Dr. Michael D. Swick

Michael Swick, DMD

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Dr SwickDr. Michael D. Swick and his caring staff have been performing complete family, cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry since 1979.Our office prides itself on being one of the premier facilities in the world with respect to the utilization of technologically advanced equipment.His practiced has evolved greatly over the years. (see milestones)

Dr Swick is particularly proficient in the use of lasers in Dentistry and has lectured nationally and internationally, personally instructing in excess of 1500 dentists in laser use.

He is a member of the Academy of laser Dentistry and currently serving a three year position on the board of directors.He, because of his dedication to laser education, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the Education committee 2005/2006.
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Dr SwickDr. Michael Swick DMD4767 Route 8Allison Park, PA 15101412-487-3115
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"This is the perfect wavelength (980 nm) for dentistry, because it is highly absorbed in water, and gingival tissues have a high water content," said Dr. Michael D. Swick, a dentist in Allison Park, PA who uses the Ceralas D 980 nm diode laser from Ceram Optec GmbH in Bonn, Germany.

Patients also experience less post operative pain because the laser is a gentler technology.In fact, Swick contends that lasers can also play a role in pain reduction.He has used an argon laser to limit pain when working on the roof of the mouth and anticipates that diode lasers could have the same effect.To remove tissue growing over the edges of back teeth, a procedure often performed on children, Swick uses a diode laser and no anesthetic."This is a wonderful instrument," he said."I would never to back to using a scalpel".

Healing time using a diode laser is often half that seen with other lasers or conventional tools."The healing time for gingivectomy, which has enormous potential for bleeding and post operative pain, now lasts about 2 weeks", Swick said."In the past, healing would take about a month".When treating periodontal disease with a diode laser, Swick has also witnessed tissue regrowth, an occurrence not seen when conventional instruments are used.

Because lasers are end-cutting instruments rather than side-cutting instruments that dentists are used to working with, learning to aim the laser can be a challenge initially, said Swick, who added that "if you have laser experience, you can make the switch to diode lasers fairly quickly".

As for maintenance, Swick predicts that the diode will have a longer life span than the argon lasers' 2000 hours."I think the physics of the diode laser are better than the other lasers," he said.Because diode lasers enable a dentist to perform procedures more quickly, treatment costs remain the same as procedures using traditional instruments, he added.

Michael Swick

Dr. Michael Swick is a general dentist and has offices in Allison Park and Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania.He practices Microdentistry employing air abrasion and laser technologies, working through a surgical operating microscope.His office utilizes other advanced technologies such as digital radiography and Cerec.He holds an advanced proficiency laser certification in the 980nm and 2940nm wavelengths and standard proficiency certification in CO 2, Nd:Yag, 810 nm diode, 980nm diode, Er:Cr and Er:Yag wavelengths, through the Academy of Laser Dentistry.He is also a certified educator, recognized course provider and his certification courses are accepted for Standard Proficiency Certification through the Academy of Laser Dentistry where he is currently serving on the, board of directors, is the chairman of the Education committee and serves on the science and research committee.Additionally, he holds certification, from St. Luke,s Medical Center, in the Pinero Pre-cardiac Surgery Protocol with lasers.He is a fellow in the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.He also has lectured for the bioLitec and Hoya Conbio laser companies.He is currently a consultant and lecturer/trainer for Sirona.Dr. Swick has presented more than two hundred continuing education and hands-on courses on dental lasers both nationally and internationally.

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Dr. Michael Swick

Dr. Michael Swick is a general dentist and has offices in Allison Park and Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania.He practices Microdentistry employing air abrasion and laser, working through a surgical operating microscope.He holds an advanced proficiency in the 980nm and 2940nm wavelengths and standard proficiency in CO2, Nd:Yag, 810 nm diode, 980nm diode and Er:Yag wavelengths, through the Academy of Laser Dentistry.He is also a certified educator and his courses are accepted for Standard Proficiency Certification through the Academy of Laser Dentistry where he is currently serving on the, board of directors, the Research and Education committee and the Scientific Sessions committee.Additionally, he holds certification, from St. Luke's Medical Center, in the Pinero Pre-cardiac Surgery Protocol with lasers.He is a fellow in the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.He also is a lectured for the bioLitec and Hoya Conbio laser companies.Dr. Swick has presented more than one hundred continuing education and hands-on courses on dental lasers both nationally and internationally.

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Laser Procedures For General Dentistry, Michael D. Swick DMD 40 different cities in 2000. The Center for Dental Laser Education 2001 Lecture Series.20 Presentations, USA and Canada.
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1980 - Dr. Swick had for many years realized the advantages of magnification in performance of routine dentistry.He first began using 4.5 power magnification.

1984 - Introduction of the intraoral camera for its diagnostic ability and facilitation of patient education.

1989 - Realizing, for many years the destructive nature of the preparations needed to preparing teeth for silver fillings Dr. Swick began employing minimally invasive dentistry techniques with the use of very small drills.

1993 - Dr. Swick began employing minimally invasive dentistry techniques using air abrasion technology for tooth cutting, often without the need for anesthesia.
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1998/1999 - Dr. Swick developed the High Fluence technique for the 980nm Diode laser and began lecturing on the benefits for patients and dentists alike.
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Michael D. Swick, DMD

Dr. Swick is an active member of the Society for Advanced Dentistry and a Fellow in the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.Not only has he achieved Mastership status with the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD), but he is also one of the very few ALD-certified educators in the world.A certified Laser Safety Officer, Dr. Swick owns both hard and soft tissue lasers (using four routinely).Dr. Swick has hospital certification for the use of CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers and has written several key articles about the benefits of laser technology, such as Dental Applications of Diode Lasers and How to Profit from Lasers...

A 1979 graduate of The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Swick has practiced general dentistry for over 20 years and is an accomplished lecturer and researcher in the field of laser dentistry.A member of the Society For Advanced Dentistry, the Academy Of Laser Dentistry and a Fellow in the American Society For Laser Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Swick uses both hard and soft tissue lasers in daily practice.Adding to this impressive set of credentials, Dr. Swick has Hospital Certification in the use of CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers, is a Certified Laser Safety Officer, and has achieved Standard Proficiency Certification in CO2, Nd:YAG, Diode and Erbium wavelengths, and Advanced Proficiency Certification in the Diode (980nm) wavelength.His publications include ‘Dental Applications of Diode Lasers' (Biophotonics International) and ‘How to Profit From Lasers, All Aboard The Laser Train' (Dental Economics July 2000 pg.86-90).