Cornelius Dental Clinic

Cornelius Dental Clinic Comprehensive dental care for the entire family. We are always welcoming new patients. Your comfort is always a primary concern.

Please call us today for an appointment or to answer any questions you may have. The Cornelius Dental Clinic, located on Baseline between 9th and 10th Ave in Cornelius, has served the Cornelius and surrounding areas for over 30 years. In 2010, Dr. Emerson Rowley, DMD (Todd) purchased the clinic when Dr. Steve Hill retired. Our goal at Cornelius Dental Clinic is to provide high quality oral health

care for the entire family, as well as informative patient education about proper at-home dental hygiene practices. After all, prevention starts at home, and is encouraged with regular visits to the dentist. Cornelius Dental Clinic is a modern, state-of-the-art practice offering Cornelius area patients a full-range of general, restorative and cosmetic dental services, from routine cleanings and exams to single-visit dentistry and complete smile makeovers. Dr. Rowley practices conservative, proactive dentistry utilizing the latest in dental technology.

One of the things people like about our clear aligner process is how little time you spend in our office.An orthodontist...
06/04/2026

One of the things people like about our clear aligner process is how little time you spend in our office.

An orthodontist builds your treatment plan. Not a general dentist with a weekend certification. An actual orthodontist who does this all day, every day, and monitors your case from start to finish.

Your trays come all at once. You check in weekly through an app on your phone, scanning your teeth so the orthodontist can see how things are progressing. If a tray needs more time, they'll tell you directly. Stay in this one another week, then move on.

You're not driving to an office every month. You're not rearranging your schedule or taking time off work for adjustments. If you have a concern, you call us and we're here.

But the routine visits that eat up your calendar with traditional orthodontics aren't part of this process.

For most cases, treatment runs about a year to 16 months.

Curious what your teeth could look like? We can show you a simulation before you commit.

Call 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

06/03/2026

There isn't just one way to feel calm at the dentist.

If the idea of dental work makes you tense, you're not being dramatic. That feeling is real, and it's far more common than most people admit.

At Cornelius Dental in Cornelius, OR, comfort isn't an afterthought. It's part of the plan. We offer three ways to help you relax, matched to what you actually need.

Nitrous oxide, for lighter anxiety. It wears off quickly, so you can drive yourself home.

Oral sedation, for a deeper sense of calm when nitrous isn't quite enough.

Anesthesiologist-administered sedation, for complete ease on the appointments that ask the most of you.

The goal isn't to push through the fear. It's to remove it.

Comfortable dentistry isn't a luxury. It's a standard of care.

If anxiety has kept you away, let's find the option that fits. Call us at (503) 359-0339.

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Your baby isn't latching. You've tried different positions, different timing, and the lactation nurse finally says it's ...
06/02/2026

Your baby isn't latching. You've tried different positions, different timing, and the lactation nurse finally says it's a tongue tie.

The traditional fix involves numbing the underside of a baby's tongue with a needle, cutting the tie with a scalpel, and putting in stitches. On a baby. In their mouth.

With our Solea laser, the whole thing takes less than 10 minutes. No needle, no scalpel, no stitches. The laser releases the tie quickly and cauterizes at the same time, so there's minimal bleeding and faster healing.

A family member of one of our team had a baby with a severe tongue tie. They had to drive hours to a specialist in Portland for the traditional procedure. It was invasive and stressful for everyone involved. That's a trip and an experience we can help families avoid right here in Cornelius.

Tongue ties don't just affect breastfeeding. Over time, they can affect speech and even cause the front teeth to space out and flare. Catching it early makes a real difference.

If your baby is struggling to latch, or your lactation nurse has mentioned a tongue tie, call us. 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

06/01/2026

"It looked fine. It just never felt quite right."

I hear that more than you'd think. A crown that sits a little high, a bite that feels off, a tooth you catch yourself chewing around. And often the harder part comes next: weeks in a temporary, waiting on an outside lab to remake something that wasn't right the first time.

Here's what most people don't know. Most dentists send crown work out to a separate lab. I do it differently. I design and mill your crown right here, myself.

That means I control every detail. The color. The shape. The bite. The exact fit. If something needs adjusting, it happens the same visit, while I'm looking at your tooth, not weeks later through a back-and-forth with a lab.

The person who understands your mouth should be the one creating what goes in it.

If you've been living with a crown that never felt like yours, let's talk.

Call us at 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

Your first visit at our office includes a CBCT scan. It's a single image that gives us a complete 3D picture of your mou...
05/28/2026

Your first visit at our office includes a CBCT scan. It's a single image that gives us a complete 3D picture of your mouth, your jaw, your bone levels, and your airway.

Most offices take individual x-rays of each tooth. That gives you pieces of the puzzle. A CBCT gives us the whole thing in one go.

If you need wisdom teeth out, we can see exactly where they are and what they're close to. If there's a root canal issue, we can see it. If your airway looks restricted, we can catch that too. All from one scan, all on your first visit.

That means no coming back for more imaging later. No "we need another scan before we can plan your treatment." Dr. Rowley has everything he needs to give you a thorough diagnosis from day one.

These scans are valuable. We bill them at a fraction of what they cost us because we'd rather have the complete picture upfront than work with limited information. That's a decision we made for our patients, and it's one we stand behind.

Ready for a thorough first visit? Call 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

05/27/2026

Real dentistry isn't about making a tooth look okay for a little while. It's about making sure it stays strong, healthy, and yours for the long run. 💛

When the underlying issue isn't truly addressed, the problem comes back. Sometimes bigger. Sometimes more painful. Sometimes more expensive. That's not care. That's a cycle.

Our approach is different. We take the time to understand what's actually going on, then restore the strength, structure, and function of the tooth, so you're not back in the chair for the same problem six months from now. Quality dentistry isn't a quick patch. It's a lasting solution built on doing the work right the first time.

You deserve treatment that respects your time, your trust, and your long-term health.

That's the standard we hold ourselves to, every single visit.

Call us at 503-359-0339 to experience the difference.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

A lot of people suspect they have a sleep problem but never get tested. And honestly, it's hard to blame them.The tradit...
05/26/2026

A lot of people suspect they have a sleep problem but never get tested. And honestly, it's hard to blame them.

The traditional route means going to a sleep facility, spending the night in an unfamiliar room, and trying to fall asleep while you're hooked up to monitors and wires. For a lot of people, that's enough to put it off indefinitely. You already can't sleep well. Trying to sleep in a lab with equipment attached to you isn't going to help.

We can send you home with a test instead.

You download an app on your phone, wear a small monitor on your finger and one on your chest, and go to sleep in your own bed. It tracks your breathing, your airway, and what kind of sleep you're getting through the night. You get results right on your phone.

From there, we send those results to a physician that Dr. Rowley works closely with, and they can write a prescription for whatever you need. No referral chain. No waiting months to get into a specialist.

If you've been putting off a sleep test because the process sounded like a hassle, this is different. Call 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

Today, we pause.To the men and women who gave everything so we could live ordinary, beautiful days, thank you. To the fa...
05/25/2026

Today, we pause.

To the men and women who gave everything so we could live ordinary, beautiful days, thank you. To the families who carry that loss, we see you.

From all of us at, Cornelius Dental, we remember.

05/25/2026

We never start until you're ready. That promise sits at the heart of everything we do.

Some patients want every step explained. Some need the procedure broken down piece by piece. Some just need a quiet moment to breathe before we begin. All of it is welcome here.

Fear shows up differently for everyone, and rushing past it never helps. So we don't. We follow your lead instead.

You decide the pace. You decide how much information feels helpful. You decide when it's time to start. That control belongs in your hands, because treatment should never feel like something happening to you. It's something we do together, on your terms.

When you stay in control, everything changes. Tension softens. Trust builds. Care actually feels like care. 💛

📞 503-359-0339

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You're tired all the time. Not regular tired. The kind of tired where you could fall asleep at your desk at two in the a...
05/21/2026

You're tired all the time. Not regular tired. The kind of tired where you could fall asleep at your desk at two in the afternoon, even though you went to bed at a reasonable hour.

Your blood pressure is up. You grind your teeth at night. Your partner says you snore. You figure that's just life.

It might be sleep apnea.

When your airway closes while you sleep, your body never reaches the deep restorative sleep it needs. You stop breathing, your body jolts you just enough to start again, and the cycle repeats. Sometimes dozens of times an hour. You wake up feeling like you never slept because, in the ways that count, you didn't.

That matters beyond just being tired. Sleep apnea puts real strain on your heart, raises your blood pressure, and sheds years off your life over time. The longer it goes undiagnosed, the more damage it does quietly in the background.

Most people don't think to mention any of this to their dentist. But we can see signs of it. Grinding and clenching leave patterns on your teeth, and our imaging can show us what your airway looks like.

If something looks concerning, we can send you home with a simple sleep test. You do it in your own bed, and we get the results quickly. From there, we work with a physician to figure out the right next step for you.

If any of this sounds familiar, bring it up at your next visit.

Call 503-359-0339.

Learn More: https://corneliusdental.digitalfloss.com/learnmore

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926 W Baseline Street
Cornelius, OR
97113

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm

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