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in the West Bloomfield or Bloomfield Hills
area who previously drove to Canton or
South Lyon.
Opened in October, Lifetime Dental
Group’s West Bloomfield location is the
practice’s most advanced office yet. “It’s
high-tech and has every state-of-the-art
technology in dentistry,” Kam said.
This includes special X-ray machines
that are able to take X-rays outside of
patients’ mouths, digital scanners to create
impressions and even massage chairs in
every room at the West Bloomfield office.
The goal? To help patients feel more
comfortable. “We have digital X-rays,
which use 90% less radiation than regular
X-rays,” Kam says. “We have the latest in
sterilization techniques to make sure that
everything is 100% sterile and clean.”
Offering trustworthy services, Kam
explains, is the key to being successful in
dentistry.
Kam can often suggest less-expensive
treatments for dental conditions. This saves
patients time, energy and money.
This mindset is shared by Kam and
everyone who works at the practice, he
says. Lifetime Dental Group also offers a
Lifetime Dental Discount Plan that serves
as an alternative to traditional dental insur-
ance for those who don’t have it, since den-
tal work can be pricey without some type
of insurance or discount plan in place.
The discount plan, Kam explains, was
a cornerstone of wanting to form his own
practice after earning his doctorate from
the University of Detroit Mercy School of
Dentistry in 1996.
“I had a philosophy where I knew what
I wanted,” he says, “and that was opening
an office where if you don’t have dental
insurance, we could have a good, in-office
discount plan, and an office that takes most
insurance networks.”
Now nearly 25 years after launching his
dream practice, Kam says he and his team
have achieved that goal. “We provide excel-
lent service without cutting any corners.”
WIDE SERVICES OFFERED
Currently, Lifetime Dental Group offers
a number of services that include teeth
cleanings and fillings, dental X-rays, root
canals, dental crowns and bridges, and
dental implants. They also treat gum dis-
ease, dental emergencies and perform den-
tal extractions.
Kam explains there are orthodontists,
endodontists and periodontists available
to see in their practices, which isn’t com-
mon for general dental offices to have on
staff.
Yet amongst many services and special-
ties, Kam says the most rewarding part of
the job is the ability to change or improve a
person’s smile.
“We do a lot of smile makeovers where
we transform people’s smiles,” he explains.
This can include people who have broken
teeth, stained teeth and other concerns that
might prevent them from wanting to smile.
“We give them a beautiful movie-star
smile.”
Kam says some patients have even been
in tears to see the results. “Whether they’re
a grown man or a young woman, they
just can’t believe how happy they are,” he
describes.
For many, smiles are an extremely per-
sonal trait. “It’s changed their lives. They
could smile now, and they feel confident.
Their teeth look good, and they feel good
in return.”
MAINTAINING A PHILOSOPHY
These important and often life-changing
relationships that Kam and his staff build
is what makes patients stay with Lifetime
Dental Group over the decades.
Brian Kaufman of Bloomfield Hills,
who has been a patient at Lifetime Dental
Group for five years, says the practice’s
attention to every detail is what makes
them stand out.
“They’re always available and happy to
help when needed,” he says. “There are no
expenses spared to provide every patient
with the most advanced technology.”
It’s a feeling, Kaufman says, that patients
can experience all the way from the lobby
when they walk in through the front door
to each treatment room. “Everything is
done with the patients’ comfort in mind,”
he adds.
Robyn Presser, 53 of West Bloomfield,
agrees. “Lifetime Dental Group has been
more than just a dental office to myself,
my husband and my two boys,” she says.
“It’s a part of our family.” A “lifetime,” she
explains, is exactly how long she’d like to be
a patient.
“They make you feel comfortable and
at home,” she continues. “The decor,
machines, technology and staff are all state-
of-the-art.”
Kam says that if all goes well with the
new West Bloomfield location, he plans to
continue expanding Lifetime Dental Group
in the near future.
“We have the same philosophy,” Kam
says of every expansion. “To provide the
best service at the best price.”
HEALTH
Dental Assistant
Sophia Serrano
of Redford and
Dr. Kam
TOP TO BOTTOM: Dental Assistant Carly Price of
Livonia sits at the ready while Robyn Presser of
West Bloomfield has her teeth looked at by Dr. Kam.
Dr. Kam discusses a patient’s X-rays with Dental
Assistant Shelby Kowalewski of Madison Heights.