Dentist Near Southern Crossing

Close to Work and Home in Southern Crossing

The Bend City Council created the Southern Crossing neighborhood district in 2003, the fifth of the city's neighborhood groups. Inside Bend city limits in Deschutes County, it spreads across both sides of the Deschutes River around the Old Mill District, bounded by the Bend Parkway on the east and Powers Rd on the south. The neighborhood association describes it as the heart of town, with homes mixed among shops, restaurants and entertainment spots such as the Box Factory and the Hayden Homes Amphitheater.

That mix means two kinds of patients come from the district: people who live there and people who work there. Shop staff, restaurant crews and office workers often prefer a dentist close to the job, while residents want one close to home. Our Chandler Ave. office suits both, a short hop over the river on Reed Market Rd.

The neighborhood keeps changing, too. The association calls the Timber Yards master plan the most significant new development in Southern Crossing, and the City's Neighborhood Connections program has explored better walking and biking links and slower, safer streets. Newcomers settling into these subdivisions will be looking for a dental home, and ours is minutes away.

Dental Notes for People Who Live and Work in Southern Crossing

Customer-facing jobs put a smile front and center, so cosmetic care and straighter teeth can matter a great deal to working adults. Professional whitening is customized to each patient, and bonding can disguise a chip or a small gap. For crowding or mild to moderate misalignment, Invisalign® clear aligners are planned with advanced 3D imaging technology and switched out about every one to two weeks.

Bonding and veneers solve different problems. Bonding shapes tooth-colored material over a chip, a small gap or a stained spot, while porcelain veneers cover the front of the teeth for a larger change in shape or color. Dr. Tasooji counts cosmetics among her special interests, and both dentists can show you which approach suits the teeth you want to change.

Younger workers in their late teens or early twenties are also at the age when wisdom teeth arrive. Overcrowding, damage to the molars next door, infection and lingering soreness at the back of the jaw are reasons to have them evaluated. Planning ahead lets you schedule the extraction around your work calendar.

Summer here means float trips launched from Farewell Bend Park and afternoons at Riverbend Park, which has an off-leash dog area with river access and a footbridge across to Farewell Bend. Wet rocks along the bank can chip a tooth, and an office just across the river is close by when that happens.

Workday-Friendly Care from a Dentist Near Southern Crossing

• Invisalign®

  Clear, removable aligners straighten mild to moderate misalignment for teens and adults. Treatment averages about 12 to 18 months, with each set worn for one to two weeks. Because the aligners come out, meals at work need no special planning.

• Cosmetic Dentistry

  Professional teeth whitening, bonding for chips, small gaps and discoloration, and porcelain veneers. Each one brightens a smile that people in Southern Crossing's shops and restaurants see all day.

• Preventative Dentistry

  Routine check-ups, cleanings and exams remove plaque and tartar and look for decay, gum disease and oral cancer. Keeping them on the calendar is the simplest way to avoid bigger repairs later.

• Restorative Dentistry

  Tooth-colored fillings replace worn ones, and crowns, bridges and root canal therapy handle bigger damage. Root canal treatment is done with local anesthesia.

• Wisdom Teeth Extraction

  Third molars usually emerge in the late teens or early twenties. An evaluation shows whether they risk crowding, infection or damage to neighboring teeth and whether removal makes sense.

The complete services overview also covers dental implants and gum disease treatment.