The latest details about dental insurance.

Thank you Island Hospital for making the vaccine available to our community.

We want to thank everyone who has voted for our office in the Anacortes American’s poll of the best businesses in Anacortes. Thanks!

It’s not just a cleaning anymore! Your doctor may have recommended guided biofilm therapy at your last dental visit. For those with sensitive teeth, tea or coffee stain, but minimal tartar GBT can be the right type of cleaning.

While there is no exact age for children to begin orthodontic treatment, Dr Kari recommends evaluating the position of a child’s teeth by age seven.

Everyday we recommend a Waterpik or Shower Floss to our patients. If you’ve had gum recession or gum disease either type of oral irrigator will help prevent further bone loss. I also recommend oral irrigators for those with implants, bridges, or braces.

Recently we’ve seen a growing pool of research linking gum disease and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent articleis particularly interesting because they used both human and mouse models to show oral bacteria in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease.

As an avid Netflix binge watcher I was excited to see a dental documentary. Root Cause chronicles one man’s experience of an infected tooth. While I don’t agree with the premise, I really appreciate anything that helps bring the importance of oral health into the spotlight.

We are all about detail. After our new patient exam many patient’s comment on how thorough the exam was. We often hear, “No one has ever shown me pictures of my teeth like that!” Just so you know what to expect I’d like to detail each step of our 60 minute new patient exam.

We recently setup a payment system with our bank. We hope our patients find it convenient. You don’t need to call us. You can use the gateway anytime, even when we are closed.

I get this question nearly daily, “how long do implants last?”. I like to answer the question by considering the ways implants fail. Implants can fail due to overload or gum disease.

When I look back on my pictures from 7th grade, I cringe. Not because my mouth is full of metal and my face is full of acne but because these days, I know just how much braces and orthodontic care cost. Sorry about that, Mom and Dad.

Have most of your teeth gone bad? Then you have terminal dentition.

Missing one or more teeth?

Tips to reduce initial swelling and discomfort.

We did it! Thank you Anacortes for voting. We won the Anacortes American Best Dentist for 2018.

We’ve been 3D printing night guards and dental implant surgical guides in our office for over a year now. Today, a new resin was released called Dental LT Clear. We’ve been following the development of this resin closely and are very excited to start using it.