Smiling Faces 2018

www.ChsDentists.com | www.MountPleasantPhysicians.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com smiling faces They pride themselves on being a patient-centric office that strives to create a relaxing atmosphere and exceed patient expectations, said Brattain. While patients await their procedure, they can access a comfort menu that includes a blanket and a heated massage chair. If you require further distractions, there is also music and satellite TV to sway your attention. They also offer IV sedation and nitrous oxide to make your experience even more pleasant. Other conveniences such as bottled water and ChapStick® are available to all patients. New patients are welcomed with a gift and an office tour to acquaint them with their new home. Another focus area for Pleasant Family Dentistry is patient education, and they aim to ensure that patients understand their treatment and why they need it. “We just go that extra mile to make the patient feel as comfortable as possible,” said Brattain. Perhaps that explains why they’ve been named Mount Pleasant Magazine’s “Best of Dentist” for six years running. Remodel and Expansion It’s no secret that Mount Pleasant is growing by leaps and bounds, and Pleasant Family Dentistry has in turn increased its capacity to meet the rising community demand. On June 15, the office celebrated its grand re- opening, marking the end of a multiyear expansion that included an increase from eight to 14 operatories (two of which are larger surgical suites), the addition of a call center and augmenting the size of the lab and sterilization areas. “We’re just looking forward to having a bigger impact on Mount Pleasant and Charleston as a whole,” Brattain said. The expansion has also entailed updating equipment and introducing new state-of-the art technology such as 3-D Cone Beam, a medical imaging technique which allows dentists to see a finer image of the mouth with far less radiation. These