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22nd Century Media | April 25, 2019 | 25<br />
Mill Pond Dental Group helps patients maintain oral health<br />
Dr. Eric Young knew he wanted to be<br />
a dentist after growing up in Panama and<br />
seeing the need for good dentistry.<br />
“In a third-world country you see how<br />
important dentistry is and how bad it is,”<br />
Young said. “Since I was in high school, I<br />
knew I wanted to work in dentistry to help<br />
people with their oral health.”<br />
And after going to Loyola University<br />
for an undergraduate degree, Northwestern<br />
University for his master’s and Marquette<br />
for a doctorate in dental science,<br />
he began his own practice at Mill Pond<br />
Dental Group in Mokena.<br />
Mill Pond Dental Group is a general<br />
dental office that provides preventative<br />
care, such as general cleaning, to advance<br />
services, such as full-mouth rehabilitation.<br />
After more than a year at Mill Pond<br />
Dental Group, Young wants to help patients<br />
learn and practice preventative<br />
health care.<br />
“It is important not to put off your dental<br />
work because then it becomes more<br />
expensive and becomes more involved,”<br />
Young said. “As dentists, we are pretty<br />
good at fixing things, but I want to shift<br />
that focus to a preventative point of view,<br />
rather than a fixing-it point of view.”<br />
Young said many times people wait<br />
until they have a problem to come in for<br />
dental work, when they should come in<br />
regularly so they can keep up good health.<br />
One of the biggest keys to maintaining<br />
healthy teeth and gums is to make an appointment<br />
at the dentist every six months<br />
for checkups and cleanings.<br />
Young suggests people should begin<br />
seeing a dentist when they begin getting<br />
teeth, which is in the first year of life.<br />
The first visit at Mill Pond Dental<br />
Group will always start with a comprehensive<br />
exam. During a comprehensive<br />
exam, Mill Pond Dental Group will take<br />
a series of X-rays to check everything<br />
from gum health to tooth health. After<br />
the exam, Young will review results and<br />
come up with a plan of action for patients.<br />
“After the X-rays we will establish what<br />
your needs are and how often you should<br />
come in,” Young said. “For any patient,<br />
regardless of the condition, a comprehensive<br />
exam is always a good place to start.<br />
We will help create a customized plan for<br />
you.”<br />
Young also noted Mill Pond Dental<br />
Group is equipped with a full digital office,<br />
enabling staff to use digital X-Rays,<br />
which produce less radiation than traditional<br />
X-rays.<br />
Mill Pond Dental Group also has CT<br />
scan machines that produce 3D X-rays<br />
to provide better diagnoses and treatment<br />
plans.<br />
The staff at Mill Pond Dental Group<br />
also helps patients maintain good oral hygiene<br />
by providing at-home oral hygiene<br />
care and nutrition tips.<br />
“We can always give pointers on how<br />
you can improve oral hygiene and give<br />
you tips on other oral hygiene instruments<br />
to keep your mouth nice and clean,”<br />
Young said. “Nutrition is also important.<br />
We can look at the type of diet you have<br />
and see how it is affecting your gums and<br />
teeth.”<br />
Mill Pond Dental Group prides itself on<br />
putting the patient first.<br />
“The patient experience is the number<br />
one, most important thing for us,” Young<br />
said. “We always put our patients first<br />
from the moment you call our office to<br />
the moment you step into the office and<br />
the moment you leave the office.”<br />
Young said communication is also essential.<br />
Patients can text the office and the<br />
messages go directly to Young. He is also<br />
regularly available by email or phone.<br />
“I make myself available to talk on the<br />
phone with patients directly,” Young said.<br />
“Personalized care is huge.”<br />
Mill Pond Dental group also offers patients<br />
a “comfort menu” to choose from<br />
during visits. The menu includes items<br />
such as headphones, aroma therapy, blankets<br />
and neck pillows to help enhance the<br />
patient experience.<br />
Submitted by Mill Pond Dental, 18700 Wolf<br />
Road, Suite 200, Mokena, open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.<br />
Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays,<br />
and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. For more information<br />
or to make an appointment, call (708)<br />
722-1600 or visit millponddentalgroup.com.<br />
Written by Alyssa Groh with 22CM Boost,<br />
the content-writing division of 22nd Century<br />
Media, publisher of this special section and<br />
newspaper.<br />
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and the atmosphere<br />
is welcoming and<br />
comfortable.”<br />
— Laural, Mokena<br />
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