Sensitive Dentistry Donna L. Smolinski, a dental office in Port Charlotte, Florida, is committed to providing you the highest level of care for all of your dental needs. We provide the expert care of Donna L. Smolinski, an experienced dentist who understands the need for 'sensitive dentistry'.
Dr. Donna's dental education began with an AAS Degree in Dental Hygiene from Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York. While practicing as a hygienist in various dental offices throughout multiple states, Donna experienced firsthand the callous, mechanical delivery of care that is often the norm in the industry.Vowing to improve the system from within, she committed to becoming a dentist while balancing a life as a naval officer's wife and mother of two small children.
This meant taking dental school prerequisite courses in three different states and seeking admissionto a dental school that was near her husband's duty station in Charleston, South Carolina. Despite her husband's deployments and even a category 4 hurricane that ravagedher home, Dr. Donna graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with multiple awards for academic and clinical excellence.
While most graduating dentists would normally either become employees or buy existing practices, Dr. Donna was determined to achieve her goal of independent practice with utmost speed. Just six months after she graduated, Sensitive Dentistry was born. She gave careful consideration to this name.
She is especially sensitive to those who have experienced disagreeable dental care elsewhere. She strives to educate patients on their conditionand listen to their concerns. She uses only the highest quality materials in her practice and lives by the adage, 'treat people like you want to be treated'.
For the last several years, Dr. Smolinski has continued with her desire to better the profession from withinby participating in Florida 's Dental Examinationboard, as best she can,she tries to 'humanize' the process for dentists seeking licensein this state, helping these candidates to understand the need for 'sensitive dentistry' wherever they plan to practice.
The latest addition to the Sensitive Dentistry concept is to implement modifications to the practicethat minimizes its impact on our surroundings. In her personal life, she has embraced solar energy, employed rainwater harvesting, recycled extensively, adoptedhybrid electric transportation, and even installed artificial turf so that no more harmful chemicals can run off into our waterways. She has now instituted eco-sensitive dentistry in her practice.
Beyond the practice, Dr. Donna enjoys life as a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her passions include cooking, gardening, and decorating. Her aesthetictouches, as well as her husband's photography, make a visit to her dental office a relaxing and enjoyable experience.
We are committed to a dental practice that values both outstanding patient and planetary care. We recognize that as dental professionals, we make decisions every day that affect our patients' health as well as the health of our Earth. As such, we pledge to consider the environmental impact of our practice's use of choicesin: