Dr. Shaw was born and raised in The Bear River Valley. He received his bachelors degree from Utah State University and his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Creighton University School of Dentistry in 1998. After graduation, he established his practice in Tremonton while also practicing in West Valley City.
When at home, Dr Shaw enjoys working on mechanical engines, learning the complexities of any new project, and spending time with his wife, 6 children, and 7grandchildren. Together they enjoy camping, boating, and playing games
Dr. Shaw excels in oral surgery, including implant placement, wisdom teeth extractions, IV conscious sedation, frenectomy, crown lengthening as well as treatment for pediatric patients. He strives to renderthese treatments while the patient is comfortable and at ease.
I started my career with white fillings and porcelaininlays and onlays to protect weak teeth. I was the first dentistnorth of SLC (about the year 2000) to own a CEREC IV (like the E4D) the in office 1 day crown andonlay making machine. I soon realized that I could not make a crown or inlay/onlay as strong as nor as good looking as my lab could.
To add insult to injury he was less expensive. I could charge less for his crowns than making my own crowns. I then tried to train my assistants to make the crowns, but the years experience my lab technician had was impossible to duplicate in the time my assistants had to learn. I reallydidnt have a chance competing with the professional lab.
Now, imagine my frustration as I realized that old fashioned silver fillings lastmuch much longer than the white fillings that I learned to place in dental school. Fifty year old silver amalgams are common place. White fillings last far less.If I wanted the longest lasting dentistry then the best choice I sawwas to use silver amalgam fillings.
Then I found Caries View. It uses near infra red light to see into the tooth.This allowed me the diagnostic power to see into the tooth by the sides of silver fillings. Wow I could see that there was decay deep inside the tooth next to the fillings that were hidden from x-rays and vision. So those old silver amalgam fillings are failingmuch sooner thanI thought.
NowI haveBiomimetic Dentistry the most advanced method of filling teeth. Ibond composite tooth colored filling material to the tooth with much stronger bonds, bonds similar to the strength of the tooth structure itself. I can now save all of thehealthy tooth structureand avoid using crowns. In order to place a crownhealthytooth structure must be removed. Biomimetic dentistrytruly is minimally invasive dentistry.
Imagine all this advancement then add the fact thatthey areless expensive than crowns, inlays, and onlays. Thank goodness for the advances in Biomimetic Dentistry! Now dentistry canlookgood, feel great, and last a longtime!
