Cosmetic Dentistry

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Cosmetic Dentistry

• Affects on peoples lives
• By Katy Kopstad

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What is Cosmetic Dentistry?

• The branch of dentistry dealing with the
  appearance of the teeth
• Dental Bonding
• Teeth Whitening
• Porcelain Veneers
• Dental Implants
• Bridges and Crowns
• Full Mouth Restorations

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Teeth Whitening
Over the counter Cost 5-50 These are like
sticky strips Crest Whitestrips that can be
bought over the counter to whiten teeth.
Bleaching Trays 100-400 With these your cosmetic
dentist takes a mold of your teeth and makes
bleaching trays to fit them, almost like mouth
guards. Then you buy the whitening gel to put
into them and wear them at your convenience.
In-office whitening 650 per visit This procedure
involves the carefully controlled use of a
relatively high-concentration peroxide gel,
applied to the teeth by the cosmetic dentist or
trained technician after the gums have been
protected with a paint-on rubber dam
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Porcelain Veneers

• Porcelain veneers are wafer-thin shells of
  porcelain that are bonded onto the front side of
  teeth that are discolored, worn, chipped or out
  of alignment
• Veneers are permanent and a portion of the tooth
  is trimmed back before they are applied
• To keep them in place you have to avoid sharp
  impacts to the mouth and chewing or biting on
  pens, fingernails.
• The upside of porcelain veneers is that theyre
  stain-resistant and durable.
• The downside is theyre the costliest of
  straightening options.
• And the usual cost of veneers can run from 1,500
  to 3,000 per tooth.

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Crowns and Bridges

• A crown, also known as a cap, is used to
  restore a tooth that would otherwise be in danger
  of breaking.  
• Besides strengthening a damaged tooth, a crown
  can be used to improve its appearance, shape or
  alignment    
• The crowns are placed at the top of a metal spoke
  and then are cemented in.  
• A bridge is used when a tooth is missing and
  usually involves putting a crown on either side
  of the missing tooth and a fake tooth suspended
  between the crown.

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Interning with Dr. Stanley

• At the office I got to
• Meet with patients
• Watch actual surgeries
• Assist in procedures
• Learn different aspects of the
• business

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Affects on Peoples Lives

• Dr. Richard Stanley, a cosmetic dentist, says
  that in initial consultations his patients are
  very unhappy and some are even suicidal
• People say that because of their smile teeth
  dont want to go out in public, dont want to
  associate with other human beings.
• The process of a full mouth restoration is
  usually over a time period of 2 months and 20,000
  dollars
• After the process though, all of Dr. Stanleys
  patients are 100 happier.
• Dr. Stanley says his patients are Full of joy
  and thankfulness-there is never a dry eye in the
  patients, him, or the office staff when a smile
  is restored

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My Product

• Business Plan Portfolio
• This was a project I got to do in
  Entrepreneurship Class
• This is the business I really would like to start
  in the future
• This product relates to my research because
  throughout my research I learned all about the
  different types of dentistry, the industry
  analysis and during interning with Dr. Stanley I
  was able to find out about starting my own
  business
• The steps it took to make my product
• Researching on the Internet
• Interning
• Learning business plan skills from my
  Entrepreneurship teacher
• Putting my portfolio together

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Senior Project Experience

• Through the Senior Project I learned all about my
  future career
• It was an educational stretch for me because I
  got to really get a hands on experience and not
  just learning about it from reading
• The thing I learned about myself is that I really
  want to pursue this career because its my goal to
  change peoples lives.