New Britain Herald – Bright Smile Family & Cosmetic Dentistry takes good care of your teeth
When Gary W. Volz, D.M.D. retired from Vivid Smile Household & Beauty Dentistry, Anshu S. Kumar D.D.S. took over.
Kumar was raised in Michigan, however went to highschool in Guilford for 3 years, and attended a normal observe residency at St. Francis Hospital. She sees sufferers of all ages, with nearly all of them being between ages 20 and 70 years previous.
“I’m completely happy to see pediatric sufferers, but in addition imagine {that a} pediatric dentist is of nice worth when the affected person wants, in order to facilitate an enduring wholesome relationship between the affected person and idea of dental therapy,” stated Kumar.
Kumar pursued the trail of changing into a dentist based mostly off of an inventory her father helped her create.
“Many youngsters develop up figuring out precisely what they wish to be. Except for desirous to be a baker in elementary faculty I didn’t actually have that. By the point I reached highschool my father took discover of this and had a (refined) dialog with me,” stated Kumar. “We went to dinner the place he proceeded to make an inventory of fields I used to be fascinated about… it was clean. He moved on to areas I used to be not fascinated about – the listing was lengthy. Via the method of elimination we ended up on dentistry.”
As she perused dentistry it grew to become clearer and clearer it was the trail for her.
“Looking back it makes excellent sense. I really like working with my fingers (my mom is an artist), as nicely the science and definitive nature behind how the physique works (my father is molecular biochemist),” stated Kumar. “I’m only a mixture of my dad and mom. It was an surprising bonus to be in a profession the place I get to make life lengthy connections with fantastic folks.”
Kumar stated she takes the TSD method that she was taught when coping with an anxious or scared affected person.
“We have been at all times taught “TSD” for sufferers, which interprets to Inform, Present, Do. I do this with my anxious sufferers together with giving them the respect they deserve, not ignoring their fears or issues in addition to permitting ample time to perform our job nevertheless large or small,” stated Kumar.
Kumar stated she believes that beauty work takes the longest time to do as a result of the therapy course of is lengthy and complex.
“It’s essential to know what the affected person wants vs. what they need, then to marry the 2 whereas utilizing the fitting instruments to teach the affected person alongside the way in which,” stated Kumar.
The dental workplace is situated at 211 New Britain Street # 204, Kensington. Kumar’s hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 8 a.m. to five p.m. There are three full-time staff, and three part-time staff on workers.
