Spring Lake Dental Group

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI Last month, I talked with you about treatment planning a new prosthetic dental material called zirconia dioxide in fabricating crowns, bridges and implant restorations for our patients. The advantages of using this new yet proven dental material lies in our ability to mill it out of a processed block […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI   Dentists in their training have always been challenged to stay abreast of changes in methods and materials that are available to help them restore their patients back to form and function. Esthetics, too, has always been a concern for our patients. Practitioners must always be careful to […]

Author: Dr. Rima Solanki, DMD Despite their friendly-sounding name, impacted wisdom teeth can cause pain and discomfort when you least expect it. For this reason, most dentists recommend removing wisdom teeth before they cause discomfort, damage to adjacent teeth, infection or abscess to the surrounding area, tooth decay, or even cysts to form. A thorough […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI I just got done having a procedure done with my general dentist; when I processed out of the medical office, I was presented a bill for the treatment that was performed. I had no idea what that number was going to be or what percentage of the bill […]

Author: Dr. David G. Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI We have all noticed the effect that technology has on our everyday lives. Most of it is beneficial albeit a double edged sword when not applied to its intended use. I recently received a gift from the Implant Study Club I am a member of and which brought […]

Author : Dr. Alison Vitelli-Rodriguez, DMD Today’s medical field has developed so quickly that it still amazes me how impressive a lot of the surgeries our patients go through to allow them to live a wonderful life.  As a Dentist, I need to take care of not only the oral health of my patients but […]

Author: Dr. David G. Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI I sometimes use the analogy of Parachutist School at Fort Benning when I think of the difference between a dental school graduate and a residency trained dentist. The school at Fort Benning gives you a very arduous period of training and equips you to perform your function […]

Author: Kimberly N. Powell, DDS, MS Going to the dentist is enjoyable for a minute few.  Patients usually experience anxiety due to different reasons such as: bad past experiences, fear of the unknown, or listening to “they”.  Here at Spring Lake Dental Group we are equipped with many tools and utilize multiple methods to help […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI Back in August of 1996, Spring Lake Dental Group opened its doors and immediately began to accept the Military dental insurance plan both for its active duty family members and its retirees.  Dr. Dickerhoff had decided to locate his private practice outside the gates of Fort Bragg and […]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common and under-diagnosed sleep disorder in which an individual’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts during a night of sleep. According to Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, OSA is: A disorder, first described in 1965, characterized by recurrent interruptions of breathing during sleep due to temporary obstruction of the airway by lax, excessively bulky, or […]