Providing compassionate, gentle dentistry is the heart of our practice. By offering accessible insurance and financing options, we are able to lower barriers to superior dental care, which allows us to make real differences in our patients’ lives. Everything we do at Smile Now Portland Dentures & Implants is with you in mind. We love to have fun with our patients and hope that we will be able to form lasting friendships as we help maintain your smile. We always provide honest, straightforward advice and strive to keep you informed every step of the way.
Having completed advanced implant training through the International Congress of Oral Implantology, Dr. Berger has been recognized as a Fellow of the ICOI.
Born in Alaska and raised in New York, Dr. Berger has lived all across the country. He met his fiancee in Eugene and is now proud to have finally settled down in Portland. They have 2 dogs and spend most of their free time with them on hikes.
Dr. Berger attended Columbia University in New York City, which is where he first saw the life changing impact dental implants have on patients. His clinical interest became more focused on rehabilitation and implantology, taking continuing education that focused on complex reconstructions with dental implants. He has helped hundreds of patients along their journey to a new, healthy smile.
With Dr. Berger’s extensive surgical and restorative experience, he later served as a mentor for other budding implants dentists and helped guide them through their own journey. During his time as a clinical mentor, Dr. Berger traveled for oversight of surgery and provided guidance to help achieve ideal outcomes for more patients.
“It is such an awesome privilege to have received the education and training to help someone smile and chew again. Dentistry is always a team effort. For me, it all starts with treating my patients with respect, compassion, and humility.” – Dr. Jinesh V. Shah, DDS
Having completed advanced implant training through the International Congress of Oral Implantology, Dr. Tolbert has been recognized as a Fellow of the ICOI.
Originally hailing from Macon, Georgia, Dr. Tolbert graduated from the Dental College of Georgia, where he spent most of his time researching dental implants and dentures. He spent every vacation and school break attending advanced education courses and working alongside implant dentists to help him hit the ground running.
Dr. Tolbert spent several years working as a Clinical Director in a multi-regional full arch group, educating over 40 doctors in implantology as well as traveling the country to provide clinical support. Today, he has settled down in Washington with his wife and is the proud owner of Smile Now Tri-Cities.
When he’s not honing his skills and providing care for his patients, Dr. Tolbert enjoys the great outdoors, playing guitar, and “anything with an engine”.
Dr. Tolbert decided early on in his career that his passion was for restoring peoples’ smiles. “I do this because the average patient that walks through our doors is asking to have their life changed. It is challenging work, but it is by far the most rewarding.”
