Our Philosophy

Our Philosophy of Dental Practice
Our practice is centered on three basic beliefs. The first is that the patient has the right to make an informed choice about their own dental health. The choice is yours because your teeth belong to you! Our primary responsibility is to educate you so that you can make good choices about your dental health that are consistent with your needs, wants and desires. We begin our relationship with most of our adult patients with a comprehensive examination. We begin each exam with a visit with the dentist so that you can tell us what you expect from us and what you would like your dental future to be like. We use this time to get to know you better and hopefully for you to get a little more comfortable with us. After visiting, we will perform a thorough examination of your teeth, gums, and head and neck to discover any problems that may be lurking. We typical will give you a tour of your mouth with an intraoral camera to show you any areas of particular interest. Following this tour, we will take 35mm digital photographs, x-rays, and study molds of your teeth, to help assist in our evaluation of your dental health. After gathering and evaluating this it information, we sit down with you and formulate treatment goals that are consistent with your wants, needs or desires.

Our second core belief is that you deserve the same quality of care that we strive for when we are working on our own families. When momma comes in she gets our best! The best laboratory for her crowns, the best surgeon for her implants, and the very best dental care that we are capable of delivering. This type of care is more expensive to provide! We are equipped with modern equipment and use techniques that are more time consuming so that our care is a cut above average. Many dental practices use the best laboratory and techniques that the dentist can afford to use and still make a profit at the fees set by the insurance company! We believe that every patient deserves the best care available! Period! Insurance is a great benefit but your insurance company should not be the party who decides the quality of the care you receive. That choice belongs to you! We promise to do our best for every patient! We believe the value of the services we provide is more important than providing dental services at the lowest possible price.

Our third core belief is that our primary purpose in dental practice is to take care of you for the duration of your life. We approach every new patient that the expectation that they will be lifelong dental patients. What this means in a practical way is that your dental needs may need to take a back seat to some of your other life circumstances. If you have 8 kids and all of them are in college at the same time, you may not be in the financial situation to get all your dental needs taken care of next week! So what! If we start with a plan and we know where we are going, what's the hurry? Mouths do not fall apart overnight and rarely need to be totally rebuilt overnight either. If your desire is for your mouth to be healthy for a lifetime, we can find a way to help you reach your goals.