Welcome

You are invited to visit one of the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art dental practices in the desert area. We strive to provide you with the most comprehensive treatment planning and modern dental care available in hopes of making certain that your smile gives you comfort that total oral health demands. Through an ongoing relationship with you and your family, we will do the very best that is within our means to ensure a lifetime of healthy smiles for you and yours. Learn more about Dr. Lemay.

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Mission

It is our goal to provide you with the highest quality of dental care, taking into account all aspects of dental science. Our dental team, under the direction of the dentist, intertwines knowledge of oral diseases and abnormal conditions, surgery, art, biological engineering, nutrition, counseling, economics, and "common sense" in order to provide sound advice and care for you, as they pertain to dental treatment. Your safety and well-being must always be at the top of our priority list as we endeavor to meet your dental needs, taking into account your chief concern, perceptions, and overall health. Furthermore, we play a key role in your education so that you may learn how to better manage home oral hygiene and maintenance. Hopefully, through adhering to our mission, we will significantly improve the quality of life for those who entrust us to care for their oral health while upholding honesty, integrity, and professionalism as fundamental components of our practice. Our goal is to provide the best care possible for our patients with a comprehensive treatment philosophy and to provide each client with all the different alternatives possible to treat their condition so they can make a clear decision!

Meet Dr. Lemay

Dr. Lemay's Resume

Dr. Lemay's Philosophy

Dr. Lemay's twenty years of experience make him a complete practitioner. His dental practices in a secluded area north of Quebec afforded him the opportunity to learn and practice all fields of dentistry from cosmetic dentistry to the most complex root canals and dental surgeries.

When visiting Dr. Lemay's office, you will be treated by a dentist with the finest technology available, and by a professional able to perform most procedures in the dental field. This will enable patients to have most dental treatment performed at our office, rather than being referred to other dentists.

With Dr. Lemay's fifteen years experience, patients realize that they will be provided all the different alternatives possible for each of their dental related needs, not only one solution. Hence, the name of the office is Desert Dental Alternatives.

Meet Our Hygienists

Javi

I am a Registered Dental Hygienist. I have been a Hygienist for several years, and I look forward to a long term relationship with our clients. I have additional training for Deep Cleaning's, utilizing the latest laser technology available. I am fluent in English and Spanish, and look forwarding to addressing your dental hygiene needs. Please ask me any questions regarding your dental concerns.

Kathy

My name is Kathy, and I am a Registered Dental Hygienist. I have over twenty years

experience and will make your visit as comfortable as possible. I am very familiar with

all the latest technology, and will do my best to ensure the best possible dental health for

you.

Meet our Front Office Staff

What's Different About Us

No two dental practices are alike. Each takes on the characteristics of the practitioner who owns it. The personality of the owner is probably the key to how that office "feels" when you walk in the door. Some practices may feel "clinical and efficient", while others feel somewhat more comfortable. The dentist's personality is reflected in his or her treatment preferences as well. The fact that different dentists will suggest different plans to treat your condition does not necessarily mean that one plan is better than another. Most dentists will suggest what they feel to be the very best plan for any given patient. The differences between the treatment suggested by one dentist and that of another reflects that dentist's preferences based on his or her skill level, training, and experience.

It is important to remember that there are numerous ways to treat the same situation, and it is important for the dentist to develop a customized treatment plan for each patient's specific situation, taking into account the severity and presence of disease and the expectations of the patient. A major part of the decision-making process may be financial, but the dentist has an ethical responsibility to present all reasonable treatment options to the patient without pre-judging their ability to pay for treatment. The dentist should provide adequate information to the patient for them to make a decision about his or her own care. It is the patient's responsibility to decide which treatment best suits his or her budget and make an educated decision about the choice selected, understanding the risks and benefits of selecting one treatment over another.

Think of treatment plans like various models of cars offered by different dealers. All of the models are new and will work reasonably well out of the lot. The higher end models, however, have some advantages not found in the less expensive models. Some options add years to the life of the car. Some add to the appearance and enjoyment of driving it. Dental treatment plans are like that too. Saving a badly damaged tooth with a root canal and a crown may preserve it for a long time, but there is a greater financial investment up front than what may appear at the onset to be less expensive options, like a large filling or extraction. In the long run, however, "less expensive" alternative treatments may end up costing a great deal more than ideal treatment at the onset. For instance, replacing a missing tooth to stop problems with the bite and TMJ may require a fixed bridge, an implant, or a removable partial denture.

All dentists who have graduated from an accredited dental school should be technically competent to perform any procedure that they personally feel comfortable performing. But it is important to remember that each one is an individual, and no two dentists can perform exactly the same technical procedure in exactly the same way. As a result, fees vary greatly for the same procedures between dentists.

Most dental practices roughly fall into one of four categories. Type I dental practices are usually geared toward providing short-term and "emergency" treatment; treatment plans are usually geared toward providing a basic prognosis of 1-5 years and often are usually insurance-company driven, providing very little if any "high-end" dental procedures like crowns and implants. Type II practices are usually family-based practices that serve a high-number of people and may also be insurance-company driven; treatment plans are usually geared toward an outcome of 1-5 years, but usually encompass some higher end procedures like single crowns. It would not be uncommon for a Type I or II dentist to be a "provider" dentist in a managed healthcare program, like an HMO or PPO; these practices are often very busy because they have to be for a dentist to profit from lower-fee services. Type III practices are usually not insurance-based and focus on providing lifetime dental care for families and adults; these practices usually provide multiple treatment options for their patients and depend on their patients to help their practices grow through direct referrals. Type IV practices are high-end, elite, spa-like practices that provide advance cosmetic and reconstructive care designed to last as long as technology will allow; these practices are all exclusively fee-for-service and require extreme commitment to professional achievement by the dentist.

Dr. Lemay's practice is unique in that it is between a Type III and IV. Complete, customized treatment plans are presented to each new patient. Our job is to educate our patients so that they can make their own decisions about care. We are willing to assist our patients with their insurance issues, but we do not allow insurance companies to dictate care for our patients. Through honesty and continuing development of our professional competency through continuing education, we strive to provide the very best care possible to a wide range of people of all ages.