{"id":905,"date":"2018-06-12T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T02:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikemalonedds.com\/blog\/?p=905"},"modified":"2018-11-09T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T18:57:48","slug":"teeth-whitening-require-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/teeth-whitening-require-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Teeth Whitening Require a Specialist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think I&#8217;m ready to get my teeth whitened. I keep hearing you have to go to a certain expert dentist for cosmetic work. Is that right? What type of dentist do I need?<\/p>\n<p>Caryn<\/p>\n<p>Dear Caryn,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-906\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bleaching_trays.jpg\" alt=\"Teeth Whitening trays\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bleaching_trays.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bleaching_trays-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teeth Whitening Trays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it&#8217;s true in some cases you have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/questions\/cosmetic_dentistry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">choose your cosmetic dentist carefully<\/a>, teeth whitening isn&#8217;t one of those procedures. It&#8217;s fairly simple. The dentist is their mostly to design custom-fitted trays along with keeping an eye on the health of your teeth and gums throughout the procedure so no complications pop up.<\/p>\n<p>As we get older, we accumulate stains. That gives our smile an aged appearance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/category\/teeth-whitening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teeth whitening<\/a> is a fantastic way to brighten up your smile and give you a much more youthful appearance.<\/p>\n<h2>When <i>is<\/i> an Expert Cosmetic Dentist Necessary?<\/h2>\n<p>There are procedures which sincerely need to be done by a dentist with significant post-graduate training. But, beyond that, they need to be artistic. The procedure that is the most important is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/porcelain_veneers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">porcelain veneers<\/a>. These require some significant training both in technique and artistry.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard for patients to know which dentists are artistic and which aren&#8217;t. You can have two dentists do the very same smile makeover and achieve vastly different results. There are many horror stories about cosmetic dentists ruining a patient&#8217;s smile.<\/p>\n<h2>How Can a Patient Find an Expert Cosmetic Dentist?<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to find an expert cosmetic dentist is to go to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (aacd.com) and look for an accredited dentist in your area. Accreditation is completely different from membership.<\/p>\n<p>To reach accreditation, dentists have to pass stringent oral and written exams. In addition to that, they have to demonstrate a large number of cases they&#8217;ve personally done to demonstrate their artistry. They&#8217;re among the best cosmetic dentists in the country. You&#8217;d be pretty much guaranteed a gorgeous smile.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by Dr. Mike Malone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think I&#8217;m ready to get my teeth whitened. I keep hearing you have to go to a certain expert dentist for cosmetic work. Is that right? What type of dentist do I need? Caryn Dear Caryn, While it&#8217;s true in some cases you have to choose your cosmetic dentist carefully, teeth whitening isn&#8217;t one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/teeth-whitening-require-specialist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Does Teeth Whitening Require a Specialist?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[482,228,240,260,601,291,19],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetic-dentist","tag-aacd-accredited-dentist","tag-american-academy-of-cosmetic-dentistry","tag-cosmetic-dentistry","tag-finding-a-cosmetic-dentist","tag-getting-a-beautiful-smile","tag-lafayette-la-cosmetic-dentist","tag-teeth-whitening"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Does Teeth Whitening Require a Specialist? - Camellia DDS Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When do you need an expert cosmetic dentist and when will any dentist do? 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