Biologic Dentist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: International Center for Dental Excellence

By Kim Blaise, Founder of OraBiologics and author of Before You Say Yes to Dentistry

Short answer: The International Center for Dental Excellence, on East Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, is a vetted biologic practice founded by Dr. Yolanda Cintron, DMD, an IAOMT accredited dentist with more than 27 years in practice and a license to provide IV sedation. It is the South Florida office to consider for safe mercury removal, zirconia implants and comprehensive biologic reconstruction, with regenerative support that goes further than most offices.

Who is behind the practice

Dr. Cintron was born in New York and earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1987. Her background in chemistry and cellular biology led her toward biologic dentistry early, and she holds accreditation, not just membership, with the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, the organization's highest level of training in how dental materials interact with the body. She trained in smile design through the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, has more than 15 years of implantology experience, and is licensed and certified to provide IV sedation, which allows long reconstructive cases to be completed in a single visit. Her practice is openly faith guided.

What a visit looks like

The comprehensive exam here is medical as much as dental: blood pressure, a medical history review that includes lab and blood work, salivary pH screening, oral cancer screening, a periodontal exam, laser decay detection, bone analysis and computerized bite analysis with T-Scan. Biocompatibility testing precedes material selection. An on site phlebotomist supports the biologic protocols, which include PRGF (platelet rich growth factors), autologous exosomes, ozone in gas, water and oil applications, IV nutrient therapy and high dose IV vitamin C before, during and after surgery, and nutritional counseling to optimize healing.

The procedures this office is known for

Safe mercury amalgam removal follows IAOMT based SMART informed protocols. Root canal treated teeth are evaluated and, where indicated, removed with biologic extraction technique. Zirconia implants, cavitation surgery, jaw and gum reconstruction and frenectomies are done in house. Gum disease is treated with Waterlase laser dentistry, ozone and colloidal silver alongside conventional periodontal therapy. Restorative options run from single crowns to full mouth reconstruction, dentures and smile makeovers, with airway dentistry and open vertical dimension cases for patients whose bite has collapsed. Nitrous oxide, oral sedation and IV sedation are all available.

In Dr. Cintron's words

From her OraBiologics webinar "The Poison in Your Mouth: Reclaiming Your Health":

"Periodontal disease is called the silent killer, and it increases C-reactive protein. So if you went to the doctor and they said that you have a high C-reactive protein, they're telling you, you have an infection. You gotta find out where it's coming from. If it's coming from the mouth, bingo, that's an easy one to fix."

And the question she asks every patient at the first visit: "If you were totally healthy, what would you do with your life? The patients that are very sick, if they have a goal, they're gonna make it. Those people that are wandering around and hoping that a doctor's gonna fix them, they don't have as good an outcome."

Who this practice is a fit for

Patients in Broward and Palm Beach counties who want mercury removed by an IAOMT accredited dentist. Patients with chronic illness whose physicians have asked them to rule out dental sources of inflammation. Patients who need extensive work done under IV sedation in as few visits as possible. And out of state and international patients, who make up a meaningful share of the practice and who the office is set up to coordinate.

The International Center for Dental Excellence is at 2021 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 208, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308.

How to see International Center for Dental Excellence

International Center for Dental Excellence is a vetted OraBiologics practice. Open the directory listing to see the doctors, the services it was verified for, and to request an appointment. The listing opens with a free membership, and it takes a minute to create an account. Every practice in the directory is reviewed against biologic protocol standards before it is listed: the materials placed in the mouth, the mercury safe protocol followed during amalgam removal, whether biocompatibility guides material selection, and whether care is planned with the health of the whole body in mind.