Dr. Scott Bankhead is originally a native of Ohio, having graduated from The Ohio State University in 1989. After graduating, he practiced as an associate dentist for two years in Ohio before moving to New England. His love of New England led him to move to Boston in 1991 where he established his first private dental practice. He opened his second dental office in Bellingham in 1997, which became his sole location a year later.
Dr. Scott Bankhead is not only a highly-trained dental professional experienced in all aspects of dental treatment (thereby rarely requiring patients to be referred out to other offices for any treatment), but also highly sensitive to the fears and concerns of the dentally anxious. As a result of his desire to help these patients, Dr. Scott Bankhead became certified through the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (D.O.C.S.) and offers a variety of comfortable options for dental treatment. Visit the following website to view two television commercials with Dr. Scott Bankhead regarding sedation dentistry http://www.sedationnetwork.com/commercials.html
Dr. Scott Bankhead performs all traditional methods of dentistry including amalgam (silver) and composite (white) fillings, veneers, crowns, bridges, sealants, tooth whitening, dentures and partial denture fabrication.
Dr. Scott Bankhead can ALSO treat the majority of advanced dental problems, including many problems often performed by "specialists" in the majority of cases because of his extensive training in the following areas:
Endodontics (root canals) and Endodontic Surgery (apicoectomy)
Periodontal Surgery (including pocket elimination, soft tissue grafts and bone grafts)
Oral Surgery (complicated extractions, including impacted third molars (wisdom teeth) )
Dental Implants (Dr. Scott Bankhead places and restores dental implants and performs bone grafts if insufficient bone exists) for individual and multiple tooth replacement. We also utilize implants for denture and partial stabilization.
Full-Mouth Restorations/Reconstruction (for cosmetics and rehabilitation or rebuilding the "bite")
Advanced "Smile" Esthetics (smile makeovers). Our office provides offers both traditional and "non-prep" veneers as well as all porcelain crowns.
TMD/TMJ pain/dysfunction
Comprehensive and Limited Orthodontics for Children and Adults. Dr. Scott Bankhead is trained in traditional orthodontics as well as offering the option of "invisible" and lingual (on the tongue side) braces.
Dr. Scott Bankhead's professional associations and memberships:
The American Dental Association
The Massachusetts Dental Society
The Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (Certified D.O.C.S. provider)
The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
The Academy of General Dentistry
The Center for Esthetic Excellence (Chicago)
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
The American Academy of Craniofacial Pain
The International Congress of Oral Implantologists (recently awarded Fellowship status)
The American College of Oral Implantology
The International Association for Orthodontics (IAO)
The Mid-America Orthodontic Society
The American Lingual Orthodontic Association
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)
World Society for the Protection of Animals (www.wspa-usa.org)
Best Friends Animal Society (www.bestfriends.org)
American Wildlife Federation
World Wildlife Fund
Dr. Scott Bankhead considers it his professional responsibility to be a continuous student of dentistry. His regular and frequent attendance at dental education courses around the country and throughout the world ensures that he is knowledgeable in all phases of dentistry and keeps him current with the rapid innovations in his field.