Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry

About Atlanta Center for Cosmetic Dentistry

In the general dentistry, there is a “fix it” mentality. A tooth is broken—the dentist repairs it. There’s a cavity—the dentist fills it. The “fix it” tasks in dentistry can call for an authoritarian approach, and this approach is inculcated into dentists in dental school. The dentist knows best what works and what holds up over time, and little input is needed from the patient. That is not the case with aesthetic dentistry. In the general dentistry, there is a “fix it” mentality. A tooth is broken—the dentist repairs it. There’s a cavity—the dentist fills it. The “fix it” tasks in dentistry can call for an authoritarian approach, and this approach is inculcated into dentists in dental school. The dentist knows best what works and what holds up over time, and little input is needed from the patient. That is not the case with aesthetic dentistry. In aesthetic dentistry the dentist is creating and designing, which is a very different task from repairing. For this task, the authoritarian

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