Ireland Restorative Dentistry It's All About Your Smile By Patti Richter For some people, a health career can be just that a career. For others, the ones we hope will provide our medical care, its a calling. Dr. Michelle Ireland, as a pre-med student at Judson College in her home state of Alabama, had been determined to study medicine. Thats why she paid little attention to a professor who urged her to consider dentistry. She explained that her experiences in a dental chair while growing up had not been positive. But a summer mission trip to South Africa provided her with a more compelling reason to change direction. The medical doctor I was supposed to work with that summer ended up being a dentist, she said, and I enrolled in dental school after returning home. Dr. Ireland found her calling when she realized that dentistry can be life changing. She also discovered that she loves helping people. Eating and smiling are important things, she said. ADVANCED EDUCATION AND EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE Dr. Irelands education continued at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and she focused on pediatric dentistry for two years. But, during her senior year, her direction became more specific after she was selected as an honors student for prosthodontics. UAB is clinically oriented with an extensive patient base and a high demand for prosthodontic services. My selection afforded me the opportunity to undertake more advanced, full mouth reconstruction, Dr. Ireland said. I had always enjoyed math and puzzles, and I fell in love with the complex challenges of restorative dentistry. After earning her Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree, Dr. Irelands extra years of education included training to restore the optimum function and aesthetics of a smile. Prosthodontic dentistry includes diagnosing, restoring, and replacing missing teeth in multiple, diverse, and complex dental conditions. Dr. Ireland now has more than 20 years of private practice experience that began in Chattanooga, Tennessee. During nine of her 16 years of prosthodontic practice in that city, she made a weekly two-hour commute back to Birmingham, where she served as an adjunct professor in the dental schools Department of Prosthodontics. I always enjoyed teaching helping students realize their potential, she explained. Her faculty appointment included teaching prosthodontics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, providing lectures, and speaking at local and district dental societies and meetings. COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY After relocating to north Georgia with her family in 2012, Dr. Ireland joined a general dental practice in Buford before establishing her own practice near Canton in January 2019. She purchased the former Free Home Dental office now renamed Ireland Restorative Dentistry. With a team of caring professionals and state-of-the-art dental technology, Ireland Restorative Dentistry provides both prosthodontic and general services such as dental hygiene, teeth cleaning, digital dental X-rays, fillings, and much more. The staff can care for the entire family ages three and older. This dental practice is set apart by Dr. Irelands skill level and specialized training in prosthodontics including implants, crowns, bridges, and dentures. She is capable of transforming a smile through restorative procedures, which incorporate dental and facial conditions and underlying jaw structures and function. Dr. Irelands advanced training also includes cosmetic dentistry. This growing field of elective dental services improves the appearance of a patients teeth and smile. In addition to teeth whitening, cosmetic dentistry addresses the issues of missing or damaged teeth and spaces between teeth. Composite bonding replaces broken or chipped teeth; dental veneers cover spaces, cracks, and chips in teeth, and improve color; and inlays and onlays provide a longer lasting filling. Beyond the aesthetic benefits, these elective treatments can help to preserve teeth and eliminate the need for more invasive procedures. Ireland Restorative Dentistry is located 8 miles east of I-575 in Canton. It serves the communities of Woodstock, Holly Springs, Ellijay, Ball Ground, Jasper, Blue Ridge, Rydal, Free Home, Lathemtown, Macedonia, Milton, Alpharetta, Roswell, and Cumming. Please call for an appointment or visit the website for more information about treatment procedures. Ireland Restorative DentistryGeneral - Cosmetic - Implants12875 Cumming Highway, Suite 101Canton, GA 30115678-845-0366 IrelandDentistry.com
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