The Cape Fear Smiles dental office, which recently began serving clients at 716 Medical Center

Drive, in Wilmington, offers an integrative approach to dentistry. Owner Dr. Norma

Cortez, DDS, says that the vision of the practice is “to provide the most consistent and integrative dental experience focusing on the total health and oral-systemic connection in a more holistic and natural way of undertaking dentistry.”

Cortez continues, “Through our team of professional, compassionate and committed team  members, we aim to improve our patient’s total health, appearance, self-confidence and overall quality of life through dentistry. We collaborate with other health care professionals to manage our patient’s disease in a more multidisciplinary way.”

Holistic services provided include patient dental and wellness exams, safe mercury amalgam removal technique (SMART), mercury-free and safe procedures, biological extractions, ceramic/zirconia (metal-free) dental implants, ozone therapy and dentistry, sleep apnea treatments, TMJD treatments, airway friendly orthodontics, dental cone beam/CBCT scans, infant frenectomies, and functional frenuloplasties.