Our Mission

To provide family-oriented comprehensive dental services at reasonable fees.

To provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients suffering from temporomandibular joint dysfunctions, craniomandibular dysfunctions and cervical dysfunctions;

To have available a caring and courteous staff properly educated with the ability to communicate and cooperate with our patients;

To assist trauma victims and others who are now chronic pain victims in reclaiming the dignity in their lives without the use of drugs or surgery;

To use only conservative, non-surgical approaches to TMD treatment through differential diagnosis;

TMD treatment will include not only successful Phase I orthotic (splint) treatment, but also finishing phases, including those with an orthodontic and/or restorative component;

To rule out other medical problems which may have been misdiagnosed and/or mistreated in the chronic pain patient;

To provide a network of physicians, dentists, physical therapists, chiropractors and other clinical specialties in whom we have confidence for purposes of referral.

What is TMJ?

TMJ is the name of the temporomandibular joint, or jaw joint, which controls the function of the mandible, or lower jaw. When this jaw joint is not functioning properly for whatever reason, the dysfunction is called TMD or Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction.