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David Rice, DDS Blog

A Facial Or Filling?

At David A. Rice DDS in Elgin IL, we know that we can’t completely fool you. When you receive treatment at our comfortable cosmetic dental practice, you won’t actually believe you are at a spa, relaxing with cucumbers over your eyes. We can’t totally recreate the spa experience, that doesn’t stop us from trying. We

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Keeping You Comfortable

At David A. Rice DDS in Elgin, we make a conscious effort to help our patients feel comfortable. Though our chairs are cushy as can be, we are not only talking about physical comfort here. We are talking about emotional comfort. In other words, peace of mind. Sometimes this involves sedation dentistry. Here are four

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Focusing On The Top 3 At David A. Rice, DDS

At David A. Rice, DDS in Elgin IL, we focus on three important things as we endeavor to be your dentist office of choice. Family We want to be the dental practice families count on for quality care, whether for routine preventative services, tooth restoration, or cosmetic dentistry. If your son chips a tooth, we

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Protect Teeth From Cracks

Ouch! No one wants the pain and inconvenience of a cracked tooth, so in this David A. Rice DDS blog post, we are going to focus on how to avoid this preventable problem. The first thing to remember is that avoiding a cracked tooth is not rocket science; you should steer clear of chewing on

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Is Sedation Dentistry Safe?

When we discuss sedation dentistry with new patients at David A Rice DDS in Elgin, we often encounter misconceptions. Sedation is offered to those patients coping with dental anxiety, or dental phobia. The purpose of this article is to de-bunk some of the most common myths. Myth #1: With Sedation Dentistry, You Are Completely Unconscious

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Smile Makeover Questions Answered At David A. Rice, DDS

Even people with excellent oral health want to improve specific components of their smile. Though proper brushing is vital for healthy teeth, it won’t re-contour a gumline or repair a chipped tooth. But cosmetic dentistry from David A. Rice DDS in Elgin can. If you want to correct the smile elements that can’t be improved

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Help Me, I’m Afraid Of The Dentist!

If you are afraid of your dentist, you are not alone. At David Rice DDS in Elgin, we encounter many patients who cope with dental anxiety. How do we calm their fears, provide a comfortable dental environment, and earn lifelong patients? 1) We carefully explain the findings of the initial dental examination, and thoroughly outline

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Can You Handle A Dental Emergency?

At David A. Rice, DDS, your dentist in Elgin, we hope you never experience a serious dental emergency. It’s critical, however, to know what to do in such a situation. Here is a quiz on dental emergencies and other oral troubles. 1. One of the wires on your braces breaks. What do you do? a.

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Can Cosmetic Dentistry Create Perfect Smiles?

One of the best things about being a dentist is seeing how our patients at David Rice DDS in Elgin find renewed confidence in themselves after cosmetic dentistry improves their smile. If you’ve ever wanted to upgrade your smile, call us today so we can discuss your cosmetic dentistry options. There have been many breakthroughs

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Affordable Teeth Whitening?

If you are like most web users, you have probably observed the multitude of ads for ‘free teeth whitening kits’. Some show a ‘real Elgin mom’ who discovered a ‘tooth whitening secret’. Others assure you that their system is the one that ‘South Elgin dentists don’t want you to know about’. They bolster their legitimacy

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Memberships & Associations

Dr. David Rice, DDS, KOIS Center Clinical Instructor membership page The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry membership logo for Dr. Rice, DDS Elgin dentist Dr. David Rice is a member of the American Dental Association Illinois State Dental Society membership badge for Dr. David Rice, DDS aes cds

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