Went in for a second opinion on a root canal I had been told twice that I needed. Dr. Marchetti put the scan on the screen, rotated it, and explained why he would rather watch it for six months. That was two years ago. Still watching.
A dental practice that explains itself.
Roanlight Dental is five rooms on Wickenden Street, built around one habit: you see the scan, the options and the number, in that order, before anyone picks up an instrument.
First consult free, 3D scan included, a $350 value
- p. 02Same-week emergenciesCracked, swollen or aching. Call before noon and we will find you a chair today.
- p. 05The lab is down the hallCrowns are scanned and milled here, usually finished inside 24 to 48 hours.
- p. 09We file the insuranceYou pay your portion at the desk. We do the paperwork and chase the claim.
What's inside
Seven things we do, and what each one is actually like from the chair. Prices are discussed before treatment, never after.
p. 02
Emergency care
Cracked tooth, swelling, a crown that came off in a bagel. Call before noon and we'll find you a chair.
p. 03
Cleanings & exams
Ninety minutes with a hygienist who tells you what she is looking at while she looks at it.
p. 04
Fillings & root canals
Unhurried restorative work in a quiet room, with sedation on the table if you want it.
p. 05
Crowns & bridges
Scanned, milled and fitted here. Most people are done in one or two visits, not three weeks.
p. 06
Clear aligners
A printed map of where your teeth are going, before you commit a cent.
p. 07
Implants & dentures
Built in our own lab, adjusted as many times as it takes to stop thinking about them.
p. 08
Whitening & veneers
Shade-matched by the window in daylight, never under the chair lamp.
The practice
I have never met a patient who wanted less information. They want it in plain language, with a number attached, and they want it before the drill comes out.Dr. Nadia Okonkwo, DDS, principal dentist
- Principal dentist
- Dr. Nadia Okonkwo, DDS, Tufts University, 2006
- Associate
- Dr. Theo Marchetti, DMD, restorative and sedation
- Lead hygienist
- Priya Raman, RDH, with us since 2013
- Rooms
- Five, all with windows that open
24–48hTypical crown turnaround from our own lab bench.
90 minA standard hygiene visit. Nobody is rushed out of the chair.
2,400Patients on the books, most of whom found us through someone else's mouth.
Letters
Unedited, apart from surnames. We ask permission before printing anything.
My son will not sit still for a haircut. Priya let him hold the mirror and narrate the whole cleaning like a nature documentary. He now asks when we are going back, which I did not expect to be typing.
The estimate they handed me in March matched the final bill to the dollar. After eleven years of dental care in this city, that was the genuinely surprising part of the visit.
From the journal
Short pieces from the people who work here, written to be read before an appointment rather than after.
Reading a dental estimate without a decoder ring
Every line on a treatment plan has a five-digit code behind it. Here is what the ones you'll actually see mean, and the three questions worth asking before you sign.
What a 3D scan actually shows you
The scan is not there to sell you anything. It exists so two people can look at the same picture and argue about it in good faith.
Sensitive after whitening? Here's the timeline
Cold air on the front teeth for two or three days is normal. Sharp pain on day six is not. A day-by-day guide to which is which.
Back page
Come in and we'll
show you the pictures.
First consultation is free and includes the 3D scan. You'll leave with the images, a written plan and a number, whether or not you book anything.
- Address
- Suite 4, 212 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Across from Coastal Roasters, next to Cormorant Books - Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Closed weekends - Phone
- (401) 555-0142
- [email protected]
- Parking
- Free lot behind the building, off Brook Street