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COSMETIC TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · US Edition Publisher & Chairman Torsten Oemus t.oemus@dental-tribune.com Chief Operating Officer Eric Seid e.seid@dental-tribune.com Group Editor & Designer Robin Goodman r.goodman@dental-tribune.com Editor in Chief Cosmetic Tribune Dr. Lorin Berland d.berland@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor/Designer Implant, Endo & Lab Tribunes Sierra Rendon s.rendon@dental-tribune.com Managing Editor/Designer Ortho Tribune & Show Dailies Kristine Colker k.colker@dental-tribune.com Online Editor Fred Michmershuizen f.michmershuizen@dental-tribune.com Account Manager Mark Eisen m.eisen@dental-tribune.com Marketing Manager Anna Wlodarczyk a.wlodarczyk@dental-tribune.com Sales & Marketing Assistant Lorrie Young l.young@dental-tribune.com C.E. Manager Julia E. Wehkamp j.wehkamp@dental-tribune.com C.E. International Sales Manager Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Dental Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10011 Tel.: (212) 244-7181 Fax: (212) 244-7185 Published by Dental Tribune America © 2011 Dental Tribune America, LLC All rights reserved. Cosmetic Tribune strives to maintain utmost accuracy in its news and clini- cal reports. If you find a factual error or content that requires clarification, please contact Group Editor Robin Goodman at r.goodman@dental-tribune.com. Cosmetic Tribune cannot assume respon- sibility for the validity of product claims or for typographical errors. The pub- lisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Dental Tribune America. Do you have general comments or criti- cism you would like to share? Is there a particular topic you would like to see articles about in Cosmetic Tribune? Let us know by e-mailing feedback@ dental-tribune.com. We look forward to hearing from you! Tell us what you think! Clinical COSMETIC TRIBUNE | March 20112C Figs. 2a–c: Donna’s best smile the day we meet her. Figs. 3a, b: Donna sharing her true smile for the first time in decades. Fig. 2a Fig. 2b Fig. 2c Fig. 3a “I was so afraid the day I called to schedule my appointment. I was so fearful, yet I wanted to be present- able for my daughter’s wedding. She is the most wonderful daughter a mother could have, I would do anything for her, so I did the hardest thing I had ever done. I read about how you [Dr. Sama- ha] helped others who were deathly afraid of dental care like me. “This experience with you and your team has been amazing. I felt so safe within minutes of meeting you and your lovely team. My previous experi- ences were nothing but fright, doom and gloom, and with each new den- tist I felt more and more shame. You and your team are remarkable — you opened your arms and your hearts to me — hugging me and praying for me when you knew I needed it. “My first appointment with you became a life-changing day. The stories and pictures on your website gave me the courage to come see you. I couldn’t believe what you did for others, and after meeting you for the first time, I knew you could help me. In under three weeks, I was ready to stand tall with my daughter on her wedding day with a bright and beautiful smile like the smile I once had on my own wedding day, 40 years ago. I began to love myself too, in a brand new way, with all the shame of a diseased smile finally cast off. And I think my husband fell in love with me all over again. When my daughter and her husband left for the honeymoon, we felt like we were on our honey- moon, too. My husband was amazed and touched at how you were able to do what no one else could, mainly to get me beyond my fear. And no one can believe you did it without sedation or any drugs to calm me. I felt uplifted and supported from the first moment I walked into your office, and the day you eliminated my disease was one of the greatest days of my life. I can never thank you enough. Within three weeks, my treatment was complete, and I was not only freed from decades of disease, I had my pretty smile back. No words can express the overwhelming emotions of pure joy I felt in finding my smile again after so many years. Nothing can express the raw, overriding emotion my husband felt when he finally saw me with my new smile — the one he hadn’t seen for years.” ~ Donna Atkinson Fig. 3b Patient testimonial