Welcome to the Online Home of

Denis C. Scharine, DDS 

General and Orthodontic Dentistry

Est. 1982

Celebrating our 28th anniversary this year!

                            

                            07.28.10

Summer is here!  Get outside and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather!

Call today to schedule your next preventive appointment and meet our new hygienist, Marcy! 

Hope to see you soon!

 

 

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Whiten Your Teeth with Opalescence or Treswhite for Spring this year!

What do we offer?

 

  Crowns --one appointment crowns.  We take virtual impressions and then shape and mill the crown right here in our office--all in one day!  You don't have to come back!

-- invisible braces, they are hard trays that you insert and wear all the time unless you're eating or cleaning your teeth.  You insert a new tray every two weeks, each tray progressively moving your teeth.  Avoid the brackets, wires, and difficulty brushing and flossing typically associated with braces--ask us about Invisalign today.

Implants and Bone Grafts-- although Dr. Scharine has been creating crowns to be used over implants for a long time, until recently, he did not perform the actual implant operation in the office, but rather referred these out.  After receving further education in the matter, Dr. can now place implants from start to finish right here in our office.  Implants are a great substitute for dentures, avoiding much of the frustration and pain of continuously needed adjustments. 

At our office, we strive to keep up with the latest in dental technology.  For more information on the following, click below:

• Sedation Dentistry
• Laser Treatment
• Cerec 3D Crowns and Inlays
• Implants and Bone Grafts
• Invisalign
   

NEW for New Patients!
If you would like to help us speed up the process of your first appointment in our office, print off your Registration Form and Medical History Form at home, fill them out before you come, and then bring them to your appointment!  Also, if you are transferring to our office from another dentist, print out and fill out the "Records Request" and mail or give it to your former dentist so that we can obtain your current radiographs, records, etc. from them. 

Online Registration Form
Click on the link below and simply print off the form.        
Patient Registration Form.pdf   

Online Medical History Form
Click on the link below and simply print off the form.
Medical History Form.pdf

Online Records Request Form
Click on the link below and simply print off the form.
Records Request Form.pdf

 What's New? 
We now have Wireless Internet Access in the reception area, so bring along your work or play and take advantage of that!  Simply ask our receptionists about it if you have any questions. 

If you'd like to read the 2009 Christmas newsletter online, click here. 

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  “We Cater to Cowards”

 Here at our dental office, our friendly staff caters to cowards and strives to make your dental visit as easy and comfortable as possible.  We do our very best to serve you in every capacity and look forward to helping you keep your teeth healthy.  New patients are always welcome!  

      

Appointments and Cancellations

We see patients on an appointment basis and therefore we ask you to contact us ahead of time so that we can schedule a time for you.  We do our best to keep on schedule, and therefore appreciate it if you do so also.  If you should need to cancel an appointment, we ask that you do so at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled appointment time, so that we can try to fill our schedule. 

Emergency Care

We realize that dental emergencies do occur, and will do our best to take care of your problems quickly and effectively.  Should an emergency occur, call our office and we will try to fit you in the same day.  If your emergency does not happen during regular office hours, you may reach the Doctor at 920.446.3939.  

 

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Meet The Staff:

An office is only as good as its staff.  Thus, utmost importance is placed on the staff here at our office.  We have very low turnover .  So, we are happy to inform you that we truly believe we have the greatest staff around! 

 
Dr. Denis Scharine

Dr. Scharine attended the University of Wisconsin--Madison for his undergraduate studies, where he graduated with a major in molecular biology.  After doing medical research for a couple years, he then attended dental school at Marquette University in Milwaukee.  He has enjoyed pacticing in Fremont for 28 years now, and looks forward to many more.  Dr. enjoys boating, snowboarding, and anything that involves near-death encounters! 

Hygienist, Marcy

Marcy recently started in our office.  She comes to us with plenty of dental experience! 

Certified Dental Assistant, Bethany

Bethany, as our newest employee, has been with us nine years already!  Beth attended Fox Valley Technical College in the Dental Assisting program in 2000.  She enjoys swimming, boating, flower gardening, and is an avid Nascar fan.   

 
Front Desk, Cyndi

Cyndi has been here ever since Dr. Scharine opened the office in 1982.  She does an excellent job managing the office and in her free time enjoys golfing and other recreational activities.   

 
Front Desk, Theresa

Theresa started here in 1988 and so is currently in her 21st year at our office.  She keeps busy with supporting her two daughters in many sporting events. 

 
Front Desk, Leslie

Leslie has worked here for 18 years now, and is one of the smiling faces who helps you at the front desk when you first walk in.

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  Other News:

January 2010--Dr. returned from another I-TEC missions trip.  This time their team went to Thailand to teach dentistry to native believers.  You can learn more about this at www.itecusa.org.

September 2009--Dr. and Bonny returned from a trip to Kenya with I-tec where they revisited some of the natives that had previously been taught dentistry to check on their progress.  They also trained some new individuals. 

August 14, 2009--The blood drive sponsored by our office turned up with 27 pints of blood!  Thanks to all who came, your kindness is appreciated!  If you missed it and are still interested in donating blood, please visit the Red Cross website at  http://www.redcross.org/. 
Give Blood.  Give Life. 

August 4-9, 2009--Dr. and his whole family returned from a Christian Dental Society conference in Breckenridge, Colorado where he both heard others' missions experiences and shared his own.  After two years, he handed over the reins of the Christian Dental Society presidency to the president-elect.  They especially enjoyed hearing Billy Graham Paulose speak about his missions work in Rameswaram, India.  To read about the ministry in India, visit http://www.bcmindia.org/.

June 26, 2009--Dr., his wife Bonny, and his daughter, Renee, went to La Crosse to participate in the Wisconsin Dental Association's "Mission of Mercy" to help provide dental care to low income families.  Read more at http://www.wda.org/categories/46-mission-of-mercy. 

May 2009--Dr. returned from a week in Ghana, Africa participating in a study with I-tec regarding the quality of dental care being provided there by indigenous natives that were taught by I-tec three years ago.  The goal of the research was to see if there was a noticeable difference between extractions being performed by certified dentists from the U.S. and the Ghana natives who had previously been taught basic dental skills.  The results of the study were excellent.  Researchers could not tell a difference between the extractions performed by certified dentists and those done by Ghana natives. 

May 2009--Dr. and Bonny spent a week in Belize, Central America.  There they worked in a clinic in Patchakan.  This dental clinic is staffed solely by short-term missionaries and provides quality dental care to individuals at whatever price they can afford. 

March 2009--Dr.and Bonny arrived home safely after spending time in Ecuador with I-tec, training indigenous people to perform basic dentistry skills. 

September 2008--Dr. and Bonny returned home from a missions trip to Kenya where they worked with I-tec again.  The trip was successful and rewarding as they were able to see God work through the individuals they were teaching. 

August 2008--Dr. and his family recently returned from a Christian Dental Society conference.  The Christian Dental Society is an organization that seeks to provide dentists with opportunities to do dental missions worldwide.  Dr. is President of the CDS this year and next year.  For more information about CDS, feel free to visit their website at www.christiandental.org. 

April 2008--Dr. and Bonny went this April to return again to the Patchakan medical clinic in Belize, Central America.  They stayed at the clinic and worked to meet not only the physical and dental needs of patients, but also their spiritual needs.  Your prayers were greatly appreciated for their safe travel and the opportunity they had to treat many patients. 

December 2007--Dr. and Bonny returned in the middle of December from spending roughly ten days in India on dental missions.  It was a very rewarding experience for them and they were able to minister to many individuals.  Please pray for the continued needs of these Indian people. 

September 2007-- Dr. and Bonny returned the 14th of September from spending 12 days on a missions trip to Uganda with an organization called I-TEC.  The purpose of their trip was to teach indigenous people how to do basic dentistry--mostly extractions.  The people who came to be trained were actually from the country of Sudan in Africa; however, it was too dangerous for the missions team to go to Sudan.  Therefore, the people from Sudan traveled three days on a bus to get to Uganda to be trained in basic dental care.  The trip was quite a success, and was very encouraging to both Dr. and his wife, it is great to see what God is doing in these areas.  For more information about I-TEC and their mission, go to www.itecusa.org.

June 2007 --Dr. and his wife, Bonny, just returned from a dental missions trip that they took early this June to Belize, Central America.  They stayed at a medical clinic down there in a small inland village called Patchakan.  The need for dentistry is great down there, and the clinic has a full-time doctor but no full-time dentist.  Though they usually work out of the clinic, this year, Dr. and Bonny spent most of their time down there working just outside of a school in a mobile clinic (a large camper/trailer).  Dr. and his family have gone to Belize annually for several years now.  They typically see some awful dental problems since many people in Belize don't know proper dental care--for example, children are allowed to suck on sugar cane stalks without brushing their teeth.  Anyway, all this to say that Dr. and Bonny really appreciated your prayers while they were in Belize and they had a great trip! To learn more about this, you can go to the Mission to the World website at http://www.missionaryclinicbelize.org/ .

Just a note:  Dr. is ALWAYS eager to share his experiences with you, and if you have any questions about these trips he'd love to chat with you about them!