1020_IntegratedDentalCare_profile - FINAL_Layout 1 10 / 22 / 20 4 : 18 PM Page 1 D PROFILE At Integrated Dental Care in Exton , third - generation dentist Dr . Scott Nakamura provides ultramodern care based on each patient’s specific needs , wants , and budget . ‘ The BestCare Possible ’ b y P H I L G I A N F I C A R O p h o t o g r a p h y b y J O D Y R O B I N S O N Despite continued and significant changes Transforming Patients ’ Smiles Much has changed in the and advancements in the diagnoses and Integrated Dental Care offers a complete treatments of dental patients , Dr . Nakamura range of dental services , from routine clean - field of dentistry since Dr . Scott and the team at Integrated Dental Care in ings and examinations , to teaching patients Nakamura’s forefathers first entered Exton maintain a foundational philosophy about preventative care to enjoy a lifetime the profession . passed down to him from prior generations . of good oral health , to offering a wide range His grandfather said , “ Do right whenever of solutions and treatments with state - of - His grandfather , Napoleon , began possible . ” It’s a philosophy , he says , that will the - art technology — all designed to address practicing in the 1920s , a time when never change . the unique needs of each patient . dental X - rays were a new and “ We will do everything we can to ensure At Integrated Dental Care , patients can emerging diagnostic tool , and the the patient receives the best care possible , ” have their smile improved or completely Dr . Nakamura adds . “ We will care for every transformed from a wide range of cosmetic first functional dental implant had patient based on their specific needs , wants , services . Dental bonding , a process in which yet to be invented . His father , and budget , and never pressure a patient a tooth - colored composite resin is applied Ronald , graduated from the Univer - into something because it’s what we want to the teeth , can repair chips , cracks , discol - sity of Pennsylvania School of Dental them to have . ” oration , spaces , and other damage . Stained Dr . Nakamura’s patient - first vow means or damaged teeth can be improved with Medicine in the 1960s . Back then , he always has a patient’s interests at heart , dental veneers , the thin porcelain shells that game - changing tools such as tooth - even if it means referring them elsewhere . are placed over the teeth to improve the colored fillings , the electric tooth - “ If there’s an extremely difficult extraction smile’s overall aesthetics . Other cosmetic or a complex procedure , and if we don’t be - services include composite fillings that match brush , high - speed drills , and lieve the best option is to do it in - house , the color of the teeth , and dental crowns , titanium dental implants were on we’ll refer the patient to a more qualified which are coverings made of ceramic or the verge of becoming commonplace specialist , ” he says . “ Again , it’s all about porcelain used to repair or support broken , in the profession . what’s best for the patient . ” damaged , or otherwise compromised teeth . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM OCTOBER 2020 90 |