Bushdid Smiles

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Bushdid Smiles 🦷 Sleep. Breathing. Pain. Behavior. It’s connected.
🪥We test, treat, and fix the root cause.
👉🏼No guessing. No band-aids. Dr. Jose A.

Bushdid is a native of Florida who graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. He furthered his education to earn his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Dentistry. Dr. Bushdid regularly continues his education and training to extend his knowledge and qualifications in diverse dental aspects and complex services, including occlusion connections, surgical implant placement, and neuromuscular dentistry. His love for dentistry has always been supported by his family, which has helped him achieve a successful dental practice to help the community achieve their best smiles possible. Dr. Bushdid makes it his mission to improve his patients' quality of life through the highest standard for care. Besides his passion for dentistry, he is also dedicated to his family, including his wife and daughter.

10/12/2026

Wisdom teeth get treated like a given. Out at eighteen, no questions asked.

But "everyone has them out" isn't a reason, it's just a habit.

The real question is why there isn't enough room to begin with! And will that pose a risk in the future. That's it.

If yours are straight, functional, and you can keep them clean, that's not a problem to fix. That's just teeth doing their job.

The ones I actually pay attention to are sitting halfway out. Not the fully impacted ones, not the straight ones. The in-between ones you can't get a toothbrush around.

If someone told you to pull teeth that were healthy and giving you no trouble, I'd want to know what the actual reason was.

Coral Gables, FL 🦷

10/08/2026

Every one of these is something you can check without picking up the phone. If you found something tonight, that's not a diagnosis, it's a reason to look closer.

I'd rather a parent walk into my office with four observations than a hunch. That's what actually helps us help your child.

📍Bushdid Smiles Coral Gables

If you're local, come see us and we'll look at what's really going on. If you're not in Coral Gables, comment "directory" and I'll point you to someone who can screen for this where you are.

Dr. Bushdid, Bushdid Smiles, Coral Gables, FL 🦷

10/05/2026

Twenty-seven years into this, here's what I wish somebody had told me at thirty.

The teeth are the last thing you should look at. I spent two decades looking at them first. Now they're the last thing I check, because by the time the teeth are crooked, the story already happened.

I wish I'd known to look at the tongue. Where it sits, whether there's room for it. I can tell you more from that than from the X-ray.

I wish I'd known that the patient who says "I sleep great" usually isn't lying. They just have nothing to compare it to. You don't know what you don't know.

And I wish I'd known that the kid in my chair and the exhausted forty-five year old in my chair are frequently the same story, twenty-five years apart. 🦷

Dr. Jose Bushdid, DMD · Coral Gables, FL

09/30/2026

The pill drying out your nose is drying out your teeth too.

Saliva is your mouth’s entire defense system. It neutralizes acid, carries minerals back into your enamel, and keeps bacteria in check. Antihistamines, reflux meds, and nighttime Benadryl slow it to a trickle, right when you already make the least of it (overnight).
You may still need the medication. Just give your teeth backup while you’re on it: water, xylitol, and a dentist who knows what you take.

In South Florida? Come see us. We look at how you actually breathe, not just your teeth. (Booking link in bio.)
Anywhere else? Comment “directory” and we’ll help you find an airway-focused dentist near you.

🫁 Bushdid Smiles · Coral Gables, FL

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09/28/2026

We drill, we fill, we do it again next year, and almost no one asks why.

Why the cavities keep coming. Why the teeth are crowded. Why the mouth is always open. Other countries spend a fraction of what we do and get healthier mouths, largely because they think about prevention and development early.
Your kid’s mouth is not destined to be a lifetime of repairs. It’s a system you can get ahead of.

Local to South Florida? Bring your child in and we’ll screen the whole picture, airway included.

Not nearby? Comment “directory” and we’ll point you to an airway-trained dentist in your area.

🫁 Bushdid Smiles · Coral Gables, FL

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3005 Salzedo Street
Coral Gables, FL
33134

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm

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