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Holistic Dental Care

Striving to exceed your expectations, Riverside Dental Center was designed with your overall health and comfort in mind. Our soft and comfortable leather dental chairs, vibrant colors, soft relaxing music and elegant paintings all enhance the contemporary nature of our practice. Even if you feel a bit chilly in the winter months or due to the air conditioning, you can request one of our warm cozy blankets for your comfort. Our quiet relaxed facility will make you feel right at home and help ease your nerves. The friendly and devoted team at Riverside Dental Center warmly welcomes each and every patient who steps into our practice and will ensure your dental visit is an enjoyable one.

Dr. Barbara Lewis-Heywood believes that good health is the asset upon which all other aspects of our lives, thoughts, actions, dreams, and fulfillment depends. At Riverside Dental Center, she provides complete comprehensive family and cosmetic dentistry. She is passionate about giving every patient a reason to smile.

At Riverside Dental Canter, we look beyond the treatment of caries and the glamour of smile makeovers; in fact, we look at traditional dental practices in a whole different light. While the preservation and beauty of your teeth is extremely important to us, we are also an important part of your medical team that is invested in improving your overall health.

Did you know that the health of your mouth can affect the health of your body? Recent scientific research suggests a very strong connection between chronic oral infections from periodontal (gum) disease and systemic health. This relationship is called the oral systemic connection (mouth body connection).

Oral bacteria and periodontal disease are suspected contributing factors in cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes, fetal development, kidney disease, orthopedic implant failure and other medical conditions. Reducing bacteria and eliminating biofilm, both above and below the gumline, are integral to improving oral and systemic health. This can be accomplished by routine visit with our dental hygienist in addition to excellent home care.

While most traditional dentists focus only on areas above the neck, Dr. Lewis-Heywood focuses on your general well-being to better determine the appropriate treatment plan tailored to your specific dental needs. Because Dr. Lewis-Heywood recognizes the oral-systemic connection, she emphasizes effective oral hygiene instructions as an important part of the treatment plan for all patients, particularly for high-risk patients, like those with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

At Riverside Dental Center, our treatment focuses on the prevention of periodontal disease and oral inflammation, this is essential in controlling the oral complications that can adversely affect your overall health. Because we know that the oral bacterial challenge is a risk factor for gum disease, we encourage patients to floss regularly and brush twice daily with toothpaste that offers antibacterial protection.

Dr. Lewis-Heywood’s aim is to have a significant impact on the prevention of systemic disease and to improve your quality of life that extends beyond your beautiful smile. By so doing, she will provide you with the ability to smile as a result of a longer, healthier life.