Dentistry at Millennium Park, Chicago  -- WE are about as "GREEN" (Environmentally Conscious) a dental office as you can possibly get.  We have always been concerned for the environment and we were "GREEN", before it was popular. 

We have been Environmentally Conscious for so many years, well before the new "green" dental offices were even built! 

We stopped placing Silver Amalgam (Mercury containing) fillings back in 1980, way before most dental offices.  In 1981, we computerized our dental office (also before most dental practices).  Now you may ask how does a computer make an office "GREEN"?  By utilizing computer technology, we were able to reduce our paper consumption.  Today, we are one of the few dental offices that has computer systems which are significantly more advanced allowing us to be considered "Chartless" (we have no physical patient record, it is all computer based) and therefore our paper consumption is about 97% less than the typical dental office.

We submit dental insurance claims electronically, through the internet (via a HIPAA compliant portal), without any paper being used and we can attach digital radiographs (x-rays) and digital photographs to the file thereby reducing the need to produce a radiograph or photograph hard copy.  This electronic claim is also processed much faster for patient reimbursement.

We incorporated Digital Radiography (x-ray) very early on and this technology helps the environment because it allows us to take x-rays via a computer and without the use of any Chemicals (which are necessary to develop and process fiim-based radiographs).  We have the ability to email the radiographs to specialists so that no paper is used.

We recycle paper, cardboard, plastic and toner cartridges and we use recycled goods whenever available.

When many dental offices use Chemical Sterilizers, we have always (since the 1950's) used Steam Autoclaves (which produce safe steam (water vapor) as a by product).  We have never used Gluteraldehyde (a formaldehyde based antibacterial agent) for surface disinfection, as we did not like the side effects of this caustic chemical.  Instead, we used non-toxic, safer solutions.

When our office was recently built, we used renewable resources and designed the office to use energy star efficient devices and computer equipment.  Our Dental Cabinetry is constructed with recycled materials.  We have low water usage dental equipment, purify our own water with an advanced water multi-level filtration system and use compact fluorescent light bulbs for our primary lighting.

We are friendly and welcome you to come in for a tour anytime.

     We are proud to receive the following honors:

Lumineer Certified Dental Office

Oral CDx Certified Dental Office

Scientific Intake Certified Dental Office

Member, in good standing, of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry

Member, in good standing, of the American Dental Association

Member, in good standing, of the Chicago Dental Society

Member, in good standing, of the Illinois State Dental Society

2008 Member of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago