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General Dentistry in Brentwood, Tn

Prevent Problems Early and Keep Smiles Healthier Longer

You may be overdue for a cleaning, exam, or help with a sore tooth. We provide full-service general dentistry in Brentwood, TN, with preventive care, tooth-colored fillings, periodontal treatment, and tooth extractions to help you stay ahead of problems.

Patient Stories

Their Words Tell the Story Better Than We Ever Could

Nothing builds trust like hearing directly from someone who’s been where you are now. These patients share their experiences in their own words, from the fears they walked in with to the confidence they left with and how their lives have changed since.
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"From Losing My Entire Bottom Jaw To Fully Functional Again"

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"My Smile Line Was Disappearing. Now It's Completely Restored"

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"Finally Eating What I've Been Wanting To Eat For So Long"

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Healthy Smiles From the Start

What Is General Dentistry for Your Smile?

General dentistry helps you keep your teeth and gums healthy with regular cleanings, exams, x-rays, fluoride, sealants, fillings, extractions, and periodontal treatment. We look for small problems before they become bigger ones, then treat what we find with the right repair or maintenance care. For you, that can mean a simpler visit, less waiting, and a plan that supports your oral health over time.

Services We Offer

General Dentistry Services We Offer

Missing teeth affect how you eat, speak, and feel about yourself. We provide comprehensive implant solutions backed by over 2,000 successful placements, giving you a complete smile in one convenient location.
Replace one or more missing teeth with permanent, natural-looking restorations. Each implant fuses with your jawbone, providing stable support that protects against bone loss.
A full arch of beautiful teeth supported by just four to six implants. You’ll enjoy secure, stable teeth that restore your smile and facial structure.


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Benefits of General Dentistry

The real value of general dentistry shows up in unexpected moments throughout your day. A morning without tooth sensitivity, a conversation without self-consciousness, a meal enjoyed without hesitation. Understanding how routine dental care fits into your life helps you appreciate what consistent, proactive treatment actually feels like.
Confidence Every Time You Smile
Your smile is one of the first things people notice. When your teeth are clean, healthy, and well maintained, you show up differently in conversations, photos, and everyday interactions without a second thought.
Regular exams identify small concerns while they’re still small. You avoid the discomfort, cost, and disruption of emergency visits by staying ahead of issues before they ever reach the point of pain.
Professional cleanings remove the build up that daily brushing and flossing leave behind. You’ll notice a lasting freshness that gives you confidence in close conversations, whether at work or with the people you love.
Healthy teeth and gums let you bite into an apple, enjoy a steak, or share popcorn at the movies without wincing. General dentistry keeps your teeth strong enough to handle your favorite foods comfortably.
Preventive visits are shorter, simpler, and far more comfortable than the treatments you’d need after years of skipped appointments. Staying consistent now means fewer complex procedures down the road.
Your mouth often reveals early signs of conditions that affect your whole body. Routine dental visits give you and your care team a window into your broader health, not just what’s happening with your teeth.

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Stronger bites, natural confidence, lasting results; dental implants make these benefits part of your everyday life.

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Is General Dentistry Your Next Step?

Wondering if general dentistry fits your needs? This section helps you evaluate where you stand. Whether you’ve been keeping up with regular visits or it’s been years since your last checkup, the information below will help you decide.
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Patients Seeking Preventive Care

You want to stay ahead of problems before they start. Routine cleanings, exams, and early detection keep your teeth and gums healthy while saving you from bigger issues down the road.
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Families Needing a Dental Home

You’re looking for one trusted place where every member of your household can receive consistent, reliable care year after year, from young children to grandparents.
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Adults Returning After Time Away

Life happens and dental visits get pushed aside. If it’s been a while since your last appointment, we welcome you back without judgment and create a plan that meets you where you are.

Do Any of These Sound Familiar?

After decades of caring for Brentwood families, we notice the same concerns come up in conversation after conversation. See if any of these everyday moments feel uncomfortably familiar to you.

Your Next Step Starts Here

If any of these moments sound familiar, general dentistry at Sullivan Dental Partners offers the consistent, compassionate care your smile deserves.

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Results Backed by Generations of Care

From cosmetic veneers to dental implants and full mouth reconstructions, these transformations show what patients throughout Brentwood and Nashville can expect. Each smile reflects decades of expertise and the personalized care our team brings to every visit.
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Your Visit Step by Step

What Happens During Your General Dentistry Appointment

General dentistry covers a wide range of care, and knowing what each visit involves makes the whole experience feel comfortable and routine. We want you to feel informed and at ease before you ever sit down in the chair.
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Comprehensive Evaluation

Every appointment at Sullivan Dental Partners begins with a thorough look at your oral health. We use digital x-rays and 3-D imaging to identify concerns that aren’t visible to the naked eye. Your dentist reviews your medical history, checks for cavities, screens for gum disease and oral cancer, and evaluates your bite. This detailed assessment ensures nothing gets overlooked and gives us a complete picture to guide your care.
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Personalized Treatment

Based on your evaluation, we walk you through our findings and explain exactly what your teeth and gums need. Whether that means a professional cleaning, a filling, a same-day CEREC crown, or another restorative service, you’ll understand the why behind every recommendation. We discuss timelines, comfort options, and financing so you can make confident decisions about your general dentistry care in Brentwood, TN.
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Ongoing Prevention Plan

Before you leave, we map out a prevention strategy designed around your specific needs. This includes your ideal cleaning schedule, any follow-up treatments, and personalized at-home care tips. Our goal is to keep small concerns from becoming bigger problems, so you spend less time in the dental chair and more time enjoying a healthy, comfortable smile.

A Healthier Smile for Every Day

Within just one visit, you'll walk out knowing exactly where your oral health stands and what comes next.

Flexible Payment Options

Quality Dental Care That Works With Your Budget

Our flexible payment options make it easy to start treatment now and pay comfortably over time, with plans designed to fit your needs.
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Bite-sized payments, big smiles! Cherry Payment Plans offer easy-to-use financing options to make your dental care more accessible.

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Streamline your dental care investment with Proceed Finance. Their flexible plans make achieving your smile goals easy and affordable.

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Sunbit
Sunbit technology approves 85% of applicants for dental financing from $50 to $20,000 with flexible pay-over-time options.

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PatientFi offers friendly monthly payment plans for dental care with soft credit checks and transparent terms you can understand.

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General Dentistry Financial Companies Carecredit
CareCredit, a trusted healthcare financing option, offers convenient payment plans to fit your budget. Invest in your oral health with confidence.

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Alphaeon Credit
Alphaeon Credit simplifies dental financing. Explore their flexible plans designed to fit your budget and treatment needs.

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Answers for everyday care

General Dentistry Questions, Clearly Answered

Questions about routine dental care are normal, especially when you want straight answers about comfort, timing, and cost. We keep general dentistry practical and personal, with the same friendly care our patients have trusted since 1970.

What does general dentistry include?

General dentistry covers the care we use to keep your mouth healthy, including checkups, cleanings, fillings, crowns, x-rays, and treatment for common problems like cavities and toothaches. It is also where we catch concerns early and plan next steps before they become bigger.
The cost depends on what your visit includes, since a cleaning and exam is different from a filling or crown. We accept several third-party financing options and offer an in-office savings plan, so we can help you understand your options before treatment starts.
Most general dentistry visits are comfortable, and we always work to keep things as stress-free as possible. If you feel anxious, we can talk through your visit step by step and discuss sedation dentistry when a bigger treatment plan is involved.
A routine cleaning and exam usually takes less time than a visit that includes x-rays or a filling. The full timeline depends on your needs, but we plan visits carefully so you know what to expect before you arrive.
Most patients are, whether you are due for a checkup or need help with a specific concern. We welcome patients from ages 3 to 103, and we tailor care based on your health, your goals, and what we find during your exam.
That depends on the treatment. Cleanings support long-term oral health, while fillings, crowns, and other restorations can last for years with good home care and regular visits. We monitor your work over time so you know when anything needs attention.
Small issues can turn into bigger ones if they are left alone, especially cavities, gum concerns, or broken teeth. If you are unsure what to do, we can review your options and help you decide what makes sense for your smile today.
We start with a conversation about what brought you in, then we examine your teeth and gums and take x-rays if needed. From there, we explain what we see, answer your questions, and outline a plan that fits your needs.
Aftercare depends on the treatment, but most general dentistry visits only need normal brushing, flossing, and regular follow-up visits. If you have a filling, crown, or other restorative work, we give you clear instructions so you know how to care for it.
We understand that you want more than a quick fix. Since 1970, our fourth-generation practice has focused on consistent, careful dentistry, and we do it with everything under one roof, including an in-house dental lab for added coordination.

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Meet your Doctors

Four Generations of Family Care, One Trusted Team

Our dentists combine decades of experience with genuine compassion for every patient. We treat you like family, providing comprehensive care from routine cleanings to complex smile transformations, all under one roof. The Vision at Sullivan Dental Partners is to transform more lives through life-changing comprehensive care- building on decades of clinical excellence with cutting-edge technology, continued education, and a team that grows together.
A lifelong Brentwood resident, Dr. Sullivan has spent over 35 years creating healthy smiles throughout the Nashville community.
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Dr. Sully earned the Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence and now focus on complex cases, including smile makeovers, full mouth reconstructions, and implant-supported dentures.
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Dr. Bandy brings a passion for patient comfort and is specially trained in oral sedation for those who need extra relaxation during treatment.
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Our team takes the time to listen, plan carefully, and treat you like family from day one.

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What Our Patients Say

Real Stories From the Families Who Trust Us Most

From restored confidence to comfortable visits that feel like family, our patients share experiences that changed how they feel about dentistry. With over 1,000 five-star reviews, their words reflect the lasting relationships we build every day.
Best experience I’ve had with dental office since leaving N.Y. 16yrs ago. Nicole was very efficient,friendly and put me at ease about how I feel about going to the dentist.
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First let me say I am absolutely afraid to sit in a dentist chair. Since I have been going to Dr Rick, both her and and his staff has been amazing!!! I have had extensive dental work done by Sullivan dental. Their compassion for their patients goes way far and above. When I have needed to be seen, I have never had to wait. They have always got me right in. I Love my Dentist and his staff and would highly recommend them to anyone whether they are needing implants or simple as a cleaning.K. Morgan
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Kim Morgan

2 weeks ago
The Team at Sullivan Dental Partners is amazing. They are kind and professional. They helped keep our visit straight forward by educating us on what we needed with honesty and integrity. Not to mention the the laughs we shared together. I would recommend this Team to anyone in search of honest truthful dentistry that is professional and extremely compassionate about what they do.
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Tony Hatley

2 weeks ago
The staff at Sullivan dental is very friendly and nice,I like to say a special thank you to Dr.Sully and Celeste for taking care of me and reaching out to me making sure everything ok.I appreciate it,Thanks!!
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Herman Scales

3 weeks ago
I became a new patient to this dental practice. Katelyn was very thorough and did an excellent job assessing and cleaning my teeth. Dr Keely Stofer was very kind and did a good job replacing two fillings. All the way around an excellent experience!
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Nursekat8

3 weeks ago
Nicole is great. Gentle and thorough.
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Robin Bradley

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