With Dr. Sarah Balaster’s personalized approach, she creates customized solutions that precisely align with your distinct dental concerns and smile goals, ensuring we create a smile you love.
She prioritizes individualized treatment plans meticulously crafted to address your unique needs and goals, ensuring a personalized and comprehensive approach to care. She optimizes outcomes and prioritizes patient satisfaction through tailored strategies, providing the best possible results.
Dr. Balaster specializes in utilizing minimally invasive techniques to achieve optimal results with reduced discomfort and faster recovery times. Her approach prioritizes precision and efficiency, ensuring minimal disruption while achieving desired outcomes.
With over a decade of experience, Dr. Balaster provides elite patient care grounded in expertise, compassion, and a commitment to excellence. Her extensive tenure ensures a high standard of service and outcomes for every individual we treat.
Dr. Balaster is dedicated to providing a comprehensive five-star patient experience from start to finish. She prides herself on utilizing advanced techniques and state-of-the-art technology to deliver optimal outcomes tailored to your unique smile concerns. By emphasizing minimally invasive procedures whenever possible, we prioritize your comfort and recovery while achieving exceptional results. Her primary goal is to ensure you enjoy a wonderful experience throughout your treatment.
You will receive personalized care and attention that exceeds your expectations. Dr. Balaster believes in crafting individualized treatment plans that enhance natural beauty and oral health. With her, you’ll never receive a stock smile. Each procedure is meticulously designed to reflect your personality and preferences, ensuring you leave with a unique smile and radiate confidence!
Sarah Balaster, DMD, formerly known professionally as Sarah Oshman, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and is board certified in Periodontics and Dental Implant Surgery. She is a periodontist, dental implant surgeon, educator, researcher, published author, speaker, and expert in laser dentistry.
Dr. Balaster received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and earned her Certificate in Periodontics from New York University College of Dentistry. Prior to pursuing dentistry, she graduated with honors from Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, a background that continues to influence her appreciation for both the science and aesthetics of patient care.
Her clinical practice focuses on advanced periodontal therapy, dental implant surgery, laser-assisted treatment, periodontal regeneration, and the management of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. She is committed to delivering individualized, evidence-based care and believes that treatment should be tailored to each patient’s unique clinical needs, goals, and overall health.
Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Balaster works at the intersection of dentistry, education, research, and healthcare technology. She is actively involved in advancing clinical education, contributing to professional publications, collaborating on the development and evaluation of healthcare technologies, and sharing practical, science-driven approaches with clinicians and hygienists through continuing education programs and speaking engagements.
Dr. Balaster is passionate about oral-systemic health and the role that periodontal care plays in overall wellness. Through patient care, education, research, and innovation, she remains dedicated to elevating the standard of care for both patients and dental professionals.
With Dr. Balaster’s background in fine arts and science, she can seamlessly blend aesthetic sensibility with scientific precision, enhancing the overall appearance of your smile while optimizing oral health outcomes. This unique combination empowers her to approach dental care with a keen eye for beauty and detail, ensuring personalized and exceptional results.
She prioritizes functional outcomes and your smile’s visual harmony and balance by integrating artistic principles into our treatment strategies. Through a thoughtful and multidisciplinary approach, she aims to achieve optimal oral health while enhancing your smile’s natural beauty.
Dr. Balaster prioritizes thorough assessments before recommending procedures, taking the time to understand your unique needs and goals. This approach ensures her treatment recommendations are tailored to address your concerns and optimize outcomes.
Our personalized treatment plans are tailored to enhance your smile’s aesthetics and function, ensuring your new smile is beautiful and functional. Dr. Balaster delivers comprehensive dental care that optimizes your teeth’ appearance and performance, resulting in a smile that’s uniquely you.
Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP) is a cutting-edge, minimally invasive treatment for gum disease. This procedure utilizes laser technology to target and remove diseased tissue and bacteria from gum pockets, promoting the healing and regeneration of healthy gum tissue. LANAP is known for its effectiveness in treating periodontal disease while minimizing discomfort and reducing recovery time compared to traditional surgical approaches. Patients experience improved gum health and reduced inflammation following LANAP treatment.
The BLAST technique is a cutting-edge protocol designed to enhance dental implants’ success and longevity. This approach accelerates healing by stimulating collagen formation, reduces the risk of complications such as infection, and enhances implant integration into the bone. The BLAST protocol minimizes bleeding risks while decontaminating the implant site for optimal healing and improves overall patient outcomes. We also include an implant maintenance protocol to ensure the longevity of your investment in a healthy, functional smile.
By utilizing guided implant surgery, laser technology, surgical guides, CBCT scans, and 3D printers, BLAST creates a more precise and comfortable patient-friendly approach to implant surgery.
Our gum/soft tissue grafting procedure utilizes the Pat Allen technique, which creates a tiny “tunnel” in the gums where the recession has occurred and inserts the grafted tissue into this space. This method eliminates the need to cut or harvest tissue, making the surgery minimally invasive and more comfortable.
The technique improves blood flow near the teeth’s roots, promoting faster healing and reducing discomfort for a smoother recovery process. We tailor each treatment to meet the unique needs of every patient, ensuring personalized care and optimal results with minimal disruption to daily life.
Air polishing is an advanced dental technique that utilizes a combination of air, water, and fine powder particles to effectively remove plaque, stains, and biofilm from teeth. This gentler alternative to traditional scaling and polishing is particularly beneficial for anxious patients who find dental cleanings uncomfortable or stressful.
The air polishing procedure is quick and efficient, significantly reducing the time spent in the dental chair and minimizing discomfort. Patients often describe the sensation of air polishing as less invasive, which helps alleviate anxiety and fosters a more relaxed and comfortable dental experience for those who are nervous about their appointments.
