Commitment to Excellence: Our dental practice is committed to providing superior oral health services to our patients. We foster patient relationships based on mutual trust, excellent customer service, and the best personalized patient care available. Our team is devoted to restoring, enhancing and maintaining your teeth using conservative, state-of-the-art dental procedures.
Prevention and Oral Health Maintenance: At our office, we believe preventative dental care and maintenance is vital to your dental health. Through regular scheduled exams we check the overall health of your teeth and gums, perform oral cancer screenings, and perform x-rays to detect problems before they worsen. Routine dental cleanings, sealants, and fluoride treatments help prevent cavities and dental disease. We review your medical history to assess your overall health and identify any illnesses that may have an impact on your dental health.
Office Sterilization and Safety Procedures: We want to ensure the health of our patients and our dental team. Our practice follows safety procedures recommended by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). These measures include:
Training & Expertise: Our dental team is comprised of highly trained and skilled professionals who are licensed and certified. At our practice, we are committed to continuing education and learning. We regularly attend training classes, dental lectures, and dental conventions so we can offer the latest dental techniques, procedures, products and equipment to our patients. We are also active members in various dental associations this helps our office keep up with changes and advances in the dental profession.
The goal of our practice is to provide superior dental health care while creating lasting relationships with each individual patient. We appreciate the opportunity to be your dental health care provider, and we look forward to seeing you!
Dr. DiStefano is an East Texas native with a wife and two children. He is a devoted Christian and an avid fisherman. He completed his undergraduate study and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. He then attended dental school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. After dental school he completed a residency program which allowed him to gain valuable experience allowing him to provide advanced treatment beyond the scope of most general dentists. During his Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency he was able to work with dental specialists such as orthodontists, oral surgeons, prosthodontists (crowns, bridges, and dentures), periodontists (soft tissues), endodontists (root canals), and pediatric dentists.
After completing his training, Dr. DiStefano proudly served five years in the United States Navy Dental Corps. He provided care for soldiers and sailors at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and Gulfport, Mississippi. During this time he completed deployments which took him to places such as Spain and Iraq. He earned the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 2005 and was honorably discharged from reserve service in 2008.
Dr. DiStefano holds memberships with the American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, American Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He strives to continually add to his knowledge of dental care through challenging continuing education courses. He has implemented modern techniques and technology into his practice such as digital radiography, Cerec, Invisalign, among others. Dr. DiStefano is devoted to providing the most advanced modern dental care possible and uses only the best materials modern dentistry can provide.
CEREC 3D uses CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) technology, incorporating a camera, a computer, and milling machine in one instrument. First, your damaged tooth is prepared with a thin layer of reflective powder applied directly on the tooths surface. With a special camera, the dentist takes an optical impression of the damaged tooth, which is transferred to the computer and displayed on a color screen.
Your doctor will use CAD technology to design the restoration. Then, the CAM takes over and automatically creates the restoration. Using a high-speed diamond bur and a disk, the CAM mills the restoration out of a solid block of ceramic material. Once completed, the dentist will bond the new restoration to the surface of the old tooth. The whole process takes approximately one hour.