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20 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, February 20, 2008 "It is very gratifying to see people who rarely smile transformed into people who love to smile," says Dr. George Arvanitis, founder of the clinic that has made a sucâ€" cessful name for itself by offering a soothâ€" ing, spaâ€"like"environment where patients can Q_ rvanitis and Associates â€" Dentistry by sign clinic in Waterloo is changing lives, one smile at a time. This winning team of dentists â€" including Dr. George Arvanitis, Dr. Karen Lee and Dr. Michael Farhadian â€" and hygienists provides all the facets of dental care required to creâ€" ate a gorgeous new smile or simply maintain the one you already have. Arvanitis and Associates â€" dental services that make you smile Dr. Michael Farhardian, the newest addition to the Arvanitis and Associates dental team, chats with one of his patients before a proâ€" cedure. Business Profile relax before and during their dental proceâ€" Giving somebody a new smile is an artâ€" form that Dr. Arvanitis fell in love with 15 years ago after hearing a dentist from New York City speak on the topic of cosmetic dentistry. *He was transforming people‘s lives with the work he did and that appealed to me," explained Dr. Arvanitis, who has been putâ€" ting his patients‘ smiles back together for more than 18 years â€" and giving their self confidence a boost in the process."I love the whole transformation process and the changes it brings to people‘s self confiâ€" cence." WR | mplant surgery For missing teeth, Dr. Arvanitis perâ€" forms both the implant surgery and the prosthetics allowing patients the ability to have the whole procedure coâ€"ordinated by one clinician. This is especially important today as the field of dental implants is evolyâ€" ing. "We now offer immediate implants," Dr. Arvanitis explained. "That means that you can lose a tooth and have it replaced immediateâ€" ly with a new implant supported tooth. It‘s like you never even lost it," he said. "It‘s really exciting, and espeâ€" cially useful if the tooth that‘s has to come out is in front." Dr. Arvanitis said the new techâ€" niques allow for fewer surgeries and better tissue and tooth aesthetics. It is now possible to achieve perfection with an implant tooth blending in so perfectly that not even a dentist could tell it isn‘t your own tooth. Oral sedation Another practice used at Arvanitis and Associates to increase the comfort of their patients is oral sedation. A relaxed patient can have more work performed in fewer appointâ€" ments with less stress and less time taken away from their busy lives. According to Dr. Arvanitis they use oral sedation for the longer appointâ€" ments when a moderate level of sedaâ€"