Gentle Dentistry

dentist, general dentistry, oral health

Please Welcome Dr. Madeline Stead

Dr. Megan Mulligan and the staff at Grand Avenue Dental are happy to welcome Dr. Madeline Stead, who will be joining our staff in May. Dr. Stead completed her undergraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Iowa in 2019. She then went on to work at a community

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Dr. Amble announces his retirement from Grand Avenue Dental

After thirty-eight years, Dr. Amble informed us that he is retiring and will not be returning to the office after his fall on the ice this winter. We are sending his retirement letter, as well as Dr. Mulligan’s letter of response to his retirement, out to patients this week. Specifically, the letters will go to

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Your dental health experience in the time of Covid-19

Are you still nervous about Covid-19? If you are, that’s good, it’s pretty clear we should all be acting with some caution. However, you don’t have to be nervous about going to the dentist. Dr. Amble and his staff have always been knowledgeable and diligent when it comes to infection control. When the Covid-19 pandemic

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Oh what a difference a month makes

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (St. Patrick’s Day) we closed our doors in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. At the time we hoped we didn’t have to stay closed for more than a couple of weeks. As we all know, weeks turned to months and we finally reopened on May 18, 2020 (the day

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Implant Process on #4, part 1 of 3

Today we are starting a short series on implant restoration to replace individual teeth. It consists of three parts, with part one including the loss of the patient’s original, natural tooth #4, which is a premolar on the upper right side. The subject patient’s tooth #4 has been previously endodontically treated and fractured prior to

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Periodontal Disease and the Perio-Maintenance appointment

What is the difference between a prophy (D1110) and a perio-maintenance (D4910) appointment? A prophy or “regular cleaning” appointment is intended for patients with healthy gum tissues. During this appointment we remove stain, soft plaque and hardened plaque (aka tarter or calculus) from the crown of the tooth or above the gumline. This cleaning is

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