TL;DR
From Swansea, drive north on IL-159 to Frank Scott Parkway, turn right, and go about a mile east to 4945 Stone Falls Center, Suite A. From the middle of the village that’s around three miles and six to eight minutes, the shortest trip of any town we serve. Dr. Carleigh Prane handles crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays, and implant-supported restorations here, with before-and-after cases in the gallery, and the practice has run a $300 discount on major treatment for new patients.
The drive from Swansea
From Swansea, follow IL-159 north to Frank Scott Parkway and turn right; the office is about a mile east, near Old Collinsville Road. Most of the village is six to eight minutes away.
How close is Stone Falls Dental Care to Swansea?
Close enough that a lunch-hour visit is realistic. Swansea runs north and south along the IL-159 corridor, so nearly every street in the village feeds the same road. Take IL-159 north to Frank Scott Parkway, turn right, and drive about a mile east to 4945 Stone Falls Center, Suite A, on the north side near Old Collinsville Road.
From the center of the village the trip is around three miles and usually six to eight minutes. Swansea is bordered by Belleville to the south and west, Fairview Heights to the north and Shiloh to the east. From anywhere inside those borders, the whole trip stays on IL-159 and the parkway, with no interstate to merge onto.
How did Swansea become its own village?
By choice, and quickly. In late 1886, with a petition circulating to annex the area into Belleville, 35 residents asked the county to organize their territory as a village called New Swansea. They voted on December 16 and incorporated four days later. The area then held coal mines, foundries, brickyards and the Gundlach Drill Works, which built grain drills.
In 1895 the village dropped the “New” so its name would match the one the postal service had given the village’s post office. More than 14,000 people lived in Swansea at the 2020 census, and it remains a village rather than a city.
Can I get a crown or bridge replaced near Swansea?
Yes. Restorative dentistry is one of the practice’s core services. Dr. Prane places all-porcelain crowns and fixed bridges, porcelain inlays and onlays, and tooth-colored fillings, and the practice’s implant dentistry includes implant-supported crowns and dentures. One recent patient who had two crowns done called her “gentle, precise, and very good” (Michael S., Google review).
The smile gallery shows the range. One case replaced a three-unit bridge with chipped porcelain and visible metal with an all-porcelain bridge matched to the natural teeth. Another rebuilt both arches with an implant-supported upper denture and lower implants with crowns. Treatment begins with an exam and X-rays so the plan matches what your teeth need.
How can Swansea patients pay for larger dental work?
Most dental insurance plans are accepted, and the team checks your benefits before treatment at no charge. Beyond insurance, the office takes cash, checks and major cards, offers DocPay payment arrangements, and works with CareCredit, which has promotional 0% plans for approved applicants. The details are on the financial options page.
For new patients, the practice has run a $300 discount on major treatment such as root canals, crowns, bridges and partials, applied after the exam and diagnosis. Ask the front desk whether it’s current when you call.