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There are LOTS of dentists in O’Fallon. I’ll be the first to tell you that I might not be right for everyone. I do feel though, that you won’t find anyone else who cares about creating a fun and “low-pressure” environment as much as I do.

I try every day to make our office as “guilt-free” and “lecture-free” as I possibly can. I don’t care if it’s been 2 decades since you’ve had a checkup. I won’t make you feel 6 inches tall by getting on a soap-box and lecturing you about the “importance of maintaing good oral health”.

Heck… I’m just happy that you made those first steps through the door to our office! I know how scary it can be for many people. Just showing up for that first appointment is a huge accomplishment and something to be proud of.

Our hygienists will also take the time that visit to clean your teeth. They are very well known in our area for providing very gentle, yet thorough, care.

I will then meet with you for a few minutes to discuss our findings and put together a “roadmap” to take care of any dental problems you may be experiencing. You will be given plenty of chances to ask questions about the proposed treatment – we want you to be very comfortable with the plan that is put together.

April or Diana will then help you determine the best way to fit the plan into your insurance benefits and budget.

Some kids let us do lots of things on their first visit; some won’t let us do anything. We always try to identify any problem areas so that the appropriate treatment can be discussed.

Some kids who are extremely young and need lots of work or are just a little too rambunctious for me to handle may be referred to one of the excellent pediatric dentists in our area. It’s all about finding the right dentist to give each child a positive dental experience.

Regardless of how much or how little we do for a child, they will always leave our office with a great toy from our treasure box. I think I can promise you that there is not an office with a better toy box than ours!

Absolutely! I find that having the ear phones on and the big screen right in front of your eyes is a great distraction away from what I’m doing. We have a pretty good library of DVDs on hand in the office, but if you have a certain movie you’ve been craving… just bring it with you.

This works especially good for kids. Many times when I treat children they almost enter a trance when the screen comes on (just like at home)! They barely pay attention to me – which is exactly what I want!

Many people request to have a movie going while breathing the “relaxing gas” – nitrous oxide. I gotta say this is a great solution for the nervous patient. And from personal experience I can tell you that watching Disney’s “Fantasia” while using the nitrous is pretty cool! I swear though… I have only done this while I was actually getting dental work done. I promise – I wouldn’t joke about that!

You know… I really don’t care just as long as you call me! I’m very comfortable with patients calling me by my first name, but a few patients find this awkward. So for them “Dr. Dolson” is simply more comfortable. And I’m fine with that. But… I find that some dentists and doctors feel that once they’ve earned the title “doctor” they start feeling like they are automatically “better” than the people they are treating.

I think this attitude is kind of silly. I’ve discovered more from many of my patients about life, raising a family, and even business than I learned during all those years of school.

Several of my patients have told me about there service in World War II and Vietnam. I’ve found out about many great new restaurants in St. Louis from my patients, and I even bought my first home from one of my patients!

So really – you’d make my day if you felt comfortable enough to just call me “Mark”!

Some people collect stamps. Others collect baseball cards. I collect “celebrity patients”!

For me, it’s really fun to see how many people from my favorite TV shows I can bring to my dental office.

Yea… the rest of my family thinks I’m weird too!

The fun started with my favorite realty TV star from my favorite TV show, Survivor. A couple years ago we were planning a “Patient Appreciation Party”. My plan was to have all kinds of inflatable slides and bounce houses in the parking lot, along with carnival games and face painting.

I really wanted to make it unique and special, so I racked my brain for several weeks trying to come up with a “twist”.

One night I was looking up Survivor stuff on the internet, and came across Rupert’s website. I emailed him to see if he could come out and take pictures with my patients.

It turns out that he was actually having a really bad toothache when my email came in, and he and his wife and daughter just decided to drive 5 hours (all the way from Indianapolis) to meet us.

We hit it off well, and Rupert actually ended up having his entire smile re-made!

For adults, we first find out the reason why you picked up the phone to see us. For most people, it is just for a checkup and cleaning. For others, it is because they are having a raging toothache and they need relief… fast!

Whatever your reason for visiting us, we will try to accomplish it that day.

We will also put together a plan that puts you on the road to having a healthy smile. I’ll do everything I can to give you several options that might work for you. If you have specific concerns, like the number of times you’ll have to take off work or keeping things under a certain budget, just let me know.

We’re pretty flexible.

It is likely that some people reading this are in pretty bad shape dentally. When presenting treatment options in these situations, whenever possible I will try to give as many options as I can. There are many ways to treat most conditions.

It’s a lot like re-modeling your kitchen. For some people, just new wallpaper would make them happy. For others, not only do they want new wallpaper, they also want new cabinets, new ceramic tile, and new fixtures.

I respect whatever your goals are in taking care of your teeth, and I’ll do whatever I can to help you achieve the level of health you desire.

For some people, this might mean doing the minimal amount necessary to get by – a few fillings, maybe removal of some of the worst ones, etc. And then more comprehensive care when the time is right.

Many people, however, are at a point where they would just like to go ahead and get everything fixed the right way and “right away”.

Often this might involve several crowns, some cosmetic work on the front teeth, and the replacement of missing teeth. As you can see from the pictures above we did all of this for Rupert. And it changed his life.

Regardless of the level of care you are looking for, we will ALWAYS let you know before starting treatment what your costs will be. My biggest pet peeve is hearing stories about how a patient went to an office, treatment was started, and then finished, and then they got a bill in the mail that far exceeded what they were expecting.

I never want to do this to patients!

I know how important families are. And I know how you would give anything to provide the best for your kids. Not a day goes by that I don’t think how awesome an honor it is that all these parents trust us with taking care of their “little princesses (and princes)”!