Solana Beach, CA Health and Fitness

One moment, Dr. Coleman was standing tall on the lake’s water, balancing on wooden skis as water splayed behind him like a rooster tail. The next moment, he crashed headfirst into the water, cracking his front teeth on the way down. It wasn’t until four years later that Dr. Coleman regained his smile, an experience that left him yearning to study dentistry.

Now at the helm of Coleman Dentistry, Dr. Coleman works hard to pass on that feeling of being able to grin with confidence in a comfortable environment. Slight bubbling sounds drift from a hanging fountain in the waiting room, inducing daydreams of faraway lagoons or scuba divers singing Frank Sinatra. During appointments, patients sink into a heated massage chair, swaddle themselves in warm blankets, or watch flat-screen TVs inside the treatment room. Other perks include dark sunglasses, earplugs, and afternoon wines to cap off clean bills of dental health.

Growing up in a small town in rural Nebraska, Scott Krause, DDS, learned not only the value of hard work, but also the importance of helping others. The compassionate dentist has made multiple volunteer trips to Mexico, Bangladesh, and Tanzania to restore underserved people's smiles and self-confidence. During a recent journey to a Kenyan orphanage, Dr. Krause and his team performed 175 procedures for 108 patients in need.

His passion for service also extends to his patients at home. Dr. Krause continuously attends dental lectures and conventions to stay ahead of the latest restorative and cosmetic procedures. He beautifies grins with daVinci veneers, clear Invisalign aligners, and durable Empress crowns, whose heat-pressed glass-ceramic material can withstand years of mistaking bowls full of decorative rocks for candy.

At North County Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry, Craig R. Huenergardt, DDS and Christopher S. Henninger, DMD use the latest industry advancements to care for teeth and gums. They employ the computer-aided 3-D technology of the CEREC machine to design and fabricate ceramic crowns in a single convenient visit. They also use this 3-D technology in placing implants for missing teeth or stabilizing dentures. The duo also uses laser energy, eliminating the heat, vibration, and cross-stitched kitten sutures associated with restorations and surgical procedures. The dentists perform cosmetic services ranging from smile-straightening Invisalign treatments to whitening and porcelain veneers, and are certified to provide conscious sedation for patients with dental anxiety or a nervous tick that involves doing the worm.

Optylux owner Helmut Igel wants his customers to wear eyewear that they feel is just as fashionable as the latest designer clothes. That's why his boutiques import handcrafted frames from the Italian eyewear company Ete and the German eyewear company Flair. Ete is the only eyewear line in the world that puts real pheasant feathers inside its frames, and Flair glasses, which take days to complete by hand and come in more than 20 designs, can be customized with inset stones, cutouts, faceting, tattooing, and streamers. Optylux is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of these brands, ensuring an even more distinctive look.