Dr. Zana Al-Saloum, Restorative Dentist in Brookfield

Dr. Al-Saloum has always been curious and had an interest in Biology. After discovering that working in medicine wasn’t for her, she found a love of dentistry and the ability to work using her hands.

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As a restorative dentist, Dr. Al-Saloum enjoys helping patients get the smiles they want and helping them through the process, beginning to end.

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Dr. Al-Saloum reminds Brookfield patients who may feel nervous about getting dental implants that Nuvia providers do this treatment day in and day out. They are there to listen to you and help you get the smile you want.

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Outside of Dentistry

When she isn’t working as a restorative dentist, Dr. Al-Saloum likes to hike, paraglide, and zipline. As an adrenaline junkie, she loves seeking out new experiences. She also loves all animals, especially cats.

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Dr. Cheema was inspired to pursue a career in dentistry by her Uncle who worked as a dentist. She remembers being touched seeing the smile makeovers he got to be part of. Further motivated by the happiness she saw in patients, she studied to become a restorative dentist.

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After receiving extensive education in India, she completed the international dental program at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco where she stayed and practiced until moving to Milwaukee to join Nuvia Dental Implant Center in Brookfield.  

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Why Nuvia?

Having significant experience with full mouth dental implants, Dr. Cheema is all too familiar with the old way of doing dental implants and was attracted to Nuvia as she saw the opportunity to provide her patients with a totally different experience. 

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The old way of doing dental implants involves having patients wear temporary teeth for what could be up to 10+ months. Dr. Cheema had seen the struggles patients went through with temporary teeth that are prone to breaking and creating all sorts of troubles. 

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At Nuvia, patients are able to bypass months of temporary teeth all together and start using their permanent teeth 24 hours after their dental implants are placed. Dr. Cheema loves that she can restore her patients’ smiles overnight and give them a much different experience than traditional methods can. 

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Outside of Dentistry

Growing up, Dr. Cheema would do service at a community kitchen with her dad before school. She continues to love doing community service when she isn’t working as a restorative dentist. Dr. Cheema also loves to be in nature, go on hikes, and play the harmonium.

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Growing up Dr. Samer Shaltoni was always following around his older brother who was a dentist. This ultimately led to Dr. Shaltoni going to dental school where he discovered his talent for surgery and periodontal work. 

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He completed his Periodontics/Implants residency at University of Illinois Chicago and has since helped patients transform their smiles with full mouth dental implants. Now, Dr. Shaltoni is an amazing part of the Nuvia team in Brookfield.

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Why Nuvia

Dr. Shaltoni loves the team approach Nuvia has in providing patients with permanent teeth in 24 hours.

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Patients at Nuvia don’t just meet with a single dentist. Each patient has a restorative dentist, dedicated periodontist/oral surgeon, and CRNA working to give them a high-quality experience and outcome. It also contributes to providing patients a very safe and very comfortable experience as they sleep through the procedure while being taken care of by multiple individuals. 

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In Dr. Shaltoni’s experience, it isn’t extremely common for a provider to use as collaborative an approach as Nuvia does, nor to have a dedicated CRNA on staff. He has seen other providers multitask between giving patients anesthesia and performing the surgery.

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Outside of the Clinic

When he isn’t working as a periodontist, Dr. Shaltoni is likely to be found spending time with his family, enjoying football, video games, and movies.

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