I love interacting with my amazing patients, working with my hands, and providing value to people through the work I get to do everyday! Getting to meet and help young families has also become a passion of mine and luckily I get to do this by treating infant lip and tongue-ties to help with breastfeeding issues.
The best part of going to De Pere Smiles is interacting with my patients and wonderful team members! I enjoy coming up with a treatment plan fitting a patients individual needs and helping them achieve optimal oral health.
As a marathon runner, health and physical wellbeing have always been a part of my life. I aspired to choose a career that focuses on the same principles dentistry proves to satisfy that! Everyday I strive to promote my patients health and give them the tools to succeed in the long run.
Imagine your favorite local restaurant or caf in which youre greeted with familiarity, a smile and comfort upon entering. DePere Smiles is that to me. It is the atmosphere that is one of my favorite things about the practice. We desire to truly get to know our patients so that their dental needs are best met in a friendly, welcoming environment.
For over 15 years, weve used dental lasers at De Pere Smiles. This means you and your family will see the needle less often. We can complete your care quicker, and you wont experience the numbing sensation.
For children, adolescents, and adults who do not undergo tongue-tie release in infancy, later complications may include: impaired oral hygiene, cavities, speech impediments, and airway problems including mouth breathing, snoring, sleep apnea, sleep-disordered breathing, and even recurring ear infections.
Our in-house Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissue Specialty) trained and certified so you dont have to delay treatment! We are the only dental office with a Lactation Consultant in the state!
Dr. Peterson has a passion and specialized training for helping infants, children, and even adults who suffer from tongue or lip-ties. Becoming a parent is already overwhelming enough. When you insert a tongue/lip-tie and your newborn is having trouble breastfeeding, youll end up with more questions than answers.
After multiple painful and sleepless nights for Audrey, he and his wife sought help from a local lactation consultant. After a quick assessment, it was determined she was severely tongue tied, which interfered with successful breastfeeding. Almost immediately after she had a frenectomy (tongue-tie release) completed, the painful and sleepless nights ended! Dr. Peterson completed a laser lip and tongue-tie release on his second child, Louie, when he was four days old.
Conventional frenectomies consist of cutting the frenum with a scalpel or a pair of surgical scissors. The problem, or limitation, with the conventional frenectomy is that these older instruments can cause a great deal of bleeding and consequently, these treatments tend not to be as thorough, leaving the connective tissue still partially intact for fear of causing a scary bleeding episode. Sometimes its not enough to solve the problem.
