Welcome to our practice!    As the viral assault is waning due to a most remarkable development of multiple vaccines, life is approaching normalcy again.   God has blessed our staff and families with no incidents of infection and we continue utilization of  appropriate protocols to ensure patient safety.  What a pleasure getting caught up on the experiences of our friends and their families as the future looks bright.  Incredible work by the Project Warp Speed program, producing a vaccine in less than a year!  Three or more  years is the norm.  Even more remarkable, this is an RNA virus, requiring messenger RNA induction via the host's immune system, a most difficult biomolecular task.  Again, remarkable.  

We continue to practice rigorous sterilization and disinfection protocols.  Our autoclave, utilizing high heat and pressure, kills every organism, even highly resistant bacterial spores such as Geobacillus  and Mycobacterium.  A monthly spore strip is processed and sent to a lab to ensure all spores were unable to germinate.  Glutaraldehyde sterilizes items that cannot be autoclaved and phenolic compounds provide surface disinfection.  Further, our office was ahead of the American Dental Association requirements for water delivery systems that reduce colony forming units (CFU) found in tap water that can multiply in the lumens of dental tubing.  Our water delivery systems are isolated from the city water supply; tablets of appropriate antibacterials are introduced at specified intervals in order to maintain CFU's less than 100  per milliliter, well below the ADA standard.  Of course, appropriate use of mask and gloves is part of the infection control protocols.  

As a general dentist, Dr. Daw provides comprehensive services to include preventive, restorative, endodontic and oral surgical procedures. 

Dr. Daw utilizes only Certified Dental Technicians for his removable prosthetics.  Our fixed prosthetics labs staff highly trained CDT's utilizing state of the art ceramics.  3D milling has enhanced this area of dentistry in many ways; durable ceramic materials provide really strong crowns, sustaining remarkable PSI compression.  As a consequence of a metal substructure not being required, aesthetics are greatly improved.  The metal-free anterior crowns produced by these talented CDT's are the most beautiful I have ever seen.  The incisal third, with a bit more translucency, blends with the increasing opacity of the gingival and middle third of the crown.  My patients have been exceedingly pleased with these ceramic works of art.  

Exciting advancements in the delivery of comprehensive dental care allow for a variety of treatment plans reflective of the clinical findings and patient desires.  Dr. Daw consults with highly talented specialists in order to further enhance the availability of patient choices.  

We are preferred providers for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cigna, Met Life and Guardian, among others.  Dr. Daw is also a consultant for Delta Dental of Tennessee.