Barner Family Dental Care is designed around the principles of comfort, complete attention to detail, and compassion. Thats why we combine state-of-the-art technology with a variety of amenities to enhance your dental care experience every time you visit our Smithfield office. When you visit Barner Family Dental Care, youre in for a high standard of dental care.
New dental technologies are regularly being introduced, and many of these advancements have greatly improved our ability to care for your oral health. At Barner Family Dental Care, we believe in keeping up with these new tools so that you know youre receiving completely modern care. Our dental care technology includes:
Digital panorex, digital X-rays, and DIAGNOdent are all excellent tools for assessing the state of your oral health. With the help of these various technologies, we can find the warning signs of future problems before they become obvious, and we can also use the digital images produced by these technologies to help you understand your treatment planning and our recommendations for your dental care. DIAGNOdent is one of several laser technologies used in our Smithfield dental office, and this small hand-held piece can show us where cavities may be developing.
Lasers have the power to lessen the negative effects of various procedures while improving the chances of comfortable and successful dental care. We use the VersaWave hard and soft tissue laser, giving us the versatility to treat teeth, bone, and gums. The VersaWave dental laser can be used to perform cavity preparations, decay removal, enamel etching for dental restorations and debridement. We can also use the VersaWave dental laser to cut, shave, and contour bone, and perform various gum therapies, including biopsies, gingivectomies, and abscess incision. What does this mean for your care? When we use a dental laser to perform these treatments and others, you benefit from greater precision, less discomfort, and improved healing. There is little to no bleeding with procedures performed using the dental laser, and the heat from the VersaWave increases sterilization.
At Barner Family Dental Care in Smithfield, RI, we see a lot of anxious patients. Why? Weve designed our office to be as comforting and relaxing as possible. We offer nitrous oxide for sedation dentistry, and our dentists use special techniques to make injections far more comfortable.
Dr. Gregory Barner earned his BS from the University of Rhode Island, graduating summa cum laude, before completing his dental studies at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston. From 2009-2011, he performed all phases of dentistry on patients at New England Medical Hospital, then began practicing privately in June of 2011. He has advanced training in treating soft tissues.. Hes also a member of the American Dental Association and a Diplomat with the American and International Dental Implant Association. Besides providing care to patients here, in the US, he has also participated in medical mission trips to Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.
Before studying at SUNY Buffalos School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Philip Barner earned his BA from the University of Vermont. He then went into private practice in 1977. Currently, hes a member of the American Dental Association, the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, and the Rhode Island Dental Association, of which he is a past president. Following his graduation from dental school, Dr. Barner completed his post-graduate studies in advanced restorative and esthetic dentistry at SUNY Buffalo and the University of Minnesota. He loves creating beautiful smiles, aided by a talented team of professionals.
