We know many dental patients find the ins and outs of dental insurance confusing, but if you have dental insurance the most important thing for you to know is that you get two free cleanings per year!

When we talk to patients about dentistry, one of the main concerns they bring up is whether the dental care they receive will be gentle. As dentists, our main concern of course is your health, but we understand the desire to have a gentle dental care experience. We know it's not everyday you have to let another person look around your mouth, so we strive to do all we can to make sure your visit and your treatment comfortable, and we mean this in the broadest sense possible.

If you're looking to find the right dentist and establish a "dental home" for your family, you may wonder what the difference is between a pediatric dentist (a.k.a. a kids' dentist) and a family dentist.

Dental crowns, or caps, are one of the most common restorative dental procedures that dentists perform. If you've been told you need a crown, there's no reason to worry. Dental crowns allow us to restore your smile both functionally and aesthetically, and modern techniques mean we can complete the procedure faster than in the past.

You're used to going to the dentist and just seeing the doctor, the hygienist and maybe a dental assistant. But now you've been told you need to see a periodontist too. Now you're thinking, "Perio-what?"

Tooth extraction is when a tooth is removed from it's place in the gum and bone of your jaw. Compared to many dental procedures, tooth extraction can sound scary, especially when it's referred to as "oral surgery".

There is more than one type of dental procedure that may be casually referred to as a cleaning. For example, there is a regular cleaning and then there is what is referred to a deep cleaning. It's important to understand that there is a big difference between these procedures and implications that each of these procedures have when it comes to your oral health.

The goal of modern dentistry is for each and every patient to keep all their teeth for their entire lifetime. As dental health awareness and dental technology have advanced over the last half century, we now see fewer older people who are missing all their teeth (a condition dentists call edentulism).

Have you ever looked at a celebrity smile and wished your smile could be equally perfect. Well, it's no big secret among dentists that most Hollywood stars were not born with perfect teeth. For many celebrities, their Hollywood smiles are achieved with the help of cosmetic dentistry, particularly porcelain veneers.

Teeth bleaching is one of the quickest and least invasive ways to make a huge difference in the appearance of your smile. Most dentists offer either in-office teeth whitening, take-home teeth whitening kits, or both