After Dental School, he commissioned in the US Navy as a Dental Officer and was stationed at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, where he completed a General Practice Residency (GPR) in Dentistry. While at Camp Pendleton his second son, Connor was born in 2007. Upon completion of the GPR in 2008 Dr. Patelzick was stationed at Port Hueneme Naval Base with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4. During his 28 months with NMCB 4 he was deployed for 14 months, 6 months in Kuwait and 8 months in Afghanistan. His third son, Brennan was born 9 months after coming back from Afghanistan in 2011. In 2013, Dr. Patelzick was released from Active Duty with the Navy and elected to stay in the Reserves. Since release from the Navy in 2013 he was working as an Associate Dentist locally in Ventura and Carpinteria. In 2015 his daughter, Madeleine was born. Recently, Dr. Patelzick was promoted to rank of CDR in the Navy Reserves.
He is very active in his children’s lives, from Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts to Ventura Tigres track. As an active leader in Scouting he is involved in many community service projects with National Forest Service and other agencies around Ventura County. Dr. Patelzick is delighted to part of the Camarillo Business community and the community as a whole. He is a member of the California Dental Association, American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry and the Santa Barbara Ventura County Dental Society. He is also a member of two dental study clubs, Spear’s Study Club and Anacapa Dental Arts Study Club. Dr. Patelzick is dedicated to learning all the newest and update procedures and materials in the dentistry to better serve his patients.