Booker Family Dentistry

About Booker Family Dentistry · Trenton

Booker Family Dentistry (online brand: Downriver Smiles) is a long-standing general and cosmetic dental practice in Trenton, Michigan, serving the Downriver community since 1976. Dr. Nicholas Booker, DDS, took over the practice from Dr. Brian Hartwell in 2012 and leads the office with a philosophy of gentle, whole-person care that connects oral health to overall well-being. The office offers general dentistry, cosmetic treatments, Invisalign, Six Month Smiles, implants, root canals, TMJ/bruxism therapy, and emergency dental care using modern technology such as digital X-rays, intra-oral photography, Velscope oral cancer screening, Diagnodent laser cavity detection, and Biolase.

Booker Family Dentistry has served the Downriver area of southeast Michigan for more than 35 years. The practice was established in 1976 and was led by Dr. Brian Hartwell until 2012, when Dr. Nicholas Jon Booker, DDS, took ownership. Dr. Booker is a local: he grew up in the Downriver community, graduated from Grosse Ile High School, and completed both his undergraduate studies and his Doctor of Dental Surgery at the University of Detroit Mercy. He holds an active Michigan dental license (through 2028) and is described by patients and profile sites as skillful, personable, and committed to ongoing education. The practice describes itself as offering gentle, compassionate care for the whole person, with a special focus on how teeth and gums relate to total body health. Services span the full spectrum of family and cosmetic dentistry — from routine cleanings, fillings, sealants, root canals, extractions, scaling and root planing, and dentures to cosmetic contouring, bonding, veneers, teeth whitening, dental crowns, specialty dentures, grafts, excessive/uneven gum treatment, dental implants, TMJ/TMD therapy, and bite guards for bruxism. The office also provides Invisalign and Six Month Smiles short-term orthodontics, plus emergency dental treatment for chipped, loosened, or knocked-out teeth. To keep care accessible, the office runs an in-house Smile Saver Plan (20–90% off procedures), accepts CareCredit healthcare financing (3, 6, or 12+ month plans), and offers a 10% senior-citizen discount for patients 65 and older. Accepted insurance carriers include Aetna, ADN Dental Network, CIGNA Radius, Delta Premier, Dental Health Alliance by Assurant, Guardian DentalGuard, MetLife, and United Concordia Elite, plus any plan that lets patients choose their own dentist. Payments can be made by check, cash, MasterCard, VISA, Discover, American Express, or PayPal. The practice consistently earns top marks — a 5.0 rating across 669 WebMD reviews and approximately 2,194 five-star reviews on Demandforce, with 99.7% of patients saying they would refer friends and family.

In business

Practice established in 1976; under current owner Dr. Nicholas Booker since 2012 (over 35 years of continuous service per the practice's own website)

Owner

Dr. Nicholas (Nicholas Jon) Booker, DDS — current owner since 2012; practice originally established in 1976 and previously owned by Dr. Brian Hartwell

Serves

Trenton, Michigan and the surrounding Downriver communities (Woodhaven, Riverview, Gibraltar, Brownstown Township, Grosse Ile, South Rockwood, Flat Rock, Wyandotte, Southgate, Lincoln Park, and other parts of southeast Michigan)

Rating

5.0 stars on WebMD (669 ratings); 5 stars across approximately 2,194 Demandforce reviews; 99.7% of patients would refer friends and family