Here at Prosthetic Dentistry of Tumwater, you can expect to have full diagnosis. We look for all the causes, all the reasons, and then we look for all the possibilities. We talk to you, we have a sit-down discussion of treatment before treatment begins. We show you the photographs and radiographs of what's going on in your mouth and discuss with you the problems that you're having, and tell you what the options are. You tell us which of those options you would like to pursue, and that's how we design our treatment.

For me, I always had crummy-looking teeth. My mouth is small. My teeth were jammed in. One of the teeth was like this: instead of flat, it curled over. When I was able to get these teeth, I was like, “Oh, wow. I can't believe it.” I was never able to put my teeth together. After the teeth were ordered, he adjusted a few things also that helped with both my appearance and my function, so that was nice too. I didn't realize how happy I was until I looked at pictures of myself before and I after. I wasn't smiling in one of my pictures. I know that probably most people in my situation will say the same thing, but when I look back, I go, “Wow.” I also look at current pictures, and I break into a smile very easily.

The first time that I was here, I had read about Dr. Jude online, so I saw his profile. I was waiting for him to come into the room after getting my bib and waiting, getting ready. He walked in and I hadn't seen him yet, but I heard, “Hello, Ms. Tessa.” It was just so sweet. I thought, “Oh, yeah. He's a Kentucky boy.” We just hit it off immediately. We both love dogs, so we started talking about dogs.

I think a lot of people fear going to a dentist, because they hear stories about other people who've been hurt, or have gone through pain. Dr. Jude isn't like that. He really finds out what your fear is and he deals with it. I've never had a problem, 'cause he is so good at what he does.