What is a Cosmetic Dentist?

Cosmetic Dentistry has become more and more popular because many people are focusing on esthetic and cosmetic procedures. If you think about how many people that you know that do Botox or fillers, facial cosmetics are are quickly becoming the standard. Cosmetic dentistry fits into this same category of esthetics.

A Cosmetic Dentist is not a specific degree, nor does it describe any particular training. Rather it’s an emphasis on cosmetic procedures.

To choose a cosmetic dentist you may wish to look at the style and esthetics of the practice, the expertise of the dentist, and the types of continuing education that dentist has pursued.

I’ve made a point to focus on cosmetic procedures in my practice. In the past 2 years (2023-2024) I took over 200 hours of continuing education, where the state requirement is only 40. I attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Symposium the past two years and have been an attendee at the annual meeting for the American Academy for Clear Aligners (an Invisalign-centered group that focuses on excellence in smiles).

We only perform cosmetic procedures at our office on Franklin Street in Bangor. We don’t do cleanings, regular fillings etc. We only do Veneers, cosmetic bonding, crowns, Invisalign and Whitening. When you’re going to have your smile improved, you want to do it once and do it right. You want someone that does that type of thing all the time, not just from time to time.

When you come in, we will scan your teeth and go over together what things concern you and what options you have available to you. In some cases, I can give you an idea digitally of what we can achieve. Dental cosmetics have improved greatly over the past years and even if you’ve explored some options before you may find that what wasn’t previously possible is now possible.

If you’ve had some cosmetic work done and it wasn’t up to your standards, we have a lot of patients that we have touched up or replaced what they had previously.