It seems to be prevalent in that most
dentists these days are calling themselves cosmetic dentists, but there is no
cosmetic specialty in dentistry. And
quite frankly, all dentistry is cosmetic.
I don’t know anyone who took the ‘ugly’ teeth class in dental school,
because it doesn’t exist. Regardless, the
fact remains that the majority of dentists are general dentists, but call
themselves ‘cosmetic dentists’. They
all have undergraduate degrees with either a BA or BS and at least four years
of dental school with either a DDS or a DMD as the result. But not one of them has a ‘cosmetic specialty’
in dentistry. Those dentists who choose
to make the claim do so by virtue of deciding to focus on cosmetics in their
general practices. The American Dental Association (ADA) only has
nine recognized post dental degree dental
specialties and cosmetic dentistry is not one of them. These specialties range in one to six years
of advance training beyond dental school. At the end of their post doctorate degree,
these dentists receive additional certifications in their respective specialties,
thus becoming what should be considered experts within their fields of
dentistry. Some are either board
eligible or board certified. These ADA specialties
are:
Dental Public Heath, Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology, Radiology and Surgery, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Pediatric
Dentistry, Periodontics, and the least known, Prosthodontics.
Prosthodontics: (crown, bridge, and implants) A
Prosthodontist has a dental
specialty license pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment planning,
rehabilitation and maintenance of the oral function, comfort, appearance and
health of patients with clinical conditions associated with missing or
deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible
substitutes. Most dentists are not
trained prosthodontic graduates
of a dental school - rather they take short continuing education and utilize
trial and error experience to be able to understand how size, shape, color and
symmetry all work together to create what a prosthodontists is trained in their
post graduate work. On the other hand, the prosthodontist is
trained at a university to create the smile that implements the use of veneers, crowns, bridges and the
increasingly more common procedure of dental implants
to ensure that the right smile is achieved, both functionally and aesthetically
beautiful. If anyone has a specialty in
cosmetic dentistry, it would be the prosthodontist. So when you are seriously looking for a
cosmetic dentist, look for a prosthodontist.
Novy Scheinfeld, DDS, PC
290 Carpenter Drive, 200A
Atlanta (Sandy Springs), GA 30328
404-256-3620
290 Carpenter Drive, 200A
Atlanta (Sandy Springs), GA 30328
404-256-3620
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