Access Dental, LLC

About our office

ACCESS DENTAL Access Dental proudly serves our community, Our goals are to provide: • excellent affordable dental care • oral hygiene instruction to continuously increase awareness of oral health • awareness that a child should see the dentist before their first birthday The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommends that a child go to the dentist by age 1 (before their first birthday) or within six months after the first tooth erupts THE STAFF Th...Read Moree fact that our staff is highly trained combined with the availability of state of the art technology including electronic patient records and digital radiography allows our office to provide the best care available to patients in the area and those who travel to our office from as far away as Atlanta, GA. We are dedicated to placing the highest value in providing patients with thorough evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and treatment (non-surgical, surgical and related procedures) of oral diseases, disorders and conditions in the maxillofacial area and their impact on the human body. THE DENTIST Dr. Karen Rose is an alumnus of the University of Maryland Dental School, which is the direct descendant of the world's very first dental school; The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (BCDS). An act of Maryland General Assembly chartered BCDS in 1840. BCDS originated the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and was the first school in the world to offer a science-based curriculum in dentistry. www.dental.umaryland.edu Dr. Rose, with over 45 years of experience in the Dental Field, served as a Commissioned Officer in the 436th Airlift Flight Dental Squadron here at Dover Air Force Base, a research scientist with the American Dental Association Health Foundation, Dr. Rose was the first to document a phenomenon that she named “Swimmers Calculus”, she has published in multiple professional journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Dental Association and The Journal of Dental Research. She served as a State of Delaware Dentist Administrator and she is a consummate Dental Professional. Dr. Rose established this family oriented dental practice with a passionate commitment to her patients and insists that her staff is as dedicated to providing the highest quality dental care to restore optimal dental health in a comfortable and compassionate atmosphere to people of all ages. Our oldest patient of record is 102 and our youngest patient of record is six months old! Read Less