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A Team Approach Results In Healthy, Beautiful Smiles

Every smile should be its most beautiful, and every smile needs to be functional. Straightening teeth is only the start of creating a functional bite. Achieving all the ingredients of both a beautiful and functional smile often requires dental teamwork among several dental specialists.

When Dr. David Kemp, orthodontist, and Dr. Dennis Wells, cosmetic dental specialist, partner to take care of their mutual patients’ oral health, they work together to achieve the best results of function, symmetry and balance of their patients’ bites and beautiful smiles.

For Dr. Kemp, becoming an orthodontist has been a lifelong goal. “A smile is usually the first thing you notice about someone. When I was a little boy, I never wanted to smile because I had very crooked and misaligned teeth. Fortunately, my mom made orthodontic treatment a priority for me. From the moment I walked into that office, I was hooked on orthodontics and creating beautiful smiles so that everyone could smile more and radiate happiness into their worlds.

“As a practicing orthodontist for over 34 years, I have been rewarded by giving people, like my 10-year-old self, the confidence to beam bright and beautiful smiles across the world.”

Dr. Kemp relates the advances that make his team and their practice stand out from other orthodontic practices. “My practice has a talented and caring team, from my partner, Dr. Rice, to our front office team, our clinical assistants, and our in-house lab team. Each of us brings the highest standards and attention to detail to give our patients the best smiles attainable. Our appliances and techniques are always on the cutting edge of orthodontic technology, from our ultra-aesthetic bracket system that is virtually invisible to our K-Aligner system that creates custom aligners for our patients. Other advances in orthodontic treatment you find in our offices are our intra-oral scanners and 3D printers. No more messy trays for impressions!”

As Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells work together on their mutual patients, their collaboration provides a synergistic solution for many of their patients’ problems. When teeth do not function properly, this dysfunction can cause harm to gums, bones and jaw joints. Orthodontic treatment can be used as a first step to correct the bite to provide a better functioning jaw with great symmetry of upper and lower jaws, better facial soft tissue balance, and the improvement of smile line aesthetics.

A smile is an expression of the inward you that you choose to share outwardly with the world. Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells have made it the focus of their careers to help their patients reflect this inward beauty to the world by giving them their most beautiful and healthy smiles.

For Dr. Wells, being a dentist was not something he says he thought much about growing up. “It was one of those lucky choices in my life as I did not know a lot about dentistry in my early years, but simply had some family friends who encouraged me to consider it. It was not until my third year of dental school that I found my passion for doing artistic dental procedures and realized that this is what I really wanted to do with my life.”

Being part of the talented team at the Nashville Center for Aesthetic Dentistry in Brentwood is something he says he also considers lucky. “I am very blessed to have a team of individuals who are super committed to excellence in workmanship and customer service. This culture of excellence has evolved over many years as a result of long-term team members who have set the standards for new employees to follow. At the same time, everyone in our organization has an ongoing desire to improve and be better. It’s just awesome to see the level of dedication these people bring to their work and to our patients!”

The Center has a passion for excellence and a relentless commitment to being as non-invasive as possible with elective cosmetic procedures. “Our creation of the no-prep porcelain veneer has continued to be one of our primary areas of focus and our biggest weapon for creating beautiful smiles,” says Dr. Wells. “In addition, we also take great pride in being lifelong students of nature and of cultural beauty. We feel we have a unique perspective and expertise in blending the natural world with the enhanced cosmetic features that are popular in the beauty world.”

Advances in cosmetic dentistry have indeed made procedures less painful and invasive. “In our opinion, the biggest advancement is in doing cosmetic dental makeovers with little to no tooth reduction,” says Dr. Wells. “Avoiding enamel removal will always mean less discomfort and less risk of complications. Of course, not every case is a candidate for this ultra-conservative approach, but it is certainly our ‘go to’ procedure when possible.”

Working with Dr. Kemp allows him to provide patients with a truly holistic dental experience. By working as a team and using their individual expertise, they are able to create the best outcomes for their patients.

“Dr. Kemp is an outstanding orthodontist whom I admire in so many ways,” says Dr. Wells. “It is a pleasure to work with him side by side on cases that require a multi-disciplinary approach, and many of our patients have benefited by first having the alignment and function of their teeth idealized prior to our cosmetic treatments that provide the final touches.”

Here are a few patient experiences with Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells:

1.     Ansley Ecker

While Ansley, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2020, already had a happy smile, she now has an even more beautiful smile. Ansley has been confidently showing off her virtually invisible Clarity brackets. This is from a posting of hers on social media: “I took a huge step to making my smile perfect! In these photos you might say, ‘Nothing looks different. What did you do?’ Take a closer look. I now have braces that are clear and unnoticeable! Thanks to Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells for a winning, beautiful smile!”

2.     Sofie Rovenstine

Sofie remembers when her smile wasn't perfect and how just that one aspect affected her self-image. In 2017, when Sofie won the Miss Tennessee Teen crown, she and her team set their goal to win the Miss Teen USA crown. One of the steps to achieving this goal was to improve her smile. However, there was a brief window of time in which to help Sofie, due to her timeline of photo shoots and the date of the national pageant. She turned to Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells, and through their trusted partnership, they perfected her now signature smile.  That new smile helped give Sofie the confidence to earn sixth place out of 50 competitors. Soon after her National Miss Teen USA competition, Sofie was selected to partner with Victoria’s Secret and walk the famous runway. She now is one of the world's most sought-after models.

“I’m so happy to have a new smile that lets my inner beauty shine. I haven’t been able to stop smiling, honestly. I feel more confident now and others have noticed it too!” says Sofie.

 

3.     Kaylee McCollum

Dr. Kemp and Dr. Wells enhanced Kaylee McCollum’s smile from a lovely smile to a powerful smile. This Mississippi beauty finished third runner up in the Miss Teen USA stage in Reno, Nevada.

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