Dental Practice Philosophy-Preventive Care

Our philosophy is to encourage our patients to partake in preventive dental care. Dental disease is ever-present, and it may be impossible to completely eliminate the need for restorative dentistry. However, by implementing sound preventive care techniques, it is certainly possible for all of us to minimize the amount of dental disease that we will experience over a lifetime.

Preventive dental care starts with regularly scheduled hygiene visits with our office. If you have the gum disease periodontitis, this should be every 3 to 4 months for periodontal maintenance therapy. If you are fortunate enough not to have periodontitis, then you should visit us every 6 months for a routine prophylaxis.

During your hygiene visits, our hygienist will use special instruments to clean in places where your toothbrush and dental floss cannot. In addition to your professional cleaning by the hygienist, I will perform a complete annual dental examination, including x-rays. The exam and x-rays allow me to diagnose disease, even in places where the human eye cannot see. By undergoing an exam and x-rays, you are allowing me to diagnose tooth and gum disease early, thereby minimizing the amount of necessary treatment while simultaneously maximizing the probability of a successful outcome.

The final step of the hygiene visit is for the hygienist and myself to teach and reinforce good homecare procedures, including proper brushing and flossing techniques. Remember, the hygienist can only get your teeth clean on the day of your appointment. Our goal is to get you excited about maintaining great oral hygiene between dental visits. Preventive care, consisting of regularly scheduled dental visits and consistent homecare, will maximize your oral health, which in turn will greatly improve your overall health.

Restorative Dental Treatment

When dental disease is diagnosed and restorative dental treatment becomes necessary, our office works extremely hard to provide the highest quality oral health care possible. Prior to any procedure, a local anesthetic is used to ensure that you do not experience any discomfort. With today's anesthetic agents, there is absolutely no need to feel pain while undergoing dental treatment.

Our crown and bridge restorations are fabricated from high noble gold alloys and the finest porcelains, rather than lower quality semi-precious metals and inexpensive porcelains. We ensure that all restorations fit perfectly. In regard to gum disease, I strongly advise my patients to treat their periodontitis with proper scaling and root planing followed by periodontal maintenance therapy, rather than less expensive prophylaxes, which are ineffective in the treatment of periodontitis. When referring to specialists, I take great care to ensure that the specialists to whom I refer share the same philosophies and practice to the same standards as do I. In addition, my staff and I strictly adhere to stringent infection control standards, to ensure an extremely safe environment for our patients. Finally, as a resident of Green Valley, I provide my family of patients with around-the-clock emergency service.

It is my sincere desire to help my patients to develop and maintain a healthy mouth, restoring teeth when necessary, thereby allowing them to retain their natural teeth for as long as possible. This in turn leads to better overall health and improved quality of life.

Our office is open Monday through Thursday. Office hours are by appointment and new patients are always welcome. Please call or click here to schedule an appointment.