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By Dr. Stephanie Kinsey, DDS Updated November 7, 2026
Dr. Stephanie Kinsey, DDS, is a cosmetic dentist in St. Augustine who has been doing cosmetic work for over 20 years. She can help when something about your teeth makes you want to hide your smile. Maybe it’s a chipped front tooth you cover with your hand. It might be teeth that have worn down or picked up stains over the years, or older dental work that doesn’t match anymore. Whatever it is, at Palencia Dental we start with what you want your smile to look like. We have both shorter-term and long-term options, and we’ll help you find the one that fits your teeth and your life.
A cosmetic dentist is a general dentist first, with extra training in the artistic side of dentistry. So you still get the same checkups, cleanings, and preventive care that look after your oral health, just as you would with any other dentist. That extra training gives a cosmetic dentist an eye for planning how your teeth look together and how they suit your face.
Cosmetic dentistry isn’t a recognized dental specialty, so it helps to look at a dentist’s training and experience before you choose one. Dr. Kinsey has been doing cosmetic dentistry for over 20 years, with hundreds of cases behind her. She trained at LVI, a postgraduate institute for dentists. She also sits on the Board of Regents of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics, where her focus is education.
Dr. Kinsey calls part of her work facial rejuvenation dentistry, because the shape and structure of your teeth can affect how your whole face looks, including how symmetrical your jaw appears. That’s why she keeps your face in mind whenever she plans a new smile.
Cosmetic dentistry can fix many of the things that make you hesitate before you smile. Dr. Kinsey treats all of these:
Which of our cosmetic dental treatments is right for you depends on what you’d like to change, and some smiles need more than one.
Dr. Kinsey also does full mouth reconstruction, which means planning your whole mouth together instead of fixing one tooth at a time. It can help if your teeth are worn or broken throughout your mouth, if older dental work no longer looks right, or if many of your teeth are missing. In each case, she aims for every tooth to match the rest once the work is done.
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Bonding is the option people ask about most instead of veneers, and we offer both. Each one has pros and cons when it comes to speed, how long it lasts, and staining.
Bonding is quicker than veneers. It’s tooth-colored resin that Dr. Kinsey shapes right onto your tooth, so it’s a good option for a small chip or a narrow gap. In skilled hands it can also look very natural. The downside is that bonding doesn’t last as long as porcelain. The resin can chip, and over time it’s more likely to pick up stains from coffee, tea, wine, and smoking.
Porcelain veneers and crowns are a longer-term solution. They’re durable, and they look like natural teeth. Porcelain resists staining and keeps its color.
The right choice for you comes down to your teeth, how much you’d like to change, and how long you want the result to last. Dr. Kinsey will go over bonding, veneers, and crowns with you and help you weigh each one against what you want.
Your cosmetic consultation is complimentary, and it’s a relaxed visit. We’ll hear what you’d like to change about your smile, and you’ll have time to get to know Dr. Kinsey.
If you’ve saved photos of smiles you like, we’ll look at them with you and talk about your goals. We’ll also take photos of your own smile and go through them together. From there, Dr. Kinsey goes over the treatment options that fit what you want. You’re welcome to ask as many questions as you like.
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Dr. Stephanie Kinsey, DDS
Your cosmetic consultation with Dr. Stephanie Kinsey is complimentary.
Financing is available.
Once you decide to go ahead with veneers or crowns, the work happens in five steps, and you’ll approve the look of your temporaries before the lab makes your permanent ones.
Your first visit after you decide to move forward is a records visit. Dr. Kinsey does an exam, and we take X-rays and impressions, which are molds of your teeth. You’ll also go over your consent forms with us. Most cosmetic treatment isn’t done in a single day, so we’ll schedule you to come back for the next step.
A wax-up is a wax model of your teeth in the new shape Dr. Kinsey has planned. Once your records visit is done, an LVI lab or a local lab makes your wax-up, and she uses it as the pattern for your temporaries.
Temporaries are a trial version of your new teeth, and Dr. Kinsey makes them herself. Because they follow the shape she planned, you get a feel for how your permanent veneers or crowns will look.
While you wear your temporaries, you get to see for yourself how your new teeth look and feel when you talk and smile. If the shape isn’t quite what you pictured, or the shade seems too light or too dark, tell Dr. Kinsey. She’ll adjust your temporaries and look at the shade with you until the two of you agree on how your new teeth should look.
Once you and Dr. Kinsey agree on the shape and color, the lab makes your permanent veneers or crowns to match what you chose together. Then she places them.
When a case is planned ahead, veneers or crowns can sometimes be finished in about a week, while other cases take a little longer. Every case is different, so the timing depends on how early the planning starts and whether the lab is lined up and ready for it.
If you have a wedding, a graduation, or another big day coming up, let us know when you call so we can help you get your smile ready for it. The earlier you come in for a consultation, the easier it is for us to plan around your date.
If dental work makes you nervous and that’s part of why you’ve put off doing something about your smile, we offer sedation, which can make your visits easier. Dr. Kinsey can talk with you about whether sedation is a good fit for you. Tell us about your concerns, and we will help put your mind at ease by answering any questions you may have.
We also see one patient at a time, out of respect for your schedule and your privacy. That means you can take the time you need to talk things through and get comfortable before anything starts.
A smile makeover is a plan that brings together more than one cosmetic treatment to change your whole smile rather than fix a single tooth. It might combine whitening, bonding, veneers, crowns, or straightening, depending on what you need.
A smile makeover can be a good fit if your teeth and gums are healthy but you still find yourself hiding your smile. It can also help when you have several small things to change at once, like a chip, a gap, and some staining. Dr. Kinsey builds each smile makeover around your goals, starting with what you tell her at your consultation.
When you’re choosing a cosmetic dentist in St. Augustine, these four things can tell you a lot:
There are three things that can affect the cost of cosmetic dentistry: how many teeth are involved, which treatment you choose (bonding, porcelain veneers, or crowns, for example), and whether any other dental work needs to be done first. One bonded tooth and a full set of veneers are very different plans, which is why Dr. Kinsey goes over the cost of your plan with you at your consultation.
At Palencia Dental, we offer dental financing, so you can spread the cost of your treatment over time.
Book a Consultation
Dr. Stephanie Kinsey, DDS
Your cosmetic consultation with Dr. Stephanie Kinsey is complimentary.
Financing is available.
If you’ve been unhappy with your smile for a while, we’d love to meet you. Your cosmetic consultation with Dr. Stephanie Kinsey is complimentary. Bring your inspiration photos if you have any. We’ll talk through what you’d like to change, and there’s no pressure to decide anything that day. Call or Text us to set up your visit.
