1396 DeSoto Boulevard, Hot Springs Village, AR 71909, USA
Dentist Serving Hot Springs Village Since 1999
DENTAL EXCELLENCE. COMPASSIONATE CARE.
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TRUSTED DENTIST IN HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, ARKANSAS SINCE 1999
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- Various Insurance Plans
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Our Team
Meet the Hot Springs Village Dental Group Team
Here at Village Dental Group, we are dedicated to treating each of our patients with respectful and attentive care. We aim to help our patients feel at home during their time here, developing relationships with them that last a lifetime. Our team values trust and honesty, and we do everything we can to ensure our patients fully understand the process of their treatment. To learn more, we invite you to meet our dentists
Larry Powell , DDS
Dr. Powell graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in 1995 then went on to earn an advanced education degree at UT Memphis, along with undergoing an implant internship. His natural talent and fascination with the cosmetic side of dentistry led him into the prosthodontic program at the Memphis VA Medical Center, where he spent three years becoming an expert in cosmetics, dental implants, crowns, bridges, dentures, and sleep disorders. Dr. Powell has practiced advanced cosmetic and family dentistry for more than 20 years and is sensitive to the needs, wishes, and fears of his patients. He is a frequent visitor of Lake Ouachita where he enjoys swimming and wakeboarding; his out-of-town vacations are spent under the sea in scuba gear.
Robert Hodous, DDS
Dr. Robert Hodous blends the art of dentistry with an advanced technological approach to provide unequaled personal attention and professional care. Practicing dentistry for 32 years, Dr. Hodous’ commitment to excellence has earned him widespread recognition from both his peers and especially, his patients.
Dental Hygeine staff
Karen Matthews, RDH
Karen is a 1975 graduate of the prestigious Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut and in 1990 graduated from Northern Arizona University’s Local Anesthesia and Expanded Function Program.
She has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for over 40 years and served as a Research Development Consultant for Professional Dental Tech Group of Batesville, Arkansas. Karen and her husband, Dr. Mickey Matthews, make their home in Hot Springs with their 2 Shetland Sheepdogs, “Stella” and “Morgan”. In her spare time, Karen enjoys golfing, dancing and gardening.
Emily McWilliams, RDH
Emily is a Tennessee native and is currently a resident of Hot Springs. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family.
DENTAL ASSISTANT STAFF
Holly Catron, Dental Assistant
Holly was born in Naples, Florida, but grew up in Amity, Arkansas. She now lives in Hot Springs and joined our family here at VDG in 2016. In her free time, she enjoys fishing, hiking, camping, and playing with her sweet little pet ferret, Talulah.
Kyra Cheney, Dental Assistant
Kyra is a southwest Arkansas native who grew up in Murfreesboro and has lived in Hot Springs for two years. Kyra joined the Village Dental group team in 2020. In Kyra’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and going on adventures with her two pups, Jax and Miles.
Support Staff
Esther Coffin, Office Manager
Esther and Dennis, her husband of 40 years, moved to the Village in August 2011, from New York. Esther has been an office manager in a dental office for the past 34 years. Although it was hard leaving all her family and friends, she has met so many wonderful people from all over the country here. Esther looks forward to many wonderful years at Village Dental Group with her new family!
Nikki Daily, Patient Care Coordinator
Nikki is the first smile you will see when you walk into our office. She is a native Arkansan and has been part of the family here at Village Dental Group since 2017. In her spare time, she enjoys hunting and fishing.
Debbie Walsh, Patient Care Coordinator
Debbie is always happy to greet you at our front desk. She is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and now lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Debbie loves to cook, spend time on the lake, work on home renovations, and enjoys horseback riding with her family.
DENTAL TECHNOLOGY
CEREC ONE-VISIT DENTISTRY
At Village Dental Group, we use advanced CEREC technology to provide your treatments in a single visit! Using this device, our dentists can create crowns and other restorations in a matter of minutes so that you can leave our office with a smile. Contact us today at 501-922-1045 to schedule your appointment with Dr. Larry Powell and Dr. Robert Hodous and learn more about CEREC one-visit dentistry in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
Our dentists and dental team work hard to stay current on the latest advances in dental technology and techniques. We utilize state-of-the-art dental equipment, including CEREC one-visit restoration technology, to help us provide you with the best possible dental care and experience. CEREC technology allows our team to provide you with a custom-made, high-quality dental restoration in a single visit to our office. Traditional dental techniques require at least two visits to complete many dental restorations; CEREC technology saves you time and discomfort by eliminating the need for a second visit. With CEREC technology, we can create many types of dental restorations in just one visit, including:
- Dental crowns
- Dental veneers
- Dental inlays and onlays
With CEREC one-visit restorations, you will have no need for uncomfortable temporary crowns, veneers, or other restorations. In addition, CEREC uses advanced scanning technology to design the restoration, eliminating the need for messy impressions. CEREC one-visit restorations are created from high-quality porcelain that is matched to your individual tooth color, so your restorations will look beautiful and natural for years to come. For more information on the advantages of CEREC one-visit restorations and our other advanced technology, we welcome you to call or visit us today.
CONE BEAM
We use high-tech cone beam technology here at Village Dental Group to provide our patients with an exceptional level of treatment for their oral health. This 3D-imaging technology can capture detailed images of your mouth and better enable our dentists to diagnose and treat you.
At our office, we are committed to utilizing advanced dental technology to always provide you with the highest level of dental care. We are proud to utilize cone beam 3D imaging technology at our practice. Cone beam 3D technology is an imaging system that provides our dentists and team with a three-dimensional image reconstruction of your teeth, mouth, jaw, neck, ears, nose, and throat. We may use dental cone beam 3D imaging to:
- Plan dental implant placement
- Evaluate the jaws and face
- View the head and neck as a comprehensive whole
- Diagnose tooth decay (cavities) and other dental problems
- Detect endodontic problems and plan root canal therapy
- Analyze dental and facial trauma
- Plan and evaluate the progress of orthodontic treatment
- Visualize abnormal teeth
- Assess a TMJ disorder
Cone beam 3D imaging is effective for diagnosing and evaluating dental conditions, as well as planning treatments. One of the advantages of 3D cone beam technology is that it provides our dentists and team with a view of your mouth and supporting structures that are more comprehensive than that provided by digital X-rays. To learn more about cone beam 3D imaging and how it helps us provide you with exceptional care, we invite you to contact us today.
DIGITAL X-RAYS
Our team uses digital X-rays in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, as a tool to help improve your experience as you seek quality dental treatment.
Digital X-rays are one of the advanced diagnostic tools we use to provide you with the best possible care. Digital radiography has changed the way we take dental X-rays by making the process faster, more comfortable, and more convenient than ever before. Digital X-rays use a digital sensor to take images of your teeth, unlike traditional X-rays that use film. Digital X-rays use significantly less radiation than conventional film X-rays and require the use of no chemicals for developing the images. Our dentists can then instantly view the high-quality images on monitors right in the treatment room to provide you with efficient, accurate diagnoses and care. Our team is able to use digital radiography to identify and diagnose several types of dental problems, such as:
- Decay in between teeth
- Developmental abnormalities
- Improper tooth root positioning
- Cysts and abscesses
- Fractures in existing fillings
- Tumors
- Infection in the tooth nerves
- Bone loss
Digital dental X-rays are used to plan many kinds of dental treatment, such as oral surgery procedures, root canal treatment, dental implants, orthodontics, and more. To learn more about digital radiography and how we use X-rays at our office, we welcome you to call or visit us soon.