Dental Care Seattle
Michael Mulick, DMD:
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I recently got back from the dentist very pleased with my final results after being kind of a pain in the ass, so I am writing this review as a thank you to Dr. Mulick’s office and his staff. I want people to know that they have treated me very well – better than any dentist I’ve had before in my 20+ years of dentist visits. I went for a cleaning & exam, zoom whitening, and bonding on my six top front teeth. The first time I went, I can’t remember the first hygenist’s name but I worked with her and Dr. Curalli who took excellent care of me. They even were kind enough to answer some silly questions I had like why is it that I salivate so much when I’m making out with someone, do you see something wrong with the inside of my mouth? or I feel like my gag reflex is really bad, what can I do to make that better?… that sorta thing. I don’t get my mouth examined very often (in a medical capacity at least) so of course I’m going to ask these questions to people I think would know the answer!! And besides, it’s fun to make people laugh. ^_^ Anyway, I told them about the cosmetic plans I had in mind for the future and they were great at helping me understand the different options they had available. On my second visit I had zoom whitening done as well as composite work done by Dr. Mulick to replace the old bonding I had done for fluorosis on my top teeth about ten years ago. On top of that I had a special request – to increase the size of my top canines to make them look more pronounced and masculinize my smile. I’ve seen guys with big canines and I always think it makes this sorta look is very sexy..not twilight exactly, more caveman, more werewolf than vampire if you will, though not something that would interfere with the ability to eat, talk, etc. He suggested veneers which of course makes sense and I am on board with going that route in the next year or so but he also agreed to my suggestion which was that in the meantime we could try to do it with composites and let me ‘wear’ them to figure out if doing something more permanent with veneers was the route I want to go in the future. He explained all the risks since composites are not as strong as veneers but he was very cool and patient with me through the entire process. I’m not sure that anyone has requested this type of thing from Dr. Mulick before but I can tell you that he worked very hard to accommodate me to achieve exactly the look of my teeth that I was going for. It was tricky work and it took about three visits for me to get it just exactly how I wanted, but the reason for that many visits was because (1) I was being very particular about what I want and (2) he was taking a conservative approach, slowly building and shaping them, letting me wear them for a few days to see what I thought, etc. I had never thought of a dentist taking that kind of approach before and not only is it smart, but it also allowed to where if I needed a slight adjustment on something in a week or two from my last visit, he didn’t charge me extra or anything to fix it. By taking smaller steps to build up to something unique that relatively few people request of their dentists, Dr. Mulick was able to expertly craft my smile to reach the exact goal I had in mind. His assistants Brooke and Vanessa were totally awesome too – they helped talk me through my concerns, guided me on my thinking for what I was going for, and did everything they could to make me feel completely comfortable and free of worry. Dr. Mulick and his staff provided excellent care. They are caring, very personable, super patient (especially with someone as high maintenance as me!) and extremely knowledgeable. If you’re looking for a good cosmetic dentistry or just a regular one, Dr. Mulick’s office is the place to go. It’s close to cap hill / first hill and conveniently located on several bus routes or just within walking distance if you’re not too far from Seattle University. People are really taking notice of how cool my smile looks now and I tell all of them that I’ve been to a few other dentists on the hill and this is THE place to go if you can. I’m incredibly satisfied with my experience and hope that if you’re in the market for a new dentist or need cosmetic work that your regular dentist doesn’t do, you give Dr. Mulick’s office a try. You may never go to a different dentist again.