It is no secret that people dread going to the dentist because it is painful, and riddled with fear and anxiety.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Going to the dentist can actually be a gentle, painless, and soothing experience.
Central Park Dental Spa (formerly DentaSpa) achieves this by applying the best, most comforting and relaxing elements of spas to the dental experience. These elements include:


The art and science of Reflexology: As anyone who has been to the dentist knows, Novacaine alone does not make a dental experience pain-free, and it certainly does nothing to ameliorate the fear and anxiety around simply being at the dentist. So in order to take pain-reduction a step further, at CPDS Reflexology, which is a hand and finger technique applied to the feet that brings about stress and pain reduction throughout the body, is administered on the patients. Because the basis of Reflexology is that there are pressure points on the feet that connect to every area of the body, the experience of all-over stress relief is had when only the feet are actually worked on. A certified Reflexologist also works on pressure points that reduce pain and tension in the mouth and jaw. Used in tandem with traditional numbing agents the addition of Reflexology to the experience of dental treatment is not only a dramatic reduction in pain and anxiety, but a tangible introduction of soothing and relaxed feelings throughout the body.


A beautiful, spa-like environment: The very look, sounds and smells of a dentist office typically trigger fear and anxiety. So Dr. Ellis has designed an environment that not only does not resemble a dentist office, but which does not trigger dental-phobia. Scented candles assure that Central Park Dental Spa does not smell like a dentist office. The beautifully designed waiting room with comfortable couches, a water fall, and soothing music immediately put patients at ease. Even more striking is that Dr. Ellis' dentist chairs look right out over the top of Central Park, so that during treatments patients are staring at sky, birds, sun and trees. As a result Dr. Ellis' patients feel soothed and relieved, and often fall asleep during treatments.


A gentle, sensitive and pampering approach to service: While many dentist offices shuffle people in and out and treat them as just a pair of teeth and gums, Dr. Ellis gives her patients the wonderful service they deserve. This means taking the time to get to know the patient so she understands more about their life and how it affects their teeth; taking as much time as necessary to make the fullest and most complete diagnosis possible; and, above all, to be sensitive to the patient's well-being. The result is that Dr. Ellis' patients feel pampered.


The over-all effect of the spa-influence is that Dr. Ellis' patients look forward to going to the dentist.