Press Release for May 1, 2014

Long time Alameda dentist, Dr. James R. Hinkle, has been voted by his peers to the 2014 database of topDentists.

Based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which dentists and specialists throughout the State of California cast "votes" on the abilities of other dentists and specialists, inclusion is considered an honor.

Listings cannot be purchased, no payment is required to be included, and no purchase of training or services provided by the publishers is required to be included in this listing.

Press Release:

What sets Dr. Hinkle apart from other dentists is his post-doctorate credentials.  Achieving Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD) is one of the few added distinctions a general dentist can achieve.  Less than 1 percent of general dentists have earned this honor.  Additionally, for over two decades Dr. Hinkle has been affiliated with the world-renowned Kois Center of Seattle, where the world's top dentists develop and share the latest advances in esthetics, implant, and restorative dentistry.  Dr. Hinkle is one of the earliest graduates of Kois as well as a long term Distinguished Mentor--mentoring other dentists to achieve exceptional knowledge and skill.

I am a long term Mentor with the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington.  The Kois Center is a didactic and clinical program with the latest advances in esthetics, implant, and restorative dentistry.  I attend courses and symposiums several times a year in order to keep up with advances in dentistry through science.  In addition to attending these courses, I mentor other dentists in these programs.

2011  Functional Occlusion II:  Complex Restorative Management
2011  Kois Center Symposium
2010  Functional Occlusion I:  Science Driven Management
2011  Kois Center Symposium
2009  Kois Center Symposium
2008  Lioness Principle:  Becoming Educators Who Awaken Instinctive Greatness
2008  Kois Center Symposium
2008  Implants:  Removable Retained
2008  Direct Resin Bonding:  Creating Anterior Masterpieces and Transitional Bonding
2008  Treatment Planning I
2007  Kois Center Symposium
2007  Treatment Planning I
2007  Implants:  Fixed Retained
2007  Biomechanics II
2006  Occlusion II
2006  Kois Center Symposium
2006  Placing Implant Surgery Into Your Comfort Zone
2006  Restorative/Periodontal Interface
2005  Biomechanics I
2005  Regaining Pleasure and Success with Complete Denture Services
2005  Esthetic Gingival Surgery for the General Dentist
2005  Kois Center Symposium
2004  Implants:  Removable
2004  Kois Center Symposium
2003  Occlusion II
2003  Biomechanics I
2003  Kois Center Symposium
2002  Treatment Planning I
2002  Functional Occlusion I
2002  Kois Center Symposium
2001  Implants:  Removable
2001  Kois Center Symposium
2000  Implants:  Removable
2000  Treatment Planning II
2000  Kois Center Symposium
1999  Functional Occlusion II
1999  Treatment Planning II
1999  Kois Center Symposium
1998  Implants:  Fixed
1998  Restorative/Periodontal Interface
1996  Functional Occlusion I
1998  Restorative/Periodontal Interface

Aren't All Dentists Created Equally?

All dentists are created equally in that they graduate from dental school with similar skills and knowledge.  However, dental school is just the start of a dentist's education during a long career.  Each dentist decides for him or herself how far they want to grow as a dentist.  The Kois Center based in Seattle, Washington enables motivated dentists to achieve extraordinary levels of knowledge and skill of restorative dentistry.  As a long time member and graduate of the Kois Center, I am committed to providing a high level of comprehensive services to my patients offering them treatment options and not one-size-fits-all dentistry.  As a Mentor of the Kois Center, I am committed to helping other dentists to become the best that they can be.

The following are excerpts from the publication The Kois Center Graduate: Pursuing Dental Excellence:

"The Kois Center is an advanced graduate didactic and clinical program for practicing dentists. The Center features a comprehensive nine-course curriculum, with the latest advances in esthetics, implant and restorative dentistry.  The Kois Center is unique in that it is part of an educational network inspired by John Kois and populated by dentists who have made a commitment to a rigorous program of continuing education. The network is a living, maturing postgraduate educational think tank. Collaboration of these members creates an ever-expanding knowledge base at the Center and is a pathway for extraordinary professional growth of all its members."

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A black line at the gumline or a tooth that looks fake because of a flat or bright unnatural color or a tooth that is too bulky compared to the adjacent teeth are sure indications of a crown that is an esthetic failure. With appropriate materials, procedures, and skill lifelike crowns will blend in naturally with adjacent natural teeth. A black line at the gumline of a crown is caused when the underlying metal framework supporting the porcelain shows through. A properly done crown with an acceptable margin should have no black line. A crown that appears too large or out of scale for the adjacent teeth is caused by inadequate reduction of the tooth before the crown is fabricated. Flat and superficial looking crowns that don't match the adjacent teeth are often caused by inadequate reduction and preparation of the crowned tooth. The use of a quality dental lab is also critical for natural looking crowns.

Beauiful, natural looking crowns (commonly referred to as caps) are a hallmark of skilled dentistry. If you would like a consultation regarding a more natural smile, contact our office.

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