Dr. Amara Okafor
Founder · Restorative & Implants
DDS. Places and restores implants in-house and runs the Saturday emergency rotation.
The practice started as a two-chair office on Glenwood. Twenty-two years later we're twelve chairs, four dentists and one stubborn rule: if a patient needs it, we learn to do it here.
Most dental anxiety isn't about pain — it's about not knowing what's happening or what it will cost. We fixed that with two habits: a camera in every room, and a written plan with real numbers before anything is scheduled.
The result is a practice where patients say yes to treatment because they understand it, not because they were pressured in the chair.
Each of us kept a different specialty focus so referrals stay in-house.
Founder · Restorative & Implants
DDS. Places and restores implants in-house and runs the Saturday emergency rotation.
Cosmetic & Aligners
Veneers, bonding and clear aligners. Does the digital smile design so you approve the shape before we prep anything.
Pediatric & Sedation
First visits from age one, plus nitrous and oral sedation for anxious adults. Bilingual English/Spanish.
Endodontics & Periodontics
Root canals and laser gum therapy. Keeps same-week slots open so nobody waits out an infection.
Six registered hygienists, each with their own recurring patients — so somebody notices when something changes.
Three coordinators who file claims, verify benefits and chase pre-authorisations so you don't have to.
A local ceramist for crowns and veneers — shade matching happens in person, not by mail.
Two Saturdays each spring for Wake County Public Schools students, no insurance needed.
One October day of free extractions, fillings and cleanings — 140 neighbours treated last year.
Custom guards for every high-school football and lacrosse player who asks.
I'd avoided dentists for nine years. They talked me through nitrous, kept checking in, and I finished a deep cleaning without a panic attack. That's not a small thing.
Full implant bridge on the lower arch. They did the surgery and the crowns in the same office, so nobody was pointing fingers when something needed adjusting.
My aligner treatment finished in eleven months. Monthly checks were ten minutes each and the front desk sorted my FSA paperwork without me asking twice.
Ask for a five-minute tour when you book — we'll show you the room you'd be treated in.