Careful work, calmly done.
A two-provider practice in a converted bungalow on 12th Avenue South. Restorative and cosmetic dentistry for adults who want their teeth taken seriously and their time respected.
Most crowns fail at the margin, not the crown.
We prepare the margin carefully. We take the impressions twice if the first one is questionable. We schedule longer appointments than most offices because the work asks for them. None of this is unusual on its own. Combined and held to consistently, it is most of what makes the difference between a restoration that lasts a decade and one that fails in three years.
Riverstone is two dentists with a particular interest in restorative and cosmetic work — crowns, veneers, full-mouth rehabilitation, implant restoration, Invisalign. We do not do pediatrics, oral surgery, or periodontal surgery; we have trusted referrals for those and we use them.
Stones balanced carefully.
The reference is a cairn — a small column of river stones, balanced one on top of another. Each stone is placed deliberately. The shape only holds if every stone is right. We thought it was a fitting metaphor for the work we do, and the practice took the name.
Two providers. One practice.
Dr. Nora Vance and Dr. Samuel Whitford founded Riverstone in 2022 because neither wanted the patient-per-hour cadence the corporate-DSO model demands. The practice is fee-for-service: we welcome insurance and provide the paperwork for reimbursement, but we do not contract with insurance networks. The fee schedule is published.
Three areas of focus.
◦ One
Restorative
Crowns, fillings, onlays and inlays, full-mouth rehabilitation. Where most general practices place a crown and move on, restorative work is most of what we think about.
◦ Two
Cosmetic
Porcelain veneers, cosmetic bonding, professional whitening, smile design. Cosmetic work is restorative work that also has to look right; we treat it that way.
◦ Three
Invisalign and implants
Clear-aligner orthodontics for adults, and the restorative side of implant care — the crowns, bridges, and prosthetics that sit on implants placed by an outside surgeon.
12th Avenue South.
A converted residential building on 12th, between Beechwood and Sweetbriar. Street parking on 12th and Sweetbriar. The waiting room is a living room with the original hardwood, three chairs, a window, and an espresso machine that works.
New patients are welcome. We hold ninety-minute slots for first appointments and book one to three weeks in advance.