Commencement Bay Dentistry

12/11/2025

This is a non-carious (cavity free) abfraction lesion – a wedge-shaped notch near the gumline of a tooth. It is caused by grinding forces typically in the presence of acid. Treatment often involves addressing the occlusal stress with a Nightguard, and restoring the defect with a resin-based composite and reinforcing proper brushing habits.

06/19/2024

Our warmest congratulations on the well deserved retirement of Shellie and Jan. They been in dentistry serving patients for 35 and 41 years respectively! You will both be missed dearly. Enjoy the adventures in the next chapter!

05/09/2023

If You Skip Flossing, You Miss Cleaning 40% of Your Teeth
To protect your smile, you should floss at least once a day. For tightly spaced teeth, use waxed floss, and for larger gaps, use dental tape. Also, talk with us about options like interdental tools or a Waterpik if you have dental restorations or wear braces.

03/10/2022

06/26/2020

Our infection control and sterilization has always followed WISHA and CDC protocol. The biggest changes you'll see here are patient screening, social distancing and schedule modifications.

We have increased the number of rooms each provider works from and limited the number of patients specifically.

We are preforming a phone prescreening questioner prior to arrival and only healthy patients will be allowed in our office. Once seated in the treatment room, temperatures will be takes and a rescreening will be done.

We have increased staff to disinfect door handles, stair rails, bathrooms, elevator buttons,and chairs.

Each staff member will preform temperature screening and health wellness assessment on them selves and log those results.

03/26/2020

Reminder to our patients - Per the Governors mandate, our office as with all dental offices, will be closed until May 18th. All non-essential dental appointments will be postponed until after this date. However, If you are a patient of record experiencing a true dental emergency that would otherwise cause you to seek treatment at the emergency room because of pain, swelling, or infection, please contact our office.
253-272-2900
Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate this unprecedented time.

01/29/2020

Fun Dental Facts