Albuquerque, NM -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2015 -- Terry Gomez DDS, one of the city's leading family and cosmetic dentists, published a new online guide to teeth whitening. With a range of over-the-counter teeth whitening products crowding store shelves, many consumers wonder what the difference is between these products and professional teeth whitening services. The new guide to the subject at the Terry Gomez DDS website will help to answer this question and others, enabling readers to make more informed and satisfying choices.

"At my practice and others around the country, teeth whitening is the most popular cosmetic dentistry service of all," Terry Gomez DDS said, "Despite this, many people still feel confused and uncertain about their options. We think our new guide to teeth whitening is going to be a big help, and we're happy to be able to offer this useful resource at our website."

With demand for cosmetic dentistry services of all kinds growing rapidly, teeth whitening leads the pack. Americans now spend around $1.4 billion annually on retail teeth whitening products, according to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and nearly $10 billion more on professional whitening services. As that same source reports, though, results vary greatly: While more than four in five who make use of in-office whitening services immediately notice a difference, the proportion of those who report success with over-the-counter, at-home whitening products is significantly lower.

The newly published guide to teeth whitening at the Terry Gomez DDS goes into the reasons for this gap and also details a number of other important differences between the two approaches. Written in clear, concise language, it will be a valuable resource for anyone thinking about pursuing teeth whitening, and is the product of a longstanding drive toward patient education that has run throughout the impressive dental career of Terry Gomez DDS.

After graduating from Albuquerque's St. Pius X High School and University of New Mexico, Gomez completed her basic dental education at the University of Colorado School of Dentistry, receiving high honors. A dental residency at Denver General Hospital honed those general dentistry skills, leading to a position as Chief Dental Resident at the nearby University Hospital in that city.

Since then, Gomez has built up one of Albuquerque's most highly regarded general and cosmetic dentistry practices. In addition to being voted the city's top general dentist by her peers in an Albuquerque Magazine poll, Gomez consistently ranks as one of the area's best-reviewed dentists at sites like HealthGrades, Wellness.com, and Yelp. The new guide to teeth whitening, now available at the Terry Gomez DDS website, is one sign of the caring, patient-centered approach that consistently characterizes Gomez's work and has helped her establish a reputation as one of Albuquerque's top dentists.

About Terry Gomez DDS
Singled out as Albuquerque's Top General Dentist by the city's leading dental professionals, Terry Gomez DDS is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and the University of Colorado School of Dentistry. She provides gentle, top-quality general and cosmetic dentistry services with the help of highly trained staff members from her office at 6830 Montgomery Blvd NE Suite F in Albuquerque.