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Our Great Support Team

What makes our office special?

Our dental team is warm, caring and friendly. Your comfort is our number one priority, and we will help you relax when you are here. You will be listened to, and treated to the very best in customer service, every visit. Our well-trained hygienists are gentle, non-judgmental and thorough. Our administrative team will help you with your appointments, payments and insurance issues. Our assistants will ensure a speedy and comfortable experience during dental treatment and provide detailed information about the procedure. We are all here to serve you.

Our Caring Team

”Let us make your visit more comfortable. Our caring team will help you with everything from alleviating your fears to finances and customer service.“

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Education

We want you to be informed so that you are in control, and you will decide which services you want. We are committed to spending as much time as you need to understand your condition and treatment options as well as associated costs. We provide viewing screens in all rooms so you can see your teeth in digital photos and digital x-rays, or watch videos which explain aspects of your treatment. We will show you models of your mouth, and we have a variety of demonstration models and brochures. We will spend as much time as you want until you feel you have all the information you need to go forward. Our goal is to empower you so you can choose what’s right for you.

Comprehensive Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

We perform a comprehensive exam of your teeth, your bite, your gums, your jaw joint, your smile, and aesthetics in order to offer a diagnosis and an individualized treatment plan. We then work with you to develop an appropriate short and long term plan for any work that needs to be done, from simple fixes to a complete smile makeover.

Health Centered Approach to Dental Care

Good health for a lifetime is our goal, not simply treating disease. With modern advances in dentistry, you should be able to keep a healthy, beautiful smile for life. That is why we always offer the best treatment as your first option. We want to do it right and do it once.

Personalized Preventive Care

With modern techniques and new tools like lasers, we can eliminate most decay, and control most periodontal disease. With increasing evidence of the link between periodontal disease and heart disease, stroke, pregnancy complications, and diabetes, good hygiene care is of paramount importance.

We like to get to know you so that all of our advice and directions are customized to your special needs. We will advise you on the best products on the market today and which are most appropriate for you. Ask our experienced team about the best products to use for brushing, flossing, tooth paste, rinses, mouth guards, fluoride, restorative materials etc.

Privacy and Confidentiality

We offer confidential consultation services for those who would like information or a second opinion. Consultation and treatment rooms, behind closed doors, are available for those who prefer a private setting. We understand that your care is confidential and only you will have access to your files and information. Our computers are password protected and your data is encrypted and safeguarded in our off-site backup systems.

CEREC One-Visit Ceramic Bonded Restorations

With CEREC restorations, your fillings and crowns are made in just one visit. We take a photo of the preparation so you no longer need an impression done, nor will you have to wear a temporary crown, or come back for a second visit. While you wait, we design your crown on a computer, then mill it on site, and cement it immediately. Your tooth is restored to full strength and beauty. We conserve more natural tooth structure which usually eliminates the need for root canal, and there’s virtually no sensitivity. It looks and feels great, and you can leave the office with your new smile the same day!

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Sterilization Centre

“As part of our ongoing commitment to our patients, we have a state-of-the-art, hospital-grade sterilization centre to protect your health.”

Multimedia Patient Education

”The Caesy interactive system helps us to educate patients on a variety of cosmetic and general dental topics.”

Single Appointment Dental Care

“Be in and out in a single visit with apermanent, all-ceramic CEREC crown , onlay or veneer!”

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Digital X-Rays

With new X-ray sensors, we eliminate film in the dental office and can reduce X-ray exposure by a whopping 75%. In addition, we can enlarge the X-ray for easier viewing and diagnosis. We can show you the problem, and then send it electronically as an email to colleagues and insurance companies.

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Comfortable and Safer Digital X-Rays

“We are proud to offer the Panorex digital X-ray system which reduces the patient’s exposure to radiation by as much as 75% over traditional X-rays.”

LASERS

Laser Treatment for Periodontal Disease

Exciting new laser technology allows us to use lasers to eliminate periodontal infections, bio-stimulate healing and maintain a prolonged suppression of the bacteria that cause periodontal disease. Some cases may even get healing of lost bone! When combined with new, high-potency topical freezing, treatment is virtually painless.

Laser Decay Detection with Diagnodent Laser

With the Diagnodent laser decay detector, we shine a low energy laser light on the tooth pit and fissures. The instrument measures for a change in fluorescence found in decayed teeth. It gives a numerical and auditory signal to identify decay at very early stages so we can treat early with a much smaller filling. This protects the tooth by preserving more natural tooth structure.

Freezing Without Needles

Some patients have very sensitive gums, and cleanings can be painful. We can use a new high potency topical freezing without the use of a needle to numb your sensitive gum tissues, to ensure your comfort during periodontal and preventive services.

Sterilization Centre and Clean Water Supply

For your protection we have hospital-grade sterilization. This includes non-touch instrument cassettes, foot controls for non-touch doors and taps, steam autoclave sterilization and air drying clean storage of sterilized instruments to maintain sterility. To make sure everything is clean, we verify our sterilizers monthly, with an independent lab at the University of Montreal.

There is also a clean water supply in drills and sprays. Water sprayed in the mouth is ”biofilm-free“ (i.e. bacteria-free) because the water source is from a special reservoir of treated water, mounted in each room. Because dental equipment uses narrow water lines, which can harbor bacterial biofilm, we need a higher level of sanitation than that provided by the chlorine dioxide in the city water.

Vel-scope Oral Cancer Screening

We routinely check for oral cancer during exams, but now we are assisted by a new technology called the Vel-scope. Early cancer and pre-cancer can now be detected with the help of a special blue light shone in the mouth to seek out altered ”tissue flourescence“. The test is non-invasive, painless, and it can quickly highlight problem areas not visible to the naked eye. Oral cancer takes lives, and can be debilitating and disfiguring. Early detection is crucial as it means early treatment.

Implants for Missing Teeth

Today, implants can replace missing single and multiple teeth as well as stabilize loose-fitting dentures. These osseointegrated (”anchored to bone“) implants are long-lasting, comfortable, and they look great. I have restored implants for over 20 years, and they have been among the most reliable treatments I do. One of my patients commented, ”I feel forty years younger!“ when we stabilized his lower denture with just two implants.

Sleep Apnea and Snoring Treatment

About 40% of men (and many women) will develop snoring and some form of sleep apnea. This repeated cessation of normal sleep breathing can lead to serious complications like heart attack and stroke, daytime sleepiness, loss of concentration at work or when driving, headaches, fatigue, and depression. We treat this condition with special dental appliances (Klearway) which help control or eliminate the apnea and snoring.