Dr. Stephen D. Cooke Dr. Stephen D. Cooke Dr. Stephen D. Cooke

Dr. Cooke graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Professional Studies.  He entered the School of Dentistry at Case Western Reserve University the following fall and was awarded a US Navy Dental Scholarship.  Following Graduation, he served three years as a Lieutenant in the United States Dental Corp in Norfolk, Virginia and aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CVN 69.


Dr. Cooke returned to Cleveland in 1978 and began his private practice.  He was granted a faculty position at the School of Dentistry at Case where he taught from 1978 until 1985.  Today, Dr. Cooke maintains a full time private practice in Westlake, Ohio. He is married to Debbie, his wife of 33 years, and has two children; Ben and his wife Amanda, who reside in Avon Lake, and Lindsey who lives in Bay Village.
Dr. Cooke’s practice is renowned for:


  • Longstanding personal relationships with clients who, as managers of their own health, participate fully in their individual diagnosis and treatment plan
  • Complete focus on the values, desires and health strategies of his clients
  • Delivery of “routine technical excellence” in restorative cases
  • Treatment modalities which incorporate the principles of proper occlusion (bites) while focusing on the maximum “smile esthetics"
  • Caring staff of professionals, several of whom have been with the practice for over 20 years
  • Most updated equipment and supplies including digital radiography and laser technology
Dr. Cooke is an active alumnus
in the L.D.Pankey Institute of Advanced Dental Education, having completed its postgraduate curriculum in 1994. He serves as “mentor” in the Institute's program for young dentists.  He is a member of the L.D. Pankey Institute’s Class One Triple Plus Club. Additionally, Dr. Cooke has completed the comprehensive curriculum at The Dawson Academy for the Advancement of Dentistry.  He maintains current membership in the Greater Cleveland Dental SocietyOhio Dental Association, and the American Dental Association.

Dr. Cooke has been selected in a vote by his peers as a “Top Dentist” as recognized by Northern Ohio Live magazine.  He received this award in 2007, the inaugural year of the magazines recognition, as well as in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Northern Ohio Live changed hands, and now as Cleveland Magazine,  Dr. Cooke has been given the Top Dentist award in 2010 and 2011.  Search the list of Top Dentists.

Dr. Cooke is committed to continuing education of restorative dentistry through substantial hours of post graduate courses and education. Journals consulted regularly include The International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative DentistryJournal of Prosthetic Dentistry, and Advanced Esthetics and Interdisciplinary Dentistry.

Dr. Cooke serves as the team dentist for the Cleveland Indians and the Cleveland Browns!