About Alan Robinson DDS
Dr. Robinson was born and raised right here in Macomb County, the oldest of four children. His parents still live in the same home in which he grew up in Warren. The Robinsons ran a family business, a Laundromat, where young Dr.Robinson worked alongside his parents and learned many business and life lessons as well as how to repair Washing Machines! Doctor is a proud 1974 Graduate of East Detroit High School–GO SHAMROCKS!! During High School, Dr. Robinson made his decision to be a Dentist due to his interest in Science, the desire to work with and serve people, and the fact that Dentists work with their hands. To launch the journey, Dr. Robinson began Undergraduate Study at Wayne State University in Detroit while working as first a Pest Control Technician, A Dock Worker at a Trucking Company, and finally a Relief Driver for a Uniform Company which continued until Graduation from Dental School. The work experience was a financial necessity but an invaluable life experience as well.
At the beginning of his 3rd year of Pre Dental studies at Wayne State University, Dr. Robinson was admitted to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and shortly thereafter the University of Detroit School of Dentistry as well. The University of Michigan School of Dentistry had just been voted the Number One Dental School in the United States by the Deans of all of the Dental Schools. The University of Detroit School of Dentistry had long been thought to have one of the finest Clinical Dentistry Programs in the nation. After several meetings with the faculty of both Schools, Dr. Robinson chose the University of Detroit due to its famed Clinical Program as well as Work and Family considerations. During his training Dr. Robinson did rotations at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit and Detroit Receiving Hospital. Dr. Robinson did Clinical Procedures at the University of Detroit Dental School and The University Health Center at the Detroit Medical Center. At this time he provided Dental Care to patients of the Rehabilitation Institute while they were recovering from Closed Head and Spinal Injury, most of which were Motor Vehicle Accident victims.
Shortly after Graduation, Dr. Robinson had the good fortune to purchase the Practice of Dr. Greg Prybis in Warren, MI which was eventually moved to Clinton Township, MI in its present location. Dr. Robinson maintains a Solo Private Practice and is presently a Staff Member of Henry Ford Hospital of Macomb.
Dr. Robinson is married to Barb and they have 5 Children and 8 Grandchildren. When not at the office, Dr. Robinson enjoys anything with the Grandkids, Traveling, Reading, Gardening, Tinkering, Building, Fixing, Studying New Dental Techniques, Shooting, and of course Hunting!
Replacing a single tooth with a single tooth implant does not endanger the health of the neighboring teeth. Because a dental implant will replace your tooth root, the bone is better preserved. Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy and intact. Several missing teeth can also be replaced with individual implants. This method will place a dental implant at the site of each missing tooth, providing ideal replicas of your lost teeth. Multiple teeth may also be restored with an implant bridge, which is a prosthetic comprised of three or more crown units, depending upon the number of missing teeth.
One of the most rewarding and exciting new procedures in dentistry today is the system for making your previously loose dentures tight and comfortable. Mini dental implants provide denture patients with the ability to eat, smile, and speak with confidence. In as little as 1 hour, 4-6 dental implants can be placed, and your dentures can be fitted over the implants. The patient leaves the office with a stable denture, which can be used IMMEDIATELY. In addition, placement of these implants results in little to no post-operative discomfort. Many patients who were not candidates for conventional implants because they didn’t have enough bone or because of finances are now mini dental implant candidates.
Made of Hybrid Resin or Zirconia, the removable bridge involves the placement of between 6-10 implants, determined by bone volume and bone quality. This is a fixed hybrid bridge that can be detached by the dentist as needed at recall cleaning visits.