|
Meeting and Exceeding Patient's High Expectations
In today's world of advancing health science, we seek out specialized practices for the experts in each medical field. Periodontics is the diagnostics and treatment of progressive, degenerative diseases of the tissues surrounding teeth, the gums, and the jawbone. Periodontists evaluate oral health on the most essential level. Their works saves, maintains and even improves the dentition - the full and healthy set of teeth. And your oral health can provide an early warning of other diseases throughout the body, which often have their early manifestations as signs and symptoms in the mouth.
In fact periodontal diseases can actually escalate other diseases in the body, such as heart disease. Early diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases by an expert is fundamental to controlling other heath problems.
In addition to treating periodontal diseases, the doctors of Periodontal Associates have special expertise in dental implants, which replace missing teeth. Dental implants are actually metal posts inserted into the jaw bone, creating a sturdy anchor for replacement teeth. "Through dental implants, we can offer a high degree of success in rehabilitating a patient's mouth," says Dr. Rogers Hess. "New techniques also allow us to regenerate healthy new bone and gum tissue. It's both challenging and rewarding to save what otherwise would be lost and make it look and function better."
"Periodontal diseases and lost teeth don't have to be debilitating problems any more," says Dr. Davis. "Quality of life - the ability to chew, eat and smile - doesn't have to suffer." The doctors recall a recent patient resigned to wear dentures like his parents and grandparents before him. But the promise of keeping his own teeth has made him one of the most motivated and enthusiastic patients the practice has ever seen. "It's very rewarding for us to see patients who really feel their life has been improved through our treatment," adds Dr. Davis.
Technological advances have dramatically raised patients' expectation levels as well as the demand for periodontal procedures. "If a patient is going to go through these procedures - and pay for them - he or she expects a long-lasting and outstanding result, and as comfortable an experience as possible. I am confident that we can give them that reassurance today," says Dr. Hess. "It's very rewarding for us to see patients who really feel their life has been improved through our treatment," adds Dr. Defina.
The focus of periodontics has expanded so much that the doctors now see patients with purely aesthetic concerns. Patients who feel they have too much gum showing in their smile or have uneven gum lines can be modified quickly and with very little discomfort. "We help improve patients's smiles; enhancing their self image and often helping there careers." says Dr. Hess.
The doctors of Periodontal Associates have vast expertise and experience, but they believe that excellent patient care is the foundation of their practice. The care of our patients also doesn't end when they walk out the door. "We call our patients at home at night after they have had surgery," says Dr. Defina.
A team of caring experts who work in partnership with their colleagues in dentistry and other branches of oral medicine, the doctors of Periodontal Associates are committed to meeting and exceeding their patients' high expectations." We have a true partnership. We share knowledge - there are two more sets of eyes to look at an x-ray, two more minds to think about a situation…"
|
