Care that keeps small things small

Our hygienist leads the visit, and she is not fast. She clears the plaque and hardened tartar that home brushing cannot reach, polishes away the stains coffee and red wine leave behind, and measures the health of your gums tooth by tooth. Then Dr. Sorensen reviews your digital x-rays with you on the screen, checks every tooth and old filling, and does a quick oral-cancer screening.

If everything looks healthy, we tell you so and send you back into your day. If something needs attention, you see exactly what we see, hear the options in plain words, and get honest guidance on what is urgent, what can wait, and what it will cost. Nobody here works on commission, so the only care we recommend is care you actually need.

Twice a year is a fine starting point, not a law. If your gums are healthy and your risk is low, we may leave you on a six-month rhythm for years. If you have a history of gum trouble, we may suggest a three or four month interval, because the bacteria that drive it return within about ninety days of a cleaning. We set your recall around your own mouth and book the next visit before you leave, so it never quietly slips off the calendar.

A recall that lives on our schedule instead of your to-do list is the single most reliable predictor of a mouth that stays out of trouble. It costs you ninety seconds at the front desk on the way out, and it is the closest thing to free dentistry we know of.