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Dr. Gennero Named AACD Accredited Member

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Mar
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MADISON, Wis. (01/29/16)—Deborah Gennero, DDS, FAGD has earned the Accredited Member credential in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). She joins an elite group of 419 dental professionals who have achieved Accreditation in the Academy.

Since 1986, the AACD Accreditation process has provided an opportunity for dentists and laboratory technicians to enhance their professional skills and knowledge in cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Accreditation is an honor requiring a dedication to continuing education and responsible patient care.

Dr. Gennero graduated from the University of Texas receiving her Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology with a minor in chemistry and went on to earn her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston.

In striving for professional excellence, she has affiliated with many dental organizations in addition to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of General Dentistry, member of the Pankey Institute, the Spear Faculty Club, American Dental Association, and their affiliates.

Her private practice is located in the Park Ten Energy Corridor of Houston, Texas, where she cares for her patients.

She is married to Dr. Craig Curd, a practicing Endodontist, and has three handsome sons.

Dr. Gennero will be honored for this achievement at AACD 2016 in Toronto on April 30.

For more information, visit www.aacd.com/accreditation.

About the AACD
The AACD is the world’s largest non-profit member organization dedicated to advancing excellence in comprehensive oral care that combines art and science to optimally improve dental health, esthetics, and function. Comprised of more than 6,500 cosmetic dental professionals in 80 countries worldwide, the AACD fulfills its mission by offering superior educational opportunities, promoting and supporting a respected Accreditation credential, serving as a user-friendly and inviting forum for the creative exchange of knowledge and ideas, and providing accurate and useful information to the public and the profession.

Texture – the world’s best digital magazines, reimagined and unlimited

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Mar
2016
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Texture is a completely new reading experience, bringing you full access to the world’s best magazines. Dr Gennero highly recommends this new app being called: ‘The Netflix for Magazine Apps’.

“Texture’s unlimited access plans offer our entire catalog of magazines—including back issues—starting at just $9.99 per month. With Texture’s digital magazine rack at your fingertips, you and your family can enjoy all of the favorites you know and love, while discovering new content that fits your passions and interests, any time for one low monthly price.” – Next Issue Media

If you are an avid reader of magazines but are tired of always being on the losing side when it comes to space as your collection grows by the stack, you might want to look into downloading and subscribing to Texture. This magazine app is available on a wide range of devices –such as iOS, Android, or Windows– so you can take your magazines anywhere and everywhere with you. And thanks to the incredible offline mode, you can access your favorites should you find yourself without access to the internet.

Beyond that, it is also a pretty cost effective solution as you only pay one price and get pretty much an unlimited access to a fantastic variety of magazines –which even includes back issues. In addition, both of its subscription plans are pretty affordable and you can even try out the service for a full month!

End of the year insurance and HSA

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Nov
2014
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Don’t leave $$ on the holiday table

End of the Year

Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas and New Year’s festivities are about to crowd our calendars. We just want to remind all of our patients that year end celebrations include your smile and the health of your teeth and gums as well. Many of the upcoming holidays include exchanges of gifts. Don’t forget if you have dental care needs and don’t utilize your dental benefit, it’s a BIG year end gift to your dental insurance company. Be sure to find time in this busy year end push to maximize your dental benefits as well as your tax deferred Health Savings Accounts and don’t leave your money on their holiday table.

Holiday Festivities Await…

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Nov
2014
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Is Your Smile Ready?

Thanksgiving

Family gatherings for the holidays…relatives you haven’t seen for months…friends you want to impress…office parties and business holiday dinners…the boss might be there…perhaps colleagues you want to impress…a neighborhood or church holiday event…maybe even that certain someone might be there…

The holiday season is here and you need to look your best for so many reasons. Check your smile. Is it all that you want it to be? Do you have that confident, beautiful smile that truly reflects your personality ready for show?

If not, don’t forget…Dr. Gennero and her kind, gentle team can help you create the holiday smile of your dreams with Invisible Braces, Veneers and Teeth Whitening. Call us and let us help you hit the holidays with a beautiful, confident smile.

Plan Ahead for Next Year

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Oct
2014
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Choose Your Insurance Plans Wisely

Plan Ahead

Benefits for both medical and dental insurance plans vary greatly. My colleague and friend, Dr. Peter Vanstrom, in Atlanta, GA has written some very interesting blog postings on his website exploring the extreme variations in dental benefit payments for dental procedures from different dental plans. Click this link if you’d like to read these articles that discuss the vast variations in dental benefit coverages.

The old adage that “you get what you pay for” is very true when it comes to dental insurance coverage. A less expensive plan may only cover a fraction of something as basic as a healthy dental cleaning. That may be fine for you, just appreciate the fact that lower insurance benefits payouts will mean more out-of-pocket cost for quality dental care.

Your employer and human resource department negotiate the very minute details of your plan. Your insurance company, say MetLife, may offer payment for fluoride treatment in office, but your employer may opt out of that coverage to save money up front. If that is the case, then you have to pay for that non-covered benefit.

Navigating through dental insurance coverage is a difficult task. We are available to answer any questions that you might have. Please don’t hesitate to call any time. We look forward to taking care of all of your future dental needs.

Why do dental crowns cost so much?

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Oct
2014
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The Cost of CrownsMany patients ask us, “why does a crown, or cap, cost so much?” First of all, we’d like to clarify that our fees for all ceramic crowns like Emax, porcelain fused to metal crowns, inlays, onlays and full gold crowns are based on local and national fee studies. We focus on delivering long lasting, quality crown restorations at a very fair fee.

That being said, there is quite a bit of outside cost that goes into making a perfectly fitting, long lasting crown. All of our hours of continuing education updates keep us abreast of the latest improvements in materials and cements. All of the in office supplies and materials that we utilize in a crown preparation and crown delivery, or cementation, are the best available. And finally, we use only the best hand crafted crowns made by the finest labs in the USA. Many discount dental centers export their crowns to be made in lower quality crown labs in China, Puerto Rico and Central America.

We take great pride in creating long lasting, beautiful, life-like crowns that fulfill all of our patient’s demands. We look forward to continuing to provide you with great dental care.

A Dental Onlay versus a Full Coverage Dental Crown

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Sep
2014
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When tooth decay destroys tooth structure, it is up to the dentist to replace the damaged tooth structure. How much tooth must be repaired is the question. It’s really no different than if a tree fell into your living room.

If the tree that fell on your house was a huge oak tree, it would cause quite a bit of damage. It might even cause so much destruction that you might have to condemn the house and simply rebuild the entire structure.

If the tree was smaller, like a pine tree, it might cause less damage. Perhaps only the living room itself was damaged and in need of structural repair, not the entire house.

A cavity in your tooth will cause destruction. A small cavity will cause less damage than a large cavity. A large cavity can result in so much tooth structure damage that the only way to save the tooth is with a full coverage dental crown. Other times, the cavity might have been caught sooner and enough tooth structure might remain so that the dentist can create a more conservative partial coverage crown, or a dental onlay.

An onlay or a crown will help the patient preserve their tooth for a lifetime. We look forward to seeing you soon for your preventive dental care visit.

So What—It’s Only One Tooth!

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Sep
2014
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Many patients do not understand why dentists are so adamant that a missing tooth, a decayed tooth or a loose tooth, yes, even just one, needs to be repaired or replaced to its initial shape and function. It’s reasonable that patients wonder why it is so important to replace just one tooth.

The reason is that that one tooth missing will allow for a domino effect. When a tooth is lost, the teeth immediately surrounding that tooth will tip, turn, twist and slide out of place, drifting into the hole left by the lost tooth.

The tooth, or in some cases, teeth, below or above the missing tooth will erupt up or down into the opposing open space.

The teeth that shift will be out of position. They will be more difficult to property clean and maintain. And, the affected, out-of-position teeth will be misaligned in the bite. Unwelcome stresses and strains will be created on the shifted teeth.

The shift in the adjacent and opposing teeth will eventually lead to further tooth loss. Dentists see this again and again in case after case where patients do not replace that single missing tooth.

If you would like to keep your teeth for the rest of your life and you have lost or about to lose a permanent adult tooth, then please call and schedule a consultation with our team to find out how we can help you replace that missing tooth or missing teeth. Call us today!

Your “Business Success” Smile

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Sep
2014
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You get up early. You shower, shave, brush your teeth. You pick out your “power outfit or power suit”—the one that is cut just right and has the colors that make you look and feel confident and ready to face the day.

Perhaps you have a big job interview or a graduate school interview. Or maybe you have a group project at school or work where you’d like to take charge and shine for your teacher or boss. Maybe today is the day that you are being considered for that big promotion. Whatever the case might be, you have to be ready, on your ‘A-game’. But, it’s not only your clothes, hair and make-up that matter….

How confident are you when you smile? A beautiful, bright healthy smile goes a long way in helping you present yourself with the confidence you need to succeed. If your smile is not yet the smile that you desire, let Dr. Gennero help you complete your “business confident” look with a smile makeover.

Dr. Gennero and her energetic and talented team are ready to help you attain that smile that will help put you ahead of the competition. Let us help you in deciding if dental veneers, teeth whitening and/or Invisalign adult braces are right for you. Call today for a complimentary smile assessment consultation.

Conquering Sensitive Teeth Issues

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Aug
2014
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Do you cringe every time you bite into something extremely cold or extremely hot. If you have sensitive teeth, trigger foods  include not only hot and cold, but also sweet and sour consumables. Houston dentistDr. Gennero, is here to help patients through tooth sensitivity so that you can enjoy all of your favorite meals and beverages without bristling.

Reasons for Sensitive Smiles

Ideally, the hard outer layer of your tooth (enamel) is sufficient enough to create an impenetrable barrier between the sensitive under workings of your teeth and anything you consume.  Unfortunately, enamel can become temporarily softened or permanently damaged, leading to direct contact between hot and cold substances and the layer underneath the enamel, called dentin. Dentin has tubules within it which are responsible for transmitting temperature sensations to the nerves inside your teeth. For a person with sensitive teeth, some degree of dentin exposure or gum recession is usually the cause, so trigger foods literally get on their nerves.

Brushing with Care

You might think that staving off tooth sensitivity is simple if you just keep up your regular tooth brushing routine, but you do need to strike a balance. While periodontal disease and cavities are often direct results of poor brushing habits, you are also at risk for sensitive teeth if you brush too aggressively or too often. Brushing too frequently is nearly as damaging as not brushing enough. Avoid using a hard-bristled toothbrush which can also wear down your tooth enamel and damage your gums.

Visit your Houston Dentist

If you have sensitive teeth, soft-bristled toothbrushes and desensitizing toothpastes are a good place to start. Going to see Dr. Gennero every six months for an exam and cleaning is another great idea. Dr. Gennero can assess your particular situation and recommend specific oral health care products which might offer some relief. If biting into a popsicle has you clutching your jaw in discomfort, now is the time to schedule an appointment with Dr. Gennero. Call our Houston dentist office at (281) 578-6200. We offer a variety of dentistry services to patients from the West Houston and Katy areas.

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