At Gentle Dental Care our home is your home literally. Our office is located in the quiet, picturesque, and charming suburbs of Rome, New York, on a tree-lined street with wide white walkways and trimmed green lawns. The Gentle Dental building is actually a vintage two-story Victorian-era home complete with white columns, custom moldings, and lovely picture windows.
We know that visiting the dentist can more traditionally be seen as a stressful experience, especially for the youngest members of your family, so our friendly, caring, child-loving staff members go out of our way to make each member of your family feel at home. Age-appropriate books and reading material are readily available to entertain and absorb our younger patients as they wait for Dr. Shaik. We focus on providing you with a relaxed yet professional environment from start to finish, giving each member of your family our expert and undivided personal attention and care.
Dr. Shaik completed his dental education from New York University College of dentistry in 2003. He then went on to do an additional year of training in General Practice Dental Residency at the Faxton St. Lukes Dental Center in Utica, New York.
He started his own private practice in Rome, NY in 2005 where he focused on providing comprehensive dentistry for all ages. His patients often remark on how gentle and caring he is. In addition to maintaining his private practice he also provided dental care to special need individual at Upstate Cerebral Palsy Center in Rome, NY. He also maintains an active Attending Status at Faxton St. Lukes Dental Center in Utica, NY.
Dr. Shaik is committed to providing high quality dental care for his patient by engaging in more than 100+ hours in post graduate continuing education courses every year. He has completed extensive education in Implant dentistry and Invisalign. Dr. Shaik is committed to the wellbeing of his patient by incorporating the latest in technology such as digital X-Rays, in-office digital CT scan.
He is a member of American Dental Association (ADA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), New York State Dental Association (NYSDA), American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID), American Dental Implant Association (ADIA).