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Dec 03

Do most of your patients find you through advertising or word of mouth referrals? Traditionally, most of our patients have come to us by word-of-mouth referral. It’s the highest compliment our patients can pay to us by referring their friends and family in to see us, and we work hard to earn that compliment. It […]

Nov 19

What is a full mouth rehabilitation? A full mouth rehabilitation or a full-mouth restoration is a series of procedures that we do to restore a patient’s mouth to oral health. This involves healthy teeth, healthy gums, healthy bite. Now, each case is individual, and each case may involve several procedures over a period of time. […]

Nov 12

In your role as a hygienist, what are some home care tips you give to patients? Some of the home care tips I give to my patients are that I recommend that you floss your teeth first before you brush- removing all the plaque from in between your teeth, and then you can brush everything […]

Oct 28

What are the components of your comprehensive new patient examination? Our comprehensive, new-patient examination takes about an hour and a half, and we take that time to make sure we get all the information that we need to make an accurate diagnosis for each individual patient. We start with a thorough medical and dental history. […]

Oct 15

Why do you say that is it a myth that losing teeth is a natural part of the aging process? Losing teeth is not really a part of the aging process. I tell my patients they were born with two sets of teeth, the second set being called permanent for a specific reason. They’re meant […]

Oct 10

What is your prevention program essential for overall health and well being? We now recognize many important connections between oral health and systemic health. If improving and maintaining oral health can ultimately improve overall health, that’s exciting. As a matter of fact, if a healthy mouth could lead to a healthier patient, then medical costs […]

Oct 07

Why Is Your Practice Called “Gentle Dentistry”? I call my practice Gentle Dentistry for a specific reason. You hear people all the time saying they hate going to the dentist, and I think a large part of that is due to the fear of pain. I promise my patients I will not hurt them. When […]

Sep 23

Can you please explain some of the high-tech, digital devices you use in your office? We use a lot of high-tech, digital devices in our office, and the ones I find most valuable are the ones in diagnosis, aiding me in diagnoses. Digital X-rays, for example, are X-rays that we take with sensors instead of […]

Sep 01

How do you use bonding to make esthetic improvements in a tooth? Bonding is a technique where we apply tooth-colored material to a tooth and bond it in place. I consider this a cosmetic option for teeth that have spaces between their teeth, when I want to change the contour of a tooth or chipped […]

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