Meet Dr. Rick Jude, Your New Smile Specialist in Tumwater

Delivering Beautiful & Healthy Smiles

At Prosthetic Dentistry of Tumwater, Dr. Jude and our team are dedicated to delivering you exceptional dental care in the most comfortable setting possible. We strive to provide our patients a warm and inviting office environment. You’ll appreciate our complimentary coffee and tea, and you’ll love the coziness of our office’s fireplace. Come in, relax, and leave the heavy lifting to us.

You and your smile are our top priority. Like he has for thousands of other patients over the last 30 years, Dr. Jude will repair your smile using compassionate and gentle treatment. We provide high-quality restorative and prosthetic dentistry done right. We will custom-tailor your care to your individual needs so you can achieve and maintain the healthy, beautiful smile you desire. Our goal is to help you feel confident in your smile and your oral health. We invite you to call us today at 360-229-5861 to schedule an in-depth exam and consultation. Your smile will be back in shape before you know it!

[inline-play-button id=”bbyvHBZlY3k” text=”Welcome to Prosthetic Dentistry of Tumwater” transcript=”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.”]