General Info

No rush dentistry. Dennis will look, listen and learn your situation so as to craft options for you to choose from. Lilian will help you understand prices and insurance coverages. Dennis will help you prioritize treatments in an understandable way. Dennis has lived within SE 82nd avenue since 1960. Born of deaf parents. Part time Work: Paperboy for eight years. Doorman at Music Box theatre 3 years. Draftsman 3 years. Portland Park Bureau 5 years. Schools: St Peters grade, Marshall and Clackamas High, Portland State and OHSU Dental . Graduated and founded dental office on 82nd drive in 1981. Hobbies: Karate 45 years. Skiing 45 years. Windsurfing 29 years. Yoga 14 years. Voracious reader all my life. Blazers. Lesser interests: gardens and gardening, hiking, Special Dental Skill Development: Participation study clubs mean treatment on patients under expert supervision. Meet once a month for 3-4 hours :Sept to June. Root canals: 15 years Gold onlays/inlays/crowns: 10 years Dentures/Partials: 5 years Gum surgery/surgery: 10 years Special tools to increase quality: Magnification and optics since 1989. My glasses are 4.8 power. My headlight allows for no shadows. I have two Surgical Operating Microscopes. I can see up to 40 power. Electronic Handpiece with torque control. Ultrasonic Handpiece: I can see what I am doing since the tip is so small. Digital X rays can be tweaked to see more. Capnography monitor to increase safety with conscious sedation. Special needs: some people are scared. We use halcion, Midazolam or Nitrous oxide so as to help patients not care. When patients are scared, I feel it. I want to run away too!