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Sometimes people ask me "how can you be a dentist?"
or my children will always say "how can you be so excited..
..to get up and be at work?"
for me dentistry was an unbelievable combination of science
I love science, I love biology, I love learning about the human body
and I also love artistry and there's no doubt that dentistry requires an artistic flair.
Even a little filling is a sculpture
One of the things we really try and do is to make patients comfortable.
I know that seems like an oxy moron in dentistry
but it can be done.
and part of it is for them to understand what's happening during the procedure if that's a desire.
We also have things that help with distraction
because it's easier if you're not thinking about what's going on
so we try to make them comfortable by giving them the options of watching television or a movie
we always say to patients "what recipe will make you comfortable?"
during their procedure, and we try our best to find that recipe
Dr. Calcagno makes me feel as if I'm the most important patient
she's funny and down to earth
she always makes me laugh; she has good stories
She'll joke with me as we're making the molds
and it's pretty intense and I'm nervous
and she'll be cracking jokes and making me feel more comfortable
and everytime I come in for a cleaning or if I have to pick something up
she is always there to say "hi" and see how things are going
it just feels like a family, there's not a lot of people who work here but everyone is real friendly
and that's what keeps me coming back.
I use a product called Invisalign,
teeth will move very slowly and gently with this process
and we find that granted it could give you a cosmetic result, and it will
but people who have very crooked teeth, and get discouraged
because they get gum disease, or it's hard to clean their teeth
when their teeth are straight all the sudden it's much easier to keep their teeth clean
and we really believe that teeth that are straight are going to last longer
than teeth that are crooked.
I think that Invisalign is a great invention
most people don't know I have it
and there's been a couple people, in fact someone asked me yesterday
when I was at work and I had been seeing this patient for a long time
and she finally said "do you wear something on your teeth? Because I can't really tell unless I'm really close up."
So, I mean I know that the reason I picked it is working
you know, it's not noticeable, and it's suttle.
The staff has been really personable, caring
explained about the financial aspect of it
every aspect there is of going through something like this, they were always there
and if they didn't have the answer to the question I had, they would find it out for me.
We are able to make a crown in one visit
it's using a camera technology to create the crown
that I actually build with a 3D machine
It's cemented on the same day, and patients who had conventional crowns
will say they would never have one done the other way.
The dental assistants I work with are extremely bright women
who have compassion, and attention to detail
We just purchased a new center for digital X-Rays
and the representive who was here today said "I wish I worked with your staff everyday."
She just couldn't believe their commitment to excellence,
Their commitment to understanding the technology,
and the compassion they have for their position.
and that compassion carries over to the care of patients