The most important thing is the first impression – everyone has heard it. In the age of social media, public appearances and widespread judging by profile pictures, the visual aspect has become even more important. Today, a healthy, aesthetically pleasing smile is not a luxury, but part of one’s image – both personal and professional. Maciej Drosd, a cosmetic dentist and the originator of DentalCamp, also knows this very well.
As they see you, so they write you – is another old but still valid saying. In professional, social or private contacts – appearance, especially a smile, plays a key role.
– Patients most often come to me and say that they feel limited, something is wrong, they can’t fully express themselves. They are bothered by crooked, small, invisible, discolored, worn-out teeth – says cosmetic dentist Maciej Drosd, then adds:On the other hand, in fact, it’s always about the fact that they are ashamed to smile. This makes them feel inferior, incomplete. They have reached a point in their lives where they feel they are losing something.
Technology and science to the rescue of smiles
Technology and science have never been as closely linked as they are now. However, it is worth noting that over the years the situation has reversed.
– Some time ago, when my dad was still working as a dentist, problems were solved on the fly. Because of this, the result obtained was often somewhat haphazard. Today, we are always guided first and foremost by the aesthetics of the smile. We try, with the help of 3D visualizations and super-accurate digital photos, to develop a new face for the patient that is as smiling and as good-looking as possible. Only then, for this smile – the desired end result – do we select the necessary techniques from the entire portfolio of dental treatments – from ordinary treatment, to orthodontics, surgery, implantology, prosthodontics, to veneers and crowns – explains the expert and adds:That is, de facto we are such a bit of multi-instrumentalists these days, and we are not limited to only one method, and the overriding goal is to find beauty on the face.
We work on the person, not the teeth
Man is not just a carrier of teeth – he is, after all, a complex living being.
With my team, we always focus on the fact that, however, on the other side here is a human being – a person who has some complexes, who is afraid of something. With this in mind, we have created the entire patient path in such a way that we take care of him not only dentistically, but also emotionally. That is, de facto first of all we try to establish a safe operating principle for our patient, one that will give him mental comfort -.points out Maciej Drosd.
The first step is always the same – simulating the end result. Before we start work, each patient knows exactly how they will look. The comfort of our patients is also about time. To this end, we have opened our own dental laboratory at our clinic in order to speed up the treatment process as much as possible. We no longer need to send anything anywhere, we have a large digital lab at our place, so we send various data to patients over the Internet -.he emphasizes.
DentalCamp the answer to chronic lack of time
Today, time takes on a special meaning – not many people want to take time off from work every now and then, or arrange child care, just to go to the dentist. In turn, bosses at work don’t like it when key employees are missing.
–All this pushed us to organize a concept with the working name DentalCamp – a dental vacation. Thanks to the fact that I have specialists in all areas of dentistry under one roof and my own laboratory at the clinic, we prepare such a full patient journey during the initial visits. As a result of good preparation, most of the smile makeovers we are
able to close in three days (Monday to Wednesday) the stay of our patients in one of our clinics, in Torun, Wroclaw or Bydgoszcz. During this time, our entire team focuses its attention on one patient and people can start living, smiling after just these three days -.describes the originator of DentalCamp.
– For us, the greatest joy and clear evidence of a job well done are the reactions of patients – these are always stories full of emotion. There are sometimes shrugs, tears, various warm moments and emotions. Some stories stay with us forever – some patients, for example, stay with us for longer. These are the moments when people are born anew – and they are. emphasizes Maciej Drozd and recalls:I especially like the moments when, after a few months, when the emotions have already subsided, suddenly enters the lady who originally reported as invisible, contrite, full of shame, a person who has always put her family, children, husband before herself.The same woman, when she arrives after those few months, has a different hairstyle, completely different styling, is full of life, they seem to be taller, she is smiling, she even flows in the air. It’s hard to describe in words, while each time these stories stay with us forever and no doubt are a driving force for action.
An expensive smile, or how much does happiness cost?
At the end of the conversation, the same question always comes up – how much does it cost. I’m fully aware that money doesn’t grow on trees for anyone these days, and it’s extremely important for our patients to know what they’ll have to deal with – and that’s what we’re doing. emphasizes the expert and explains:The simplest metamorphosis, in people with a set of relatively healthy teeth, using composite, costs about 10 thousand zlotys. Especially for young people, this is an attractive option – they actually don’t earn that much yet, and already need a new smile, if only for professional reasons.
– Next level– continues Maciej Drosd – are smiles, where the main criterion
is not so much the execution time, but the durability of the solution. This entails the use of other materials, most often we are talking about ceramic veneers. Their durability is usually several decades, and the cost is amounts ranging from 30 thousand upwards. By the way, it’s amazing how much progress has been made in dental technology. These veneers that we put on our patients today are about ten times harder than such classic ones, making their lifespan twenty, thirty, you can even get more years. These are the amounts that come up most often.
– Of course, the more neglected the teeth, the more work we have to do at the very beginning,
The larger the bill will be. The amounts may scare you, but remember that in return you get the result of decades more of a better quality of life – and that’s what you get. he concludes.
Dr. Maciej Drosd is one of the pioneers of cosmetic dentistry in Poland
and founder of a network of modern clinics located in Torun, Wloclawek and Bydgoszcz. For more than 25 years, he has been helping patients regain their self-confidence by creating beautiful, healthy smiles. He is a graduate of the Medical Academy in Gdansk, a graduate of the Implant Curriculum in Frankfurt and a specialist in dental prosthetics. He has also completed numerous postgraduate training courses in psychology and business psychology, which allows him to care for patients in a holistic and multidimensional way – taking into account both their health and emotional needs. Dr. Drosd has lectured and trained in implantology and cosmetic dentistry around the world for many years. He collaborates as a scientific consultant with leading dental companies and constantly improves his competence by attending international conferences and trainings.He is also the creator of an original mentoring program for young dentists – he passionately supports the next generation of dentists by sharing his knowledge and experience. In his daily practice, he combines precision, modern technology and a sense of aesthetics with a deep understanding of human beings – creating smiles that truly change lives.
