Our Philosophy of Practice

Choosing a dentist and a dental health team can be a challenge, leaving you with uncertain feelings. We understand this and wish to welcome you and to share with you, more specifically, the beliefs and values that we practice. Briefly stated, our philosophy is this:

Our desire is to help the people we serve to reach a higher level of health, self-esteem and well-being by enhancing their dental fitness, comfort and appearance. We achieve this by providing dental care of the highest quality, consistent with their needs and values for health.

In other words, our goal is to help you become as healthy as you want to be. This is a major departure from the way we were trained in dental school. Instead of telling you how healthy you should be, we will help you understand the choices you have about your dental health and let you make a free and informed choice.

The goal of optimum dentistry is to help you keep all your teeth for the rest of your life with good health, comfort, appearance and function. Our belief in the importance and uniqueness of each individual patient demands that we treat each patient individually. Your physical, mental and emotional health will always be our prime concern.

Most patients expect that their dentist is a master of his profession. Mastery in dentistry begins with a careful examination, diagnosis and the development of a Master Plan to help us develop the health goals we will establish together. You have unique dental needs, and we will analyze and address them objectively and honestly. We will identify and carefully consider your feelings and preferences.

In our practice we consider it far better to prevent diseases than to simply treat them after they occur. The success of our efforts is assured through proper examination and goal setting to achieve an effective Master Plan.

Our pledge to you is accurately expressed in these carefully chosen words: Quality and Excellence. We look upon you as a unique person of infinite worth both to God and to those who need and love you. We will affirm that worth through our care and concern.