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COVID-19 Update from Sioux Falls Smiles

To Our Patients,

We understand and deeply respect that you may be concerned about coronavirus in public places, even at our state-of-the-art sterilized office.

Our first priority is always the health and well-being of our patients. And that is a priority we take extremely seriously, even with the current disruptions we’re all experiencing.

It has been a very difficult decision, but we have decided that it is in the best interest of our community, our team, and our patients that we not see patients for the time being.

If you do have a scheduled appointment, we will be reaching out to you directly to get you rescheduled to a future date.

This is just one more way that we can show our high level of care for you … and for everyone in our community. We very much look forward to seeing you, your family, and your friends very soon.

As always, if you have any questions, please call our office at 605-250-4651.

Sincerely,

Dr. Valerie Drake
Sioux Falls Smiles

Read Our Enthusiastic Patient Testimonials in Sioux Falls

We can tell you how devoted our team is to exceeding all your expectations about dental visits. But we think it’s more effective to let our patients do it for us!

Check out some of our Sioux Falls patient testimonials below, then call 605-250-4651 to book your appointment. You can also schedule online. You’ll find our office near the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and West 37th Street, right across from Famous Dave’s. We share a parking lot with Fit My Feet.

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A Brighter Whiter Smile Read Transcript
A Brighter Whiter Smile

I just wanted to brighten up my smile. I know I have beautiful teeth. I just wanted that nice, bright ... and this is something that super easy to do. You know, I have really sensitive teeth and this did not make my teeth sensitive at all. Like, I really, really enjoyed it. Super fast, easy and affordable.

First we kind of, went over what type of bleaching. They had different techniques. They have in office whitening, they have the whitening strips we, so we just kind of figured out what would be the best option for me. I chose to do the in office bleaching. It was fast. I left that day within an hour, my teeth were nice and white, and I was done that day.

But I highly recommend doing the whitening, before any event. Proms, weddings, graduations. Like I said, it's very fast and effective and you leave within an hour. Everything is top of the line, when you come to this practice. From the staff to the doctors, they really know their stuff and they, like I said, make you feel warm and welcome. And the technology here is amazing.

Repair Damaged Teeth with Dental Crowns Read Transcript
Repair Damaged Teeth with Dental Crowns

So I noticed when I would drink water, I would ... I was having cold sensitivity and my tooth just didn't feel right. So, they took an X-ray and I had a crack in the tooth. And so Doctor said the best treatment for that would be a crown. So, they did the crown prep that day and I had a temporary, and then a few weeks later I came back and they seated the permanent crown.

So when I came in for my appointment, I sat down in the chair and I've signed a consent that ... for the crown. It gives you a list of what could happen or just the procedure in itself. And then the dental assistant explained everything, what she was going to do and what I would experience. And then the doctor numbed me and before she started the procedure, she just said, if anything bothers you, just raise your hand. And they just explained every step of the way what they were doing. I don't have the sensitivity to cold water anymore. It was, I mean, it's maybe a little different than my regular teeth. It's a lot smoother, but I don't really notice it that much anymore.

Getting a Straight Smile With Invisalign Read Transcript
Getting a Straight Smile With Invisalign

I had braces when I was in high school and I didn't, I wasn't consistent with wearing my retainers, so my teeth kind of shifted a little bit. So, I had a little crowding and a couple of tiny gaps that I just didn't like. I asked about Invisalign and it was an easy, it's a lot more convenient to do Invisalign, I think, than to get regular braces. They started with my pictures and my impressions, and then they sent those to the lab to have the trays made. I change my trays about every two weeks, and it's been a pretty quick process, I think nine months probably, and I'm at my final stage, so now I'll get my retainers to wear that keep my teeth, how they are now. You can see how your teeth move on the computer screen. They have it animated, so if you want to do any tweaks or anything, it's easy to do. It's no pain. No, you just have to be consistent with wearing your retainers and it moves your teeth very easily, I would say.

Always a Comfortable Experience Read Transcript
Always a Comfortable Experience

I think they're exceptionally well at that, making sure patients are comfortable, offering you a blanket if it's chilly in the office, because the air conditioner's running or just constantly checking in with you during your appointment to make sure you are comfortable that you're doing okay. Especially if you were a nervous patient, you can even hear people, the other staff members asking if, "Are you doing okay? Is everything okay? Is everything comfortable?"

In my experience, this office sets itself apart by how well it cares for its patients. Its true compassion for its patients and making sure that they are well taken care of and understanding of what treatment they need to have done.

What sets them apart from other practices, I would say is the strive to introduce new technology but not necessarily get rid of things that have worked in the past, not fully going into new technology and only using new technology just because this is an older area. So knowing what past dentists have used here is important to move into newer dentistry.

A Straighter Smile Helped Her Jaw Pain Read Transcript
A Straighter Smile Helped Her Jaw Pain

So for myself, I was actually having some issues with my TMJ joint that was really unexplained, couldn't really figure out what was going on. I had some minor crowding on my lower front teeth, but nothing that would make me want to do braces except for I was doing more and more research and talking to the doctor about Invisalign in general and if there was anything that it could do for my jaw by chance, and though that's not something that anybody guarantees just because straightening your teeth doesn't necessarily have any effect on your jaw, but just having something to separate my teeth and to cause disengagement of the joint, which just makes it relax at nighttime. Within two days of getting my Invisalign trays, my jaw pain was completely gone, and it was to the point where I couldn't even hardly talk cause I couldn't open my mouth very far.

It has stayed continuously gone. There are times that instead of just wearing my retainers, my Invisalign retainers at nighttime, I'll wear them all day for a couple of days just because I can tell, either my jaw's a little bit sore. So then instead of letting myself lapse back into being in pain, I just wear my trays throughout the day instead of just at nighttime.

It was an easy process from start to finish. It was a lot of trays and a lot of steps, but everything being explained as well as it could be. That was super easy.

Mark Hawkins

Very happy with the service and advice rendered here, The environment is the best I've ever been In the staff seem to enjoy what they do, and believe me as a retired navy guy now trucker Driver, I have literally been around the world. I highly recommend Family dentistry, Sorry I ran out of time...

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Jewel Banasik

This is the dentist office to use!!!! The experience from being greeted to walking out the door is absolutely fabulous. All the staff are good at what they do with an attitude of being happy to care for your every need. They are very aware of discomfort you may experience and make sure they make...

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Dennis Hegdahl

I just had a root canal Dr. Bolan was wonderful, did a wonderful job, was very compassionate knowing i had fears about procedure. Best dentist ever. Her assistant was wonderful , and my hygenist Katie stopped and said hi , would highly recommend family dentistry.

Jaime Kommes

10/10 would recommend this dentist office. My last visit, I had a bunch of things come up and they easily found a time that worked for me and tried to fit me in. The office has a great environment and everyone was very friendly from the moment you walk in the door. Every person that worked with me...

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