Because I have a full mouth of teeth now, I am not afraid to smile. I have received so many compliments on the brightness of my smile. I feel so much better about myself.
Terry S.,West Seattle Retiree
I am very happy with the dental care I have received from Dr. McAnally. He has provided excellent care to my entire family. We recommend him highly.
Paul,Seattle Non-Profit Administrator
Superb. I am extremely happy. Good service and a well educated, friendly staff. Dr. McAnally is a more than competent doctor. My care was absolutely perfect.
Barbara,Seattle Retiree
I used to be so afraid I couldn't even walk into a dental office. Not anymore thanks to Dr. McAnally and his great team!
David H,Seattle Retiree
I was always surprised at how quick the visits went by even though when I woke up I realized that I had been in the office for a couple of hours. My lower teeth are rock solid. I would never go back to a denture!
Paul,Seattle Retiree Ex-Military
For the first time in twenty years, I am comfortable enough to be in family photos. Before I always volunteered to take the photo since I was so embarrassed about my teeth. Now my teeth look so great everyone thinks they are real, Thanks Dr. McAnally!
Diana,Seattle Consultant
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Dr. McAnally Lecturing to Other Doctors on New Dental Implant Technologies
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Meet Dr. James McAnally
Dr. McAnally teaches other doctors inside and outside his practice. He utilizes his extensive training and experience to treat even the most challenging dental situations.
He has been delivering cosmetic, implant, and functional solutions to clients for over 14 years. His commitment to "doing it right" and ability to "handle just about anything" has won him the admiration of clients and other doctors. Dr. McAnally uses his expertise to prevent big problems from ever happening.
Dr. McAnally graduated with special distinction from the University of Oklahoma
He completed an advanced certification at the University of Washington, Division of Hospital Dentistry in 1994, in the treatment of the medically complex client, the techniques of sedation dentistry for the fearful client and complex dental surgery.
He has been helping clients so they can enjoy eating and smiling again with dental implants ever since. He has brought special time-saving methods of implant dentistry (Teeth in a Day and Teeth in an Hour) to "rescue" the denture client and those with debilitated teeth needing complete reconstructions in as little time as possible.
In addition, he has developed special techniques in sedation dentistry for the fearful client. All treatment is performed in the same office. This, combined with advanced techniques, allow even the most compromised individual to return to a life of enjoying dental health.
Because of his experience in the restoration of dental implants, other doctors often refer to him to help plan and organize their complex implant clients. Dr. McAnally performs the surgery for the other doctor and then coordinates the completion of the clients care in the referring doctors office with any guidance that may be needed regarding the restorations.
He is a Fellow-ICOI, one of the highest international designations for skill in the surgery and restoration of dental implants; the most life changing treatment that dentistry offers. He also holds Fellowship in the AGD recognizing the broad range of dentistry that his post-graduate education provides for client benefit.
In 2005, he gained fellowship status at the Misch International Implant; Institute the most acclaimed implant training institute in the world.
He publishes the region's only weekly dental "just the implant fax" that teaches other dentists in the art and science of dental implants and implant cosmetics so that his methods can help other Puget Sound residents outside of his own practice.
He has taught dental oral medicine, been published in the area of gum disease, is on the faculty at the UW School of Dentistry and lectures to the Hospital residents.
The practice is recognized for environmentally responsible dentistry with the highest ratings and awards possible. He is endorsed by more colleagues than any other Seattle doctor with a practice that has a similar focus.
For their client's benefit, advanced learning and the implementation of new technologies at the leading edge of dentistry is a constant for Dr. McAnally and his office of professionals. The friendly team is known for their down to earth and non-technical communication style making complex dentistry easy to understand.
Training
- Graduated with honors, University of Oklahoma
- Graduated with high honors, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry
- Residency at University of Washington Medical Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Veteran's Administration Hospital, and Odessa Brown Clinic
- Trained in many, many programs with the top dentists, both nationally and internationally
Teaching
Dr. McAnally has been an instructor-lecturer at:
- University of Washington Division of Hospital Dentistry
- University of Washington School of Dentistry
- WAGD Advanced Implant Prosthetics
- B&H Dental Laboratory Advanced Implantology Courses
- Author of the largest circulation weekly Clinical Implant Educational Guide for Puget Sound Dentists
Recognitions and Awards
Dr. McAnally has a long history of achievement from his younger days in high school to college and now in his professional life. In high school, he achieved numerous academic awards and along the way participated in golf, track, and football.
As a Collegian, he was active in the Delta Upsilon fraternity, numerous academic organizations, the University Student Body, and played trombone with the Pride of Oklahoma; one of the nation's most esteemed and award winning college marching bands. He received the Leitzeiser award for Overall Collegiate Achievement given to only 5 graduates of any given year at the University of Oklahoma and was recognized by the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, and the Who's Who in American College and Universities.
Now, as a dental professional, Dr. McAnally has been awarded the designation of Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry, Fellow in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, and Fellow of the Misch International Implant Institute (Dental Implants). All very select dental-medical groups that recognize achievement in overall dental skills and in the specialized area of dental implant surgery and reconstruction.
He now teaches other dentists in proprietary methods that he has developed to restore the complex dental client.
Post-Doctoral Training
- Misch International Implant Institute/University of Pittsburgh
- Advanced Implant Prosthetics
- Advanced Implant Surgery
- Advanced Bone Grafting
- Geneva Dental of Beverly Hills
- Environmental Gnathology and Dentogenic Esthetics in Removable Cosmetic Dentures
- Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies and Neuromuscular Dentistry
- Neuromuscular Occlusion
- Neuromuscular Bioinstrumentation
- Neuromuscular Orthodontics
- Homoly Communications Institute
- Communication skills for the dentist and dental team
- Practical Clinical Courses
- Advanced Occlusion for Comprehensive Rehabilitative Dentistry
- Advanced Rehabilitative Dentistry
- Academy of General Practice Orthodontics
- Comprehensive Clinical Orthodontics
Professional memberships:
- International Congress of Oral Implantologists (Fellow)
- Misch International Implant Institute (Fellow)
- American College of Oral Implantology
- ICOI Implant Prosthodontic Section
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation
- Academy of Laser Dentistry
- International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics
- Academy of General Practice Orthodontics
- American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Academy of General Dentistry (Fellow)
- Washington Academy of General Dentistry
Personal
As a third generation dentist, Dr. McAnally was born and raised in Sallisaw, Oklahoma (population 3000) which is of Steinbeck "Grapes of Wrath" fame. Raised in a rural setting, Dr. McAnally grew up fishing, hunting, canoeing, camping, and freely roaming the countryside as well as spending time as well as working on friend's ranches and farms.
After finishing undergraduate and the dental graduate program at the University of Oklahoma in Norman and Oklahoma City, Dr. McAnally came to Seattle to complete advanced dental training in 1993.
He has been active over the years with the North West Medical Teams Dental Van and supports various philanthropies including MultiFaith Works. His practice has been recognized with awards as the most forward thinking in environmentally sound operating procedures.
He has a wide range of interests, including travel, a house full of animals (two cats and two Whippets) and is an active northwest athlete rowing for Lake Washington Rowing Club and competing in IronMan and other triathlons. He is learning to speak French and his next goal is to learn to surf.
by Dr. James McAnally