Okamura Kim

Remember the last time you had a really good laugh? Not a chuckle. Or a polite smile at an off-center joke. But a body-shaking howl that felt so good it had your soul shimmying like your crazy Uncle Bob in a Conga line. You still can't figure out why you're paying so much for someone in latex gloves to spend 5 minutes looking disapprovingly in your mouth.

Specialized, LED light-activated whitening gels are far more powerful than the stuff you can buy over the counter. They can effectively whiten teeth several shades-in a single treatment. And now, our Iveri Speed take-home whitening kit makes it even easier. No more clunky R2D2-looking machine or hours in the dental chair.

Dr. Okamura was very reassuring that she could help with the anxiety (conscious sedation!) and we came up with a plan together. Going into her office was fun-with constant laughter and good humor. I absolutely loved my smile at the end of the process.

It's incredibly rare to be born with a smile that brings us total satisfaction. A combination of genetics, chance, and oral changes during infancy and childhood make for a smile that may not represent us the way we'd like it to. Cosmetic dentistry allows you to manipulate that smile and transform it to one that does embody your true self.