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Oldest dentist's office in Delray Beach is tech savvy and green

Spodak Dental Group's Craig Spodak DMD, PA and Myles S. Spodak DDS, PA, plan to rebuild their 32-year dentistry, the oldest dentistry in Delray Beach, into the first building in Delray Beach to possess the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification.

Spodak Dental Group has already began their own green movement in dentistry by taking pride in a paperless office.

"We don't use paper, don't use carbons and certain chemicals. We do use ultraviolet sterilization of our air system and energy-saving lighting," Craig Spodak said.

At Spodak Dental Group the amenities are far past state of the art. As a patient sits in the dentist chair Craig Spodak displays the patient's tooth display on a 30-inch video monitor. If the patient needs a filling or any dental replacement, the design, production and implementation are done on-site thanks to two employees working a ceramic lab on the premises. A oral surgeon, anesthesiologist and medical doctor also work daily shifts at the dentistry.
"We have a ceramic lab which makes it easy to do porcelain covers, or make our own teeth on-site. There's no need for us to send people to a specialist... Here we can do it the same day," Craig Spodak said.

The staff at Spodak Dental Group monitors patient's teeth on the big screen.

Lab technicians look at ceramic teeth on a video monitor.

The ceramic tooth maker located in the ceramic lab at Spodak Dental Group.

A ceramic lab specialist works in the Spodak Dental Group Lab.

Craig Spodak in the sterilization area.

Spodak answers questions about ceramic teeth exhibited in his hand.

At Spodak Dental Group the dentist's get a close look at patient's teeth.

Just some of the 2,500 patients on the Spodak Dental Group's yearly schedule.


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David DiPino joined Forum Publishing Group in August 2006. As a reporter for the Delray Forum, David covers community news and writes a dining column twice a month that focuses on restaurants in South Palm Beach County.

He also is one of the writers of the twice-monthly Hometown Downtown column that looks at events, celebrations, and organizations in Delray and Boynton Beach. He freelances for the Sun-Sentinel during high school football and basketball seasons.

David spent 12 years working in the restaurant industry, and did just about every job in the back of the house, including line cook, sous chef, and dessert chef. A Florida native who lives in Jupiter, he studied Multimedia Journalism at Florida Atlantic University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree. David enjoys playing the guitar, golf, boating and snorkeling during his free time.

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