By Matt Wiley
Already a household name in Hernando County, Shuayb Dental has opened an office right here in the New Tampa area and owners Omar Shuayb, DMD, and Mujib Shuayb, DMD, have spared no expense to give you a smile that you’ll be proud to display.
Located just south of Tampa Palms in the Oak Ramble shopping plaza on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd., Shuayb Dental utilizes the latest in technology to cater to your dental needs. Whether it’s a routine cleaning or even a cosmetic procedure, the New Tampa office’s primary dentist Dr. Omar Shuayb, the primary dentist at the New Tampa office, and his friendly staff will have you sporting a shiny, new smile in no time.
Graduates of both the University of South Florida in Tampa in 2001, brothers Omar and Mujib Shuayb both attended Boston University’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where they each received their Doctorate of Dental Medicine degrees in 2005.
“This is our third practice,” says Dr. Omar. “We have two other practices in Hernando County and they’re very busy. Mujib is still working the other offices, while I get this one established.”
The Shuaybs opened their first practice in Brooksville in 2005, followed by Spring Hill in 2009. The 2,800-sq.-ft. Tampa Palms-area office opened in November 2013 and features eight exam rooms, each with flat-screen TVs for patients to enjoy during their cleaning or any of the many other dental services that the practice offers.
Shuayb Dental really has it all covered at the new office. From periodontal gum treatment/cleaning — a slightly more intense form of a typical dental cleaning that can clean all the way up to a tooth’s root — to root canal therapy, Shuayb Dental is a one-stop shop for brightening your smile.
“We do oral surgery right here in the office,” Dr. Shuayb says. “We do almost any extraction, even wisdom teeth, in this office. Many other practices will send patients to an oral surgeon for that type of procedure.”
To aid in oral surgery, Dr. Shuayb says he purchased a high-tech oral CAT-scan machine for the office.
“The CAT-scan helps me to see if various cosmetic surgery procedures are an option for a patient,” he explains. “It’s cool because not too many practices have one. By conducting a CT (computed tomography) scan using the machine, I’m able to see if a patient’s jaw bone is level enough to put in a dental implant, or to see if the patient might need bone grafting.”
According to the practice’s website, bone grafting is done to help restore bones to their previous form following tooth loss, gum disease or trauma. So, after Dr. Shuayb removes a wisdom tooth, bone grafting may be needed to help the jawbone heal correctly.
In the case of dental implants, a synthetic structure that mimics the look of an actual tooth is “implanted” into a patient’s jawbone. A CT-scan is especially is important for implants because not every patient is a candidate. Dr. Shuayb says that dental implants require proper bone density and a good immune system, as the patient’s body has to be able to accept the implant.
Once an implant has been mounted and the jawbone has had time to grow around the base, a follow-up procedure will insert the synthetic tooth into its space. This procedure requires surgery using an anaesthetic, but still can be done right in the comfort of the Shuayb Dental office.
In addition to these services, Shuayb Dental also offers some orthodontic work, in the form of Invisalign aligners, which are similar to braces and perfect for patients who are seeking to perfect their smile. Unlike normal braces, Invisalign aligners are clear and not easily noticeable in your smile, allowing you to feel less self-conscious about your teeth.
To straighten out your smile, Dr. Omar will have Invisalign aligners custom-made for your teeth that are to be worn for two weeks at a time. According to the Shuayb Dental website, a typical treatment lasts 9-15 months and includes visits to the office about every six weeks until your teeth have reached their final positions.
If you’re one of the many Americans who are self-conscious about the color of their teeth, whitening services also are offered at Shuayb Dental. Although Dr. Shuayb acknowledges that many whitening toothpastes can help alleviate staining of the enamel caused by food, coffee and tobacco, he says that many of these also contain chemicals that can eat away at the outer coating of your teeth.
The brothers say that they are excited about their new office in New Tampa and that it seemed natural, and smart, to open an office in the new location.
“We graduated from USF and already were familiar with the area,” says Dr. Omar. “I went ahead and did some demographic research when we were considering another office and thought that this would be an ideal location.”
Shuayb Dental patient Donna Palmer is extremely pleased with her experience at the practice.
“(Shuayb Dental’s) entire staff is fantastic,” Palmer says. “They are friendly, courteous, helpful and, most of all, extremely knowledgeable. Dr. Shuayb is very thoughtful, courteous and keeps me well informed about what he is doing.”
Shuayb Dental is located at 14945 BBD Blvd. and is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, please call 632-9200 or visit ShuaybSmiles.com.
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