TDS is a proven leader in innovative dental procedures and treatment. Our surgeons have been problem solving for patients who are seeking help with dental implant complications, cosmetic dentistry failures, and other challenging dental difficulties for twenty years. This renowned team of Prosthodontists, Periodontists, Endodontists, and Dental Implant Specialists provide our patients with premium, integrated, and coordinated care, which is second to none.
Our teams combined expertise, along with decades of advanced training, sets the stage for a uniquely superior level of care. Our specialists work closely together to routinely consult and interact with patients in order to provide a broad and diverse approach to patient care that is essentially unheard of in other practices.
In addition, our specialists are revered educators in the field of Dentistry, teaching fellow colleagues at universities and hospitals, innovative dental procedures and techniques. Our team is also renowned for conducting revolutionary research studies and authoring groundbreaking books and articles that are helping the progression and advancement of composite dentistry.
A Prosthodontist specializes in the restoration and replacement of teeth using dental implants, bridges, dentures, and cosmetic/aesthetic restorations. As the American College of Prosthodontists notes, 'Extensive training and experience provide Prosthodontists with a unique understanding of the dynamics of a smile; the preservation of a healthy mouth and the creation of tooth replacements.'
A Periodontist is a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gum disease and supporting structures around the teeth. The American Academy of Periodontology summed it up nicely when they stated, 'Periodontists receive extensive training in these areas, including three additional years of education beyond dental school. In addition, they can perform cosmetic periodontal procedures to help you achieve the smile you desire.'
Dental implants, crowns, and bridges made on dental implants, should look and feel like your own teeth. Implants today are a routine component of modern dentistry no longer deemed 'experimental' or 'new' but are the standard of care. Dental implants have revolutionized dentistry and boast a success rate of 98 percent with little to no discernible bone loss. Modern dental implants have surpassed the old-fashioned bridges and dentures as the preferred alternative providing patients with more comfort, superior aesthetics, and much more longevity.
Dr. Sharma is a board eligible Endodontist, with over 18 years of experience in the dental field. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, where he went on to obtain his Masters in Endodontics in 1991.
Dr. Sharma is a member of the Chicago Dental Society, the Illinois Dental Society, the American Dental Association, and the American Association of Endodontics. He uses his expertise to perform painless and efficient root canals helping patients save teeth every day.
Dr. Sabek has a dental pain degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an Endodontic and Masters of Science Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Also, Dr. Sabek is a member of the American Association of Endodontists.
Dr. Sabek provides state of the art endodontic treatment to our patients in order to restore teeth that would otherwise be extracted, and to treat and prevent dental pin and infections. If needed, there is the opportunity to take advantage of Dr. Sabek's training in microscopic endodontic treatments. Most of the endodontic treatments he renders are painless and completed in one visit.
Dr. Baima is a native of Northern Wisconsin and a 1975 graduate of Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee, WI. from where he received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.). After two years in private general practice Dr. Baima pursued an advanced level of dental education in the Specialty of Periodontology Residency Program at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA, and graduated with an advanced degree in the specialty of Periodontics in 1979. He subsequently has also completed advanced training in Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Implants at the UCLA Medical Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA in 1982 and 1992.
In addition to a continuous career in private practice, Dr. Baima has spent over 30 years actively contributing and participating within the academic world of dentistry. He is a Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology and a Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics. He has presented over 250 formal academic lectures and presentations at various local, state, national and international dental conventions and continuinig dental education seminars. He has had peer reviewed academic articles published in the Journal of Prosthodontics Dentistry, Journal of Prosthodontics, Journal of the Michigan Dental Association and Implant Dentistry. He has written several chapters in the textbook Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics published by C.V. Mosby Company.
Besides pursuing excellence in academic activities and private practice endeavors, Dr. Baima has also found time to marry and raise a family. Catherine, his wife of 18 years, has also pursued her own academic interest and is the Director of the Foreign language testing, and is highly involved in the German Language Graduate Program at the University of Chicago. They have two very active children, a boy and a girl, and they enjoy traveling as a family unit during their down time.
Dr. Hanson graduated at the top of his class from Creighton University School of Dentistry and earned his medical doctorate from Northwestern University Medical School. He completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Dental School. He was also a resident in the Department of General Surgery at both Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Cook County Hospital. David was Chief Resident in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Dental School.
David also completed a one-year, intensive cosmetic surgery fellowship, focused on facial plastic surgery, at the West Olympic Surgery Center and Laser Institute in Los Angeles. The Oral and Maxillofacial Foundation and Northwestern University sponsored the fellowship.
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Phi Beta Kappa - National Honor Society American Medical Association Illinois State and Chicago Medical Societies International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Illinois and Chicago Societies of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons American Dental Association Illinois State and Chicago Dental Societies International Congress of Oral Implantologists Academy of Osteointegration American Dental Society of Anesthesiology