Can a New Smile Make You Appear More Successful and Intelligent? New Research Says it Can.

August 16, 2007 – Waldorf, MD – Previous consumer studies have proved that a beautiful smile will make you more attractive. But according to research conducted by Beall Research & Training of Chicago, a new smile will make you appear more intelligent, interesting, successful and wealthy to others as well.

Dr. Anne Beall, a social psychologist and market research professional carried out the independent study on behalf of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). Pictures of eight individuals were shown to 528 Americans, a statistically valid cross section of the population. The respondents were asked to quickly judge the eight people as to how attractive, intelligent, happy, successful in their career, friendly, interesting, kind, wealthy, popular with the opposite sex and sensitive to other people they were.

Two sets of photos were created, with each set showing four individuals before undergoing cosmetic dentistry and four after treatment. Half the respondents viewed set A, the other half set B. The eight subjects viewed by respondents were evenly divided by gender. Two had mild improvements through cosmetic dentistry, two had moderate improvements and four had major improvements to their smiles, to give a wide range for respondents to view. None, however, had visibly rotten teeth, missing teeth or catastrophically bad dental health in the before shots. Respondents were not told that they were looking at dentistry, but were asked to make snap judgments rating each person for the ten characteristics, on a scale of one to ten, with one being not at all, and ten being extremely.

The results indicated that an attractive smile does have broad ranging benefits:

Characteristic	Average Before rating	Average After rating	Increase
Attractive	4.6	5.9	1.3
Intelligent	5.9	6.5	.6
Happy	6.2	6.8	.6
Successful in their career	5.8	6.7	.9
Friendly	6.3	6.8	.5
Interesting	5.4	6.1	.7
Kind	6.0	6.4	.4
Wealthy	4.9	5.9	1.0
Popular with the opposite sex	5.0	6.2	1.2
Intelligent	5.6	6.1	.5

While the change was most dramatic for attractive, popular with the opposite sex, wealthy and successful in their career, the change was statically significant in all areas.

Based on a lot of interaction with happy patients, we were expecting this type of difference in attractiveness and popularity with the opposite sex, said local AACD member cosmetic dentist Dr. Bradley J Olson. To have large gains in how successful, intelligent, interesting and wealthy patients appeared after cosmetic dentistry caught even us by surprise. We've been telling people that a beautiful smile was a great investment in their futures. Now we have independent evidence.

The full survey results by Beall Research can be viewed on the AACD Web site at www.aacd.com

About the AACD

AACD is the world's largest organization of cosmetic dental professionals with more than 7,500 members in over 60 countries around the globe. The AACD is dedicated to advancing excellence in cosmetic dentistry and fulfills its mission by offering superior educational opportunities; promoting and supporting a respected Accreditation credential; serving as a user-friendly and inviting forum for the creative exchange of knowledge and ideas; and providing accurate and useful information to the public and the profession. To learn more about cosmetic dentistry visit www.aacd.com

Dr. Bradley J Olson DDS is an AACD member cosmetic dentist practicing at 3450 Old Washington Rd #301 Waldorf, MD 20602. For patient consultations, contact the doctor at 301-645-6611.

Bradley J Olson DDS - Providing services in cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening and porcelain veneers to the areas of St Charles, Washington DC and Waldorf, Maryland.

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