Halloween is just around the corner! Children all over will storm out into the streets en masse in search of the ever-so-elusive normal sized candy bar (does ANYONE still pass those out?). Halloween is a lot of fun for kids (and adults). We all remember the joy of getting home after Trick-or-Treat and discovering the […]

The Problem with Dental Insurance Dental Insurance gets more confusing every year. The biggest problem is that insurance companies are in business to make money. That means they have to take in more money than they pay out. On average, for every $100 you pay in premiums, the insurance company pays out about $75 in […]

The HealthPark Vision “Helping People Help Themselves” has been the vision of HealthPark Dentistry since its inception almost 50 years ago. Dr. Chuck Smith and his staff decided from day one that building a good relationship with our patients was extremely important. This would create a partnership where the patients are comfortable to talk with […]

A high quality dentist is a given at HealthPark. Our specialists and 3 general dentists, who are heavily involved in continuing education, keep us on the cutting edge of modern dentistry.

Thanks to strong community support and growing needs in the Troy/Tipp City area, HealthPark Dentistry has added a new dentist to its group dental practice in Tipp City. Dr. Kari Gano joins HealthPark after 4 years of private practice in Memphis, Tennessee. Kari Gano, DDS attended the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, […]

Every time a we see a client we ask them at the end of the appointment to tell us how we did. One of our goals is to exceed a client’s expectations in every way possible. We always ask how we did because we have no way of knowing if we don’t get that feedback […]

I recently sat in with a small group in Columbus listening to the new Dean of Case Western University discussing the future of dentistry.  Just like all other facets of health care, dentistry is rapidly evolving from the 1 dentist small practice to multiple dentists working closely (often in the same facility) using patients’ electronic […]

Our lives seem to get busier every year. I grew up in Tipp during a quieter time when it was easier to slow down to reflect on the year and what we have done to improve the lives of those around us. I don’t thank my staff and the dentists who help me often enough. […]

Probably not, but MRSA, Enterovirus 68, and even the flu are bacterially transmitted diseases that many Americans are unknowingly exposed to everyday.  When you sit in a dental chair and look around everything looks clean, but what you don’t see makes a big difference.  Ever since AIDS first surfaced in the 1970’s dentistry has gone […]

This last week I met with the Ohio Dental Association’s Counsel on Dental Care. This Counsel is made up of 15 dentists around Ohio who meet regularly to coach the Ohio Dental Association on how to improve the quality of dental care for the people of Ohio. I have worked for over 20 years to […]