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Family Dental Group was founded in 1983 by Dr. Doug Hadnot and Dr. Jackie Jones.
Family Dental Group was originally at the other end of the Southgate Mall by J.C. Penny’s.
Family Dental Group’s original location became a hockey store after we moved.
Family Dental Group’s current location was KB Toys before we moved in.
Family Dental Group is independent and locally owned.
Family Dental Group does not do cost shifting. All our patients are charged the same fees.
Family Dental Group offers a 5% discount for cash or check payments that do not involve insurance billing.
Family Dental Group moved to their current location in 2008.
Dr. Dusseau purchased Family Dental Group in 1999 from Dr. Doug Hadnot. Dr. Hadnot continued working here for 6 years and still comes to our Parties.
Dr. Dusseau was selected by the Department of Defense for the Space Program. Unfortunately, no mission specialists were funded by N.A.S.A that year.
Dr. Dusseau is an Army Combat veteran.
Dr. Norris is a graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Dr. Hyvonen is a Montana native from Charlo.
Dr. Diggs graduated cum laude with an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota.
Dr. Norris graduated summa cum laude with and undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of New Hampshire.
Lisa has been a dental hygienist at Family Dental Group since 2004.
Danesa has a BS in Dental Hygiene from the University of Minnesota. She graduated in 2004.
Dr. Hyvonen was a bartender at Mr. C’s Hideaway before she went to Dental School.
Dr. Dusseau went to Airborne School when she was in the Army. Her husband pinned her jump wings on her.
Dr. Dusseau provided dental care for Iraqi prisoners after the Gulf War.
Our assistant Rita has been with us longer than anyone. She joined us in 2001.
It is critically important to replace missing teeth. Eating and chewing with missing teeth can change your bite and lead to discomfort. Missing teeth can cause movement of the adjacent teeth into the space where the missing tooth used to be.
A single tooth implant procedure may be done if a tooth has been extracted or is missing. A titanium implant is placed into the jawbone to replace the tooth root. The dentists at Family Dental Group do not perform the surgical procedure to place the implant in the jaw bone, instead an oral surgeon or a periodontist performs this part of the treatment to replace a missing tooth
The bone of the jaw heals and grows around the implant allowing the implant to become integrated. When this process is complete the treatment starts for placing a crown to replace the missing tooth.
After the bone around the implant has healed, an abutment is screwed into the implant to allow for a crown to be fitted on top. Finally, a custom fabricated crown is placed over the abutment to function like a real tooth. To learn about the process for replacing teeth with implants, give the dentists at Family Dental Group a call to schedule an appointment.
Multiple implants may be placed to replace more than one missing tooth. Multiple implants can also be placed to hold a full denture more securely. This can be life changing for someone who has been dealing with loose dentures that make eating and speaking difficult.
This implant technique is the optimal solution for those who have lost or are about to lose all of their upper and/or lower teeth. It's a procedure that comes closest to having a new set of permanent teeth.
These are the implant systems restored by the dentists at Family Dental Group: