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 →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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