I thought I would write this letter so that you may know a little more about me.

Mission

My mission as a leader in the dental community is to create an environment where people can learn, grow, take responsibility for their health and feel good about themselves.

I have learned from the best dentists in the country and will stay committed to do so.  I will use my knowledge to present options that are consistent with their values.  I will also respond to any emergency 24/7 for my patients, family, their friends, neighbors, and co-workers.  I am a personal private care dentist.  I individualize my care by typically only seeing 4-8 patients per day which enables me to be attentive and caring.

As you will see, I strive to be thorough and complete and will recommend the same thing that I would to my wife, children and mother.  I became a dentist to help people, like my father, and to serve their needs.  I realize that people come in for a reason and my goal is to truly listen so that I can understand what they value as far as their dental concerns.

I also realize that people have different fears and phobias and will acknowledge these.  As I hear every day, it starts with a painless injection and I have been most committed to this.  I started this quest early in my career and have tried many different ways on myself So that I could feel what you feel and develop a truly painless technique and experience.  My patients have told me time and time again how they truly appreciate the time I have spent developing a procedure to make this as painless as humanly possible.  The other thing I hear everyday is that people do not want to fell anything and I am committed not to continue unless each person is profoundly numb.  Each person has unique issues that that I listen to and address to make sure their visit is different than what they experienced in the past. I also have hand warmers, blankets and headphones!!

I have been in practice for almost 32 years.  I have been most fortunate to have a staff that has worked with me for decades.  My assistant, Gail and I have worked together for over 30 years!!  She is my partner in your care and we are there to serve your dental needs in a unique, individualized manner.

My Career

I have had training since the early 1980’s placing implants, lumineers and doing root canals, as well as conscious sedation dentistry and rejuvenating smiles.  I have since had extensive training in whitening and invisalign braces as well as treating phobic patients.  My most recent endeavor over the past two years has been treating people for snoring and/or sleep apnea.  Most people diagnosed with sleep apnea won’t wear a c-pap and I fabricate appliances that reposition their jaws in order to open their airways.  I make similar ones for snoring and people who have headaches or who grind and clench.

I followed my passion and still have it today!

I have done several radio shows on radio and television.  The shows can be viewed by searching my name on www.medicalmatters.tv and the excerpts of these same shows are on You Tube.  (You can search them by typing in my name.)

My father encouraged me right after graduation from dental school to learn as much as I could early on in my career to become as technically proficient as I could.  As a result, I became a fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry after meeting the 350 hours of continuing education and taking my fellowship examination within 5 years and I have continued ever since.

I have helped people from the start of my career because even during dental school, I went on my own with some classmates and made two trips to Haiti to do volunteer work.  This was the start of a non-profit group that would continue to send students, faculty and area dentists to bring dental supplies and care to the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

I have done clinical research with surgical and non-surgical treatment of gum disease with a high tech company in Boston and have since done lecturing to professional groups.

Background

I was born and raised in Akron, first living in North Hill and then moving to Bath in elementary school.  My mother taught first grade at Revere Local for over two decades and my four and siblings and I graduated from Revere High School.  My brother Bill is a member of the Alumni Hall of Fame there for his patent on the usage of TPA which is given for stroke victims.  My mother also received similar accolades for her outstanding teaching career.  All of us attended Ohio State for professional school and my oldest brother is an oral surgeon in California, and my twin sister and my other brother are also dentists.  The only bother who is not a dentist is the Department Chairman of Emergency Medicine at University of Michigan.

I would be remiss not to mention how grateful I am to my parents for their commitment to education and providing all of us with the opportunities and the sacrifices they made to pay for 42 years of college!  My father who graduated from high school in Romania came here and also attended Ohio State Dental School.  It was due to his influence of helping people that I became a dentist.  Everywhere I went, people came up to me and told me how much they loved my dad and how he helped them.  He worked many long hours and days and always seemed to thoroughly enjoy his work and keeping up the latest technologies.  That made a big influence in my decision to become a dentist. Growing up, I always had an interest in biological sciences and I knew from age twelve that I would become a dentist.

I love being a dentist and am passionate about what I do.

Come in and see the difference!

Sincerely,

David Barsan
David Barsan DDS, FAGD