Dr. Melanie Cecile Churinetz, DDS

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Get to know General Dentist Dr. Melanie Cecile Churinetz, who serves patients in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Churinetz is a general dentist who is currently serving patients’ dental needs at Icon Dental in Denver, Colorado. Icon Dental offers a variety of services ranging from general dental care to more advanced cosmetic and restorative dentistry. “Here, we value innovative treatments that help you feel and look your best. We use the most advanced technologies to provide you with more treatment options, and we do it all with a bright and energetic attitude. By taking a modern approach to dental care, we can offer patients a service that is centered on cutting edge technology and positive patient experience. At Icon Dental, we provide thorough, detailed treatment and will communicate precisely what we recommend to get you in the best health possible” as stated on the dental practice’s website.

Dr. Churinetz is warm, compassionate, artistic, and energetic. She translates these qualities into her dentistry to help provide the utmost in patient comfort and satisfaction. Always an inquisitive perfectionist at heart, she is active in CEREC and Invisalign study clubs to further her knowledge of how to help her patients look and feel their best utilizing the most cutting edge technologies available in dentistry today. Dr. Churinetz is fascinated by the ongoing research in systemic manifestations of oral health and is excited about how dentists can help patients with their overall health by treating dental disease, malocclusion, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

Dr. Churinetz earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry in 2012. She practiced dentistry in Texas for several years while her husband, Robert, was stationed as a Combat Medic at Fort Hood. Dr. Churinetz moved to Colorado in 2014 and immediately fell in love with the people, the climate, and the lifestyle. She and her husband welcomed their first child, Chloë, in 2016.

Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity. As a general dentist, Dr. Churinetz diagnoses, treats, and manages patients’ overall oral health care needs, including gum care, root canals, fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, and preventive education. 

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