Built to break the cycle of piecemeal dentistry.

Dr. Stephen Cross, DDS

Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics · Member, American College of Prosthodontists · Clinical Instructor, University of Maryland School of Dentistry

In Dr. Cross's own words: “The drive for my additional school and board certification was to be able to practice at the highest level and offer that level of expertise to my patients.”

After earning his DDS from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Dr. Cross completed a three-year advanced prosthodontic residency at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine — the specialty training that prepares a clinician to read the full clinical picture: teeth, bite, bone, function, aesthetics, and how each one shapes the others over time.

He returns to the University of Maryland as a clinical instructor, teaching the next class of dental students. Smile Innovations is built on the same standard he teaches: comprehensive diagnosis, ethical treatment planning, and a refusal to recommend work that isn't clinically warranted.

What he sees most often, from patients arriving for second opinions or first-time comprehensive consultations, is the cumulative cost of piecemeal care — one tooth treated, then the next, then the next, each connected to the one before. The practice exists to give patients an alternative: a complete picture and a real plan, from the very first visit.