What would you like to see when you smile?  Do you have concerns about your bite?  Are your jaw joints and chewing muscles comfortable all the time? Do you have questions you wish you had a chance to ask? 

In our office, take as much time as you need.  You are the expert in your dental health.  We are focused on helping you see the benefits of great oral health, so we get to know you and your concerns so that any dental treatment recommendations are geared to your concerns.

Dr. Carstensen will do a very thorough examination so that he can add his expertise to yours to arrive at the Master Plan for Optimum Oral Health that is best suited to you.

Here’s some of the key parts of great oral health:

Prevention:  great dental health comes from a lifetime of prevention.  Learn how to prevent disease and you can avoid many dental problems.  Preventing disease is always cheaper, easier, and better for your long term health than fixing problems later.

Dental disease rarely has a simple cause or a simple solution.  When you choose treatment to get healthy, be sure to first learn how things went bad.  We will help you discover the causes for dental disease so you can be sure you will stay healthy.

Controlling the stress on your teeth, like from clenching or grinding, will go a long way towards keeping your teeth healthy for a lifetime.  Stress takes a terrible toll on your dental health.  If you have worn, chipped, or broken teeth, we’ll do far more than offer to repair them – we can show you how to stop the damage.

Do your teeth ache?  Do you have tired jaw muscles, noises in your jaw joints, or have frequent headaches?  These could be signs of too much stress on your teeth.

You are in charge of your finances.  We will work with you and your dental benefits plan, to help you see how great dental health can fit in your budget. 

We definitely believe in your freedom to choose. 
Dr. Carstensen has no contracts with any insurance company, because you should decide what is best for you, not the insurance company.

Health Care Back in Your Hands