{"id":224,"date":"2009-01-26T21:17:39","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T04:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=224"},"modified":"2020-11-20T13:01:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:01:42","slug":"224","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/224\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I go to a prosthodontist or a cosmetic dentist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall, I&#8217;m planning to get veneers on my upper teeth. I&#8217;ve seen 3 different cosmetic dentists\/prosthodontist\/lumineer dentists. They are Dr. &#8212;-, Dr. &#8212;- and Dr. &#8212;-. They are all dentists in San Francisco, California. Can you please help me check if they are certified cosmetic dentist. Or should I still schedule a consultation with Dr. Jerry Bellen?<\/p>\n<p>Thanx for your time.<br \/>\nRich in San Francisco<br \/>\n(See Dr. Hall&#8217;s answer below.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Square for mns blog - 2020 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6484616093\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Rich,<br \/>\nI want to try to say this kindly. I can&#8217;t find any of the three dentists you mentioned even on the membership roles of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, which is to me usually a bare bones\u00a0minimum indication of\u00a0a flicker\u00a0of passion for cosmetic dentistry.<\/p>\n<p>Cosmetic dentistry is a lucrative field and there are\u00a0<em>many<\/em> pretenders. That is why I do this website &#8211; to help people like you sort this out.<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, a\u00a0prosthodontist, as a general rule, is a VERY poor choice for a smile makeover. Prosthodontists have spent years studying function and the engineering principles of tooth restoration, and as a rule, at least by my experience, have very poor artistic sense. There are a very few exceptions, and I mean very, very few. I have turned down several prosthodontists who wanted to get listed on mynewsmile.com as recommended cosmetic dentists, because I looked at their work and yes, it was solid and functional but definitely not beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>You are really doing yourself a disservice in San Francisco if you don&#8217;t go to Dr. Jerry Bellen for at least an opinion on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/porcelainveneers.htm\">porcelain veneers<\/a> case. He does absolutely beautiful work.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/smile-makeover.htm\">smile makeovers<\/a>. Or you can read about what Dr. Hall thinks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/cosmetic\/Lumineers.htm\">Lumineers<\/a>.<br \/>\nClick here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/referral.htm\">find a cosmetic dentist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall, I&#8217;m planning to get veneers on my upper teeth. 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