General dentistry is the least glamorous part of what we do and, by a wide margin, the most important. Implants and veneers get the before-and-after photos. Routine care is the reason most people never need them. Here is what general dentistry actually covers, and what is happening during those appointments that can feel, from the chair, like not very much at all. What counts as general dentistry It is the everyday care that keeps a mouth healthy: exams, cleanings, X-rays whe