Respectful, Polite and Friendly Team
Grouchy, rude or unhelpful  employees do not last long in our office. The patient comes first.  Professionals, seniors, children, every person  is welcome and treated with individualized care.

Experienced Care
All work is performed by one of our two dentists (each of whom has over 20 years of experience and has been a long time dental school faculty member) or by one of our two registered dental hygienists (each of whom is licensed, experienced and has been with us for over 20 years.)  We all stay proficient with frequent continuing education. Dental work is done only by the senior dentists. Hygiene and exams visits are performed only by either a dentist or registered dental hygienist.   

Up-to-Date Dentistry
We have all attended hundreds of hours of continuing education.  Or doctors do not just take dental courses they teach them.   We use up-to-date technology and treatments that are proven by valid dental literature and research (not the massive advertising and bogus research propagated by manufacturers with a financial interest in selling various machines.)
       
No Rushed Treatment; No High Volume Clinic Mentality
Adequate time is reserved to really clean teeth; to talk to you, to diagnose your problem, to let anesthetic work, to clean and sterilize instruments and rooms according to CDC guidelines between patients. Many manufacturers of machines with doubtful value are advertising to the public.  Count on us to know which technologies work and which are unproven money-makers.

Best Materials and Labs Only
No cheap overseas labs or discount materials are used. An example is the crown-in-a-day system which mills a crown out of a block of porcelain.  We have found that these crowns, while heavily advertised to the public, are subject to fracture. Rear teeth are subjected to over 250 psi pressure in normal use and a more substantial gold /porcelain crown is often the better, more long-lasting treatment.  Lasers have a few uses in dentistry but they can also be dangerous, yet they are heavily marketed. We always choose the safest treatment for you and your family. Our dental labs are the best and offer all choices of porcelain and other materials. 

No Selling and Pushing More Expensive Work or Add-on Services You Don't Need
We inform patients of all treatment options and avoid "selling" the most expensive alternative.  Where there is a less expensive alternative, we'll let you know about that possibility as well.   

No 'Dental Hype'  No Unproven Gimmicks No Over-treatment or 'Bait and Switch' Advertising
We are experienced diagnosticians.  We treat your case according to evidence-based guidelines.  While we do not ignore problems, neither do we do not try to sign you up  for an expensive and unnecessary treatment plan.  Patients return to us because they know they get good honest information and solid dental treatment. 

Referrals
We perform all phases of dentistry but sometimes we will need to refer to specialists   -  endodontists, periodontists, oral surgeons and orthodontists.  We refer to the best qualified board certified  specialists.  In the case of orthodontists we are careful to refer to those who practice according to scientific guidelines where the extra expense of early or two-stage treatment is concerned (See the note on orthodontic treatment of children.)

Cancer Exams*
Oral cancer is relatively rare but it is a serious disease.  It is becoming more prevalent in younger, non-smoking adults (probably as a result of the HPV virus).  As always, a cancer exam is included in our regular exam fee.  Unproven technologies are not employed in an attempt to charge an additional fee.  The best detection for early cancer is an experienced eye and node exam.  Real tissue biopsy and pathology will be recommended if necessary. Brush biopsies cannot be relied upon.   Technologies using lights and stain (sometimes used in dermatology for psoriasis, etc.) cannot be depended upon and at this time remain unproven.

Kid Friendly
  We all have kids and like working on them! Children are a welcome part of our practice and we have lots of experience and skill in children's dentistry.  Orthodontic Referral is carefully considered and we refer to experienced orthodontists who treat according to accepted and proved guidelines and do not recommend unnecessary early treatment on every child.

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* A cancer exam is important and it  should be included in the cost of the regular exam.  If an additional out-of-your-pocket fee is suggested for a special light-mediated cancer exam you may way to check the Mayo Clinic site: "There's little evidence that using a special light to examine the mouth has any advantage over a standard oral exam." or the Oral Cancer Foundation: "In summary, evidence that supports the use of reflective tissue fluorescence systems to aid in the detection of oral pre-malignant lesions is currently quite sparse.")