Find out what you should consider before choosing a cosmetic dentist, and also see how Dr. Edward Miller and Dr. Michael Kelly are uniquely qualified.

Scottsdale Cosmetic Dentistry – New Art or New Awareness?

Cosmetic dentistry has been thrown into the limelight of late. Exposure from TV shows and popular acceptance of other cosmetic procedures in society in general have made many people aware of cosmetic dentistry for the first time. Previously, few people knew it existed. This recent attention has not only led many patients to seek out cosmetic dentistry procedures, it has also led many dentists to start offering these services in their own practices.

But this new awareness belies the fact that cosmetic dentistry has been the central focus of certain dentists like Dr. Miller for decades. The skill and experience of these dentists far exceed their counterparts. They’ve simply worked more cases. They’ve also spent an incredible amount of time and money to become experts at their craft. For most patients, even something as simple as a tooth whitening is a procedure they want to be done right the first time. It is important for patients considering cosmetic dentistry to be sure that the professional that they choose to create their new smile is aptly qualified.

The information below is to help you become familiarized about the issues and techniques of cosmetic dentistry; and help you make your first step in considering Aesthetic Dentistry Of Scottsdale ™ and Dr. Edward Miller and Dr. Michael Kelly.

Scottsdale Cosmetic Dentistry You Can Trust

Cosmetic dentistry is certainly as much art as technical capability. Successful results require taking into account a whole multitude of factors: from the size and shape of the face and mouth, the color of existing teeth, and the patient’s desired outcome. The art is in the understanding of how the face, bone structure, lips, gums and teeth appear in relation to one another. Years of training, followed by performing hundreds of cases personally, has given Drs. Miller and Kelly the understanding of the nuances of how your new smile will appear in different light sources, and how the condition and color of existing teeth will affect the overall result. No two faces are alike, and so each smile makeover is similarly unique. The correct balance of the technical aspect of the techniques of cosmetic dentistry along with the understanding of the aesthetics of smile design is only mastered through education and experience.

While post graduate education in cosmetic dentistry is a necessary prerequisite to understand the techniques used in cosmetic dentistry, experience alone has taught Drs. Miller and Kelly how to use the various materials to achieve amazing results every time. This experience has taught him the capabilities and shortcomings of the various techniques and materials used in cosmetic dentistry and how to vary these techniques to achieve individualized results. To underestimate the art of cosmetic dentistry (by either the patient or the dentist) is to underestimate the uniqueness of the individual – at great risk to successful results and happy patients.

Drs. Miller and Kelly’s Qualifications

Drs. Miller and Kelly’s expertise is not just sought out by patients, but in fact, by other dentists as well. Dentists travel from all over the country to train with our doctors in the practice of cosmetic dentistry. That’s experience you can trust.

Dr. Miller was trained to be a general dentist at Loyola University. Subsequently, he attended the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies, a leading institute in training dentists from around the world in cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Miller attended these courses over a period of 10 years. Since 1997, Dr. Miller was invited to become an instructor at The Las Vegas Institute, and he continues to teach there. Doing this keeps him right at the forefront of advances in cosmetic dentistry. He now also teaches other dentists “over-the-shoulder” courses in his own office in Scottsdale, Arizona. They watch over Dr. Miller’s shoulder as he performs the work – to give the student a better idea of how what they’ve learned in theory actually gets implemented in practice. This type of training is very helpful to dentists because of the uniqueness of each patient and each smile.

Dr. Michael Kelly attended Stetson University for his undergraduate training and then the Medical College of Georgia from 1989 to 1993. He has completed in excess of 1700 hours of extended continuing education, attained Mastership with the Academy of General Dentistry, Mastership with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and is an Accreditation Candidate with the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He joined Dr. Miller through Aesthetic Vision Seminars over the past five years sharing their passion for dental excellence in cosmetics with dentists from all over the world.

Dentists from around the nation to learn come to learn from Drs. Miller and Kelly – and that says a lot about the kind of experience you’ll receive at Aesthetic Dentistry Of Scottsdale ™. Often, these dentists end up becoming OUR patients! That kind of peer recognition is just one of the many distinguishing characteristics that set Drs. Miller and Kelly apart from their contemporaries as two of the premier cosmetic dentists in Phoenix, Scottsdale and the nation.

What’s amazing is that you’ll pay about the same amount for a smile makeover regardless of where you get it done. It appears to have no bearing on the artistic capability or experience of the practitioner.

Cosmetic Dentistry Professional Organizations

It is worth noting that any dentist can claim to be a cosmetic dentist, regardless of experience or training. The American Dental Association (ADA) does not recognize cosmetic dentistry as a legal specialty (such as orthodontics), and as such, any dentist can claim to be a cosmetic dentist. Regardless if the dentist has only done one tooth whitening or a single veneer in his whole career (or just took an hour long class on it!), he may call himself a cosmetic dentist. But patients should make sure that the dentist they trust to design their new smiles make this a principal focus of their career and their practice.

If someone wanted a fine piece of furniture made, it’s not likely he’d approach a house framer. Both are carpenters, but one doesn’t necessarily have the skills of the other. This makes sense enough.

Drs. Miller and Kelly are members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) and the International Academy of Comprehensive Aesthetics (IACA). Both organizations’ principal focus is on cosmetic dentistry.

C. Edward Miller, DDS

Michael T. Kelly, DMD