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15 Reasons to Choose Our Office
If you are trying to select a dental practice to care for you and your family, here are some good reasons to give us serious consideration and make us #1 on your list!
1. Experience - Our staff has a combined 225 years of experience working in our office (not including the years working in other offices before working here.)
2. Convenient Scheduling - Because we have enough staff members with overlapping schedules, we can offer you early morning appointments (7:00 am), late afternoon appointments (until 7:00 pm), and saturday appointments (8 am - noon on alternating staurdays).
3. Commitment to your Comfort = "T.L.C." - Are you nervous? Apprehensive? We are 100% committed to giving you a positive dental experience. We are experts at catering to cowards! Modern dental techniques don't have to be painful. We have many different anesthetics and techniques at our disposal. We have nitrous oxide available. We can even prescribe something to relax you further (if you have someone to drive you home). Hundreds of patients who used to be afraid to go to the dentist are no longer fearful after experiencing care in our office.
4. After Hours Emergency availability - Have you ever tried to reach another dentist in the evening or on a weekend? You don't have to negotiate with an outside answering service to reach us because we list our actual phone numbers on our "Dental Emergency?" page. This is just another example of our commitment to give you the best dental care.
5. We do it all - We do every dental specialty in our office, but we don't do all of each specialty. In each specialty, there are occasionally unusual circumstances that require the expertise of a outside specialist. In most cases, we take care of of your needs without sending you to another office.
Root Canals - We do all teeth, including molars. Many dentists refer all root canals
out of their office, and many just won't do molars. The only root canals we refer
out are the some of the ones with calcified canals, hooked roots, and retreatments.
Implants - We handle it all, including the extraction and bone graft (if necessary), the
implant, the implant abutment, and the final crown and/or bridge.
Pediatric Dentistry - Many dental offices won't treat children, but we love taking care of
children of all ages. We believe that it is crucial that all of a child's visits be positive,
so that they don't develop the fear that many adults have. We reinforce positive
behavior with prizes, and only refer the few children who are very uncooperative.
Periodontics - If you have periodontal (gum) disease, we treat you with all of the non-
surgical methods available to us. We look at periodontal surgery as a last resort,
and only refer the few cases that have no other option.
Oral Surgery - We perform almost all of the extractions that are necessary in our offfice,
including both primary and permanent teeth. We only refer a relatively few number of cases
with severly broken down roots, and some cases of impacted wisdom teeth when
general anesthetic may be necessary.
Dentures - Initial placement, repairs and relines.
Cosmetic Dentistry - Lumineers, traditional veneers, "bonding", bleaching (whitening),
white fillings, space closure, chip repair and all smile design services.
Sleep Apnea and Snoring - We are certified by the SomnoMed Academy. We make FDA- approved appliances specifically made for treatment of life-threatening obstructive sleep
apnea and snoring. If you have trouble getting quality sleep, see us for an evaluation!
TMJ thearapy - We diagnose and treat "TMD" (temporomandibular joint dysfunction). If
your jaw causes you pain, or if it makes clicking or popping noises, we can help.
Athletic Performance Ehnancement - We are authorized providers of the UnderArmour
Mouthwear appliance that is clinically proven to increase strength and endurance.
6. Payment options - In many cases, we can offer you no-interest, no-down-payment
financing, for up to 24 months. You can get pre-approved by Chase Health Advance
before coming in to see us! All you need to do is fill out their confidential online application.
CLICK HERE to apply for ChaseHealthAdvance financing online!
Of course, we also accept cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, American Express
and Discover.
7. We understand you - We never talk down to you or say "you should have done this . . . " or "You should have done that . . ." We understand that you are our employer, and it is our job to care for your dental needs in as comfortable and non-judgmental manner as possible. We never tell you what to do. We only do what you ask us to do, after discussing the pros and cons of each alternative.
8. Dental insurance accepted - We han handle just about any plan for you. We'll research it, verify your eligibility, and detemine your benefits. We'll do all the paperwork, including filing the claim for you, and followig it up if necessary.
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Extras for your use, entertainment, and amusement:
Free wi-fi connention for yor laptop computer.
iPads available for you to use while you wait. Just ask!
Video iPods available for you to use during your appointment.
XM/Sirius Radio with noise-reduction headphones.
Magazines - A wide variety of current magazines. You won't find last month's magazines in our reception room!
We practice conservative "minimlly invasive" dentistry. We only recommend treatment that we would choose for ourselves or our family.
Digital X-rays - When x-rays are necessary, we use state of the art digital radiography, which has only about 1/5 the x-rays exposure as traditional films. Digital x-rays are also faster, larger, and more diagnostic.
One-stop Dental Implants - If you need dental implants, there is no need to go to other dental offices for each step, We can place the implant (including bone grafting if necessary), the abutment, and the crown right here in our office. Many times, the implant, abutment, and temporary crown can all be placed the same day, eliminating the need for removable stayplates. Nobel Biocare (the industry-leading dental implant company) has certified us a "Gold" dental office.
Cosmetic dentisttry - We can offer you all of the cosmetic dentistry techniques.
Lumineers - The ultra-thin "no prep" veneer. We are a certified Lumineer office
Traditional Veneers - Empress, Empress 2.
Porcelain Crowns - Front teeth and back teeth - e-max
Posterior Composite Fillings - we can replace your old AMALGAM (SILVER/MERCURY) fillings with tooth-colored non-toxic composite.
Snap-On-Smile - We are certified
Cosmetic "bonding"
Cosmetic contouring
in-office bleaching
at-home bleaching.
We are commited to high technology.
2. Continuity - The average length of service for our staff members is 13.1 years. We believe that there is an advantage to seeing professionals who are familiar with you, your likes, and your dislikes. You won't see new faces each time you walk into our office.
We never close for vacation - Because we have several highly-qualified dentists to care for you. When one dentists takes time off, the other dentists cover that person's schedule. You will never be sent to another dental office because we have no one available to treat you.
3. Location - Our office is easy to get to, with easy access by taking the Olympic Boulevard exit off of Interstate 680
4. Plenty of free parking - Just outside our door on Olympic Boulevard, or in our parking lot.
Handicap Acces - Our parking lot has several handicap parking spaces, with a ramp to our deck. Our single-story building has wide doorways to accomodate wheelchairs.