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We all had a lot of fun recently when a reporter walked into our office to tape an interview for National Public Radio. Microphone in hand, Allison Aubrey poked her head into treatment rooms, chatted with patients and spent a lot of time finding out about the mechanics of smile design.

A newcomer to the world of cosmetic dentistry, she was fascinated to learn about little known factors that can cause a smile to look older. For example: Every decade over the age of 30, we show a millimeter less of our front teeth! Skin around the lips loses elasticity. Gravity does the rest. The result is a smile showing more bottom teeth than top teeth. And so it was no surprise to the reporter to be chatting with a patient who was that very day getting beautiful, all-porcelain veneers - to make her top teeth appear longer, and make her smile younger! Needless to say there were "smiles" all around as she showed off her new look.

Be well...judi

Welcome to the first-ever Blog at the Washington Center for Dentistry. Whether you're an existing patient or someone stopping by for a short "Cyber Visit," we're happy to have you!

In fact, an amazing number of new patients choose our office after searching all over the internet. Many already have a dentist, but decide to make a new dental home here with us. And we're fortunate that once they arrive, first-time patients say they are happily surprised that we are what we look like on the Web.

We admit that we see them chuckling to themselves when we offer to take them on a "tour" of our beautiful new office. But we can see that they appreciate it when we take the time to show them around, especially when we recite our main mission: "To keep teeth healthy, beautiful - and young - for a lifetime!" Somehow, our geeky approach comes through - with feeling. And, we're not surprised when their friends and family start calling for appointments. Feel free to email or call with questions!

Be well...judi