-167 to SR-410, putting Auburn patients within an unusually short drive of a single-doctor independent OMS practice.
Auburn-area patients facing full-arch tooth loss have historically been referred to King County multi-provider practices in Federal Way, Renton, or Kent — or to chain implant centers further north toward Seattle. Full-arch dental implants at Elite represent a different option: a single-doctor independent practice 15 minutes south, with all-inclusive pricing of $15,000 per arch. For Auburn patients with active military service or veteran status from JBLM-area connections, dental insurance and TRICARE coverage details are worth verifying — we coordinate insurance verification before treatment to provide written estimates of patient responsibility.
For Auburn patients researching All-on-4 dental implants, the protocol is the most-studied full-arch option with 25+ years of clinical data and 95%+ implant survival at 10 years. Auburn's location at the King-Pierce border puts patients within reasonable driving distance of multiple All-on-4 providers, but the cost differential to Elite ($5,000-$35,000 in savings per arch versus chain centers and multi-provider practices) typically justifies the slightly longer drive south to Bonney Lake.
All-on-6 dental implants use six implants per arch instead of four — selected when biomechanics warrant additional support, not as a "premium upgrade" tier. Elite prices All-on-4 and All-on-6 identically at $15,000 per arch. Auburn-area patients comparing options at Federal Way and Kent practices typically encounter $4,000-$8,000 markups for All-on-6 framed as a quality upgrade. The clinical reality is that the choice between protocols should be based on your specific case, not on which option generates more revenue for the practice.
Auburn patients with severe maxillary bone loss who've been told they "aren't candidates" for full-arch implants without months of grafting may be candidates for zygomatic implants. The protocol anchors longer implants in the cheekbone (zygoma) rather than the resorbed upper jaw, eliminating the grafting timeline. Zygomatic protocols require specific surgical training and aren't standard at most King County or Pierce County OMS practices — making Elite a meaningful second-opinion option for Auburn patients seeking a different clinical answer.
"Full mouth dental implants" is the term most commonly used by Auburn-area patients researching the procedure for the first time, particularly older patients. It overlaps with All-on-4, All-on-X, and full-arch implants — the underlying procedure is identical. Auburn's diverse demographic includes patients with Spanish-speaking and Korean-speaking primary languages, where the "full mouth" terminology often translates more directly than "all-on-4" or "All-on-X" technical terms. The clinical evaluation is the same regardless of which term you researched.
For Auburn patients missing one or several teeth, single dental implants are the modern alternative to bridges and removable partials. Auburn-area general dentists with established referral relationships routinely refer single-implant placement to oral surgeons; Elite handles the surgical placement, with the restoration crown completed by the referring dentist over the following weeks. For Auburn patients without an established general dentist for the restorative side, we maintain working relationships with several restorative practices in the South Sound that handle implant restoration cases.
For Auburn-area teenagers and young adults — particularly those at Auburn High School, Auburn Riverside, or Auburn Mountainview, or in the Green River College age range — wisdom teeth removal at Elite is performed in a controlled surgical environment with in-house IV sedation. Most cases involve removal of all four third molars in a single 60-minute session under IV sedation. Most patients return to school or normal activities within 5-7 days. Referral from your general dentist is requested for wisdom teeth cases.
Auburn patients facing oral surgery procedures who prefer or require IV sedation have access to in-house sedation administered by Dr. Volland under Washington State General Anesthesia Permit. Sedation training comes from Dr. Volland's Naval residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — a high-volume surgical training environment where IV sedation and anesthesia management for surgical cases is core to OMS training. For surgery days under IV sedation, Auburn patients will need a sober adult driver to take them home — IV sedation universally requires this regardless of distance.
Auburn-area general dentists encountering complex extractions — broken teeth at the gumline, fractured or dilacerated roots, ankylosed teeth, teeth in close proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve — typically refer these cases to oral surgeons rather than attempt them in a general practice setting. Surgical extractions at Elite are performed in a controlled surgical environment with appropriate instrumentation, IV sedation availability, and the surgical training to manage complications. For Auburn-area dentists without an established OMS referral relationship, Elite welcomes referrals and provides the same prompt clinical communication that established referrers expect.
For Auburn patients whose bone volume isn't adequate for immediate implant placement, bone grafting rebuilds the foundation needed for predictable implant placement. The most common application is socket preservation immediately after extraction — preserving bone volume around the extraction site to maintain neighboring teeth stability and (when relevant) preserve options for future implant placement. Sinus lifts rebuild bone height in the upper-back areas where the maxillary sinus has expanded into space previously occupied by tooth roots. Both procedures are commonly performed at Elite as part of broader treatment plans, with pricing and timelines discussed in writing at consultation.
For Auburn patients comparing Elite to King County practices to the north or Tacoma practices to the south, our Comparing Full Arch Options page provides a six-question evaluation framework that applies to any practice — chains, multi-provider practices, prosthodontist offices, and independent OMS like Elite.
Yes. Class of 2010. I went on to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma for undergrad — Bachelor of Science in Biology, graduated cum laude in 2014. Then dental school at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, finishing in 2018 (graduated 7th in a class of 141). Naval residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia from 2018-2022, then four more years on active duty before returning home. The full education and training timeline is on my bio page.
The Auburn connection is real, not a marketing claim. If you're an Auburn-area patient, that's worth knowing — your surgeon understands the community in a way that can't be manufactured.
Pacific Northwest OMS is a respected, established multi-location practice with multiple surgeons across the Puget Sound area. They serve Auburn well and have for many years. The structural differences between PNWOMS and Elite are not about clinical competence — both are board-certified OMS practices providing competent care. The differences are about practice model and pricing.
PNWOMS is a multi-surgeon group practice; surgeon you meet at consultation may not be the surgeon performing your case. Elite is a single-doctor practice. PNWOMS does not publish full-arch implant pricing publicly; Elite publishes $15,000 per arch all-inclusive. For routine procedures like wisdom teeth, the differences may not matter much. For full-arch cases, the structural differences become meaningful.
Yes. We accept referrals from any general dentist, regardless of geographic location. Most Auburn-area general dentists already refer some cases to oral surgeons in the broader region; adding Elite as an option simply gives them another specialty referral choice. Your dentist sends a referral with imaging and clinical notes, and our office contacts you to schedule a consultation.
For full-arch implant consultations, no referral is required (consultations are complimentary for full-arch cases). For wisdom teeth, single implants, and other procedures, a referral from your general dentist is requested — both for clinical context and for paid-consultation policy reasons.
Insurance coverage isn't restricted by your provider's location — it's determined by network participation and the procedures involved. We verify your dental insurance benefits before treatment and provide a written estimate of patient responsibility. For most Auburn-area patients with standard dental insurance, coverage at Elite is comparable to coverage at any in-network OMS practice.
For full-arch cases, dental insurance provides limited coverage anywhere (caps typically $1,000-$3,000 lifetime for major procedures). HSA/FSA funds are eligible for all procedures, and our five financing partners (Cherry, Proceed, Sunbit, LendingClub, CareCredit) work with patients to spread costs across multiple months.
Auburn-area is Auburn-area. The high school distinction matters in high school. As an adult patient, what matters is that your surgeon understands your community — the geography, the economic context, the patient population, the way Auburn-area residents actually live. Dr. Volland grew up in the South Sound, attended Pacific Lutheran University, and returned to practice here after eight years away. Whether you went to TJ, Riverside, or Mountainview, the regional connection holds.
You'll see Dr. Volland personally at every visit. This is the structural difference between Elite and most multi-surgeon practices: there is one surgeon at Elite, and that surgeon performs your consultation, your surgery, your prototype try-in, your final delivery, and every follow-up. No partner. No rotating provider. No 'we'll see who's available.'
For complex full-arch cases especially, that continuity has clinical value (the surgeon who placed your implants is the surgeon evaluating your healing) and emotional value (you build a relationship with one provider rather than fragmented exposure to multiple). The single-doctor model is core to how the practice is structured.
The practice is opening in February 2027 and community involvement is part of the longer-term plan. We anticipate continuing education partnerships with Auburn-area general dentists, sponsorships of community events, and active involvement in the South Sound business community. The specific affiliations will develop over the first year of practice as we determine where contributions are most useful. If you have specific community involvement suggestions, we welcome them.
Elite Oral Surgery and Dental Implants opens in February 2027 in Bonney Lake. The facility is in the buildout phase as of the date you're reading this page. Consultations can be scheduled in advance of opening; surgical scheduling for patients beginning treatment in early 2027 is starting to fill in.
If you're researching options for full-arch implants or planning surgical care, we recommend scheduling a consultation now even if your treatment timeline extends a few months. The Founders pricing for the first 40 surgical patients fills based on consultation date, not solely on procedure date.
Schedule a consultation with Dr. Volland. For full-arch implant cases, the consultation is complimentary; for other procedures, a paid consultation and a referral from your general dentist are requested. In either case, you'll meet with the surgeon who will personally perform your case — and who happens to know the Auburn area as well as you do.
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