By Our Editorial Staff
MariLand is born, the approach that is changing dentistry for children and adults.
In the heart of Umbria, in Spoleto, Studio Mari is now a dental center where mouth care is combined with a new way of experiencing going to the dentist.
Founded over forty years ago and led since 2018 by Dr. Ilaria Mari, the studio has been able to evolve into an independent reality, transforming a solid family tradition into an innovative, ethical and deeply person-centred project.
Her mission is clear: to make the experience at the dentist a serene, educational and transformative path. Each treatment is based on rigorous dental protocols and the use of advanced technologies, but what really distinguishes Studio Mari is the method with which people are followed along their therapeutic path.
A method that starts from listening and recognizes the value of experiences, fears and fragilities of each patient, transforming them into awareness and trust.
“The goal is not just to treat a tooth, but to help those who rely on us to experience the treatment in a serene and constructive way,” explains Dr. Mari. Every smile that comes back is also a small emotional achievement.”
MariLand: where children learn to trust
In the growth path of each child there is a moment in which the health of the mouth meets the experience of the dentist. In many cases it is a dreaded passage, but in MariLand — the project created by Dr. Mari — it becomes a serene, educational and even curious encounter.
MariLand is the pediatric method of Studio Mari: a clinical and relational approach that follows young patients from the very first visits, helping them to develop a positive relationship with oral care.
Sessions take place in biophilic environments inspired by nature, designed to reduce stress and promote calm. Colours, lights, scents and natural materials make the studio a welcoming place, where even the sound of the drill loses its threat.
The use of conscious sedation is fundamental in treatments: a technique that allows treatment to be approached in an analgesic and anxiolytic way, always maintaining control and collaboration of the child.
“Sedation allows us to work safely and to transform the experience into something positive,” explains Dr. Mari. It is a clinical and psychological help: the child discovers that he can be treated without fear.”
Oral health education is an integral part of the method. After each session, parents and children receive practical instructions to proceed at home with correct hygiene and prevention behaviors.
In this way, the dental visit does not end on the chair but becomes a shared educational path: the first step towards autonomy and love for self-care.
The Dental Re-Solution: the rediscovered smile of adults
Many adults arrive after years of giving up. Fear, negative experiences or simple neglect have kept them away from the dentist, until discomfort becomes inevitable.
It is precisely by working with children that the Studio Mari team has understood something important: the fear of the dentist does not only concern the little ones. Many parents, observing the method with which their children were welcomed in MariLand, confessed that they had not been able to treat themselves for years.
From this experience in the field, The Dental Re-Solution comes to life in 2023, a path dedicated to dental phobic adults who wish to regain confidence, health and continuity in care.
The approach, developed within MariLand, combines dental expertise with a deep emotional understanding of the patient.
Each path begins by listening and giving an accurate diagnosis and then continues through personalized protocols that include digital technologies, minimally invasive surgery and conscious sedation.
The goal is to allow each patient to face treatment with peace of mind, without pain and with full awareness of each step.
“When a person who has experienced a fear of the dentist for years manages to complete his treatment, we are not only giving back a healthy smile,” explains Dr. Mari, “we are helping that person to regain confidence in himself and in the value of the treatment.”
The Dental Re-Solution is thus the natural evolution of MariLand: from the experience with children was born a clinical and human method that today also allows adults to find serenity and continuity in their dental path.
Because oral health is a form of freedom, and every smile you find is the brightest proof of this.
The woman behind the lab coat
Every method comes from a vision, and behind the vision of Studio Mari there is a person.
Dr. Ilaria Mari is a professional who has chosen to combine clinical expertise, entrepreneurial vision and deep inner work.
After graduating in Dentistry in 2007 in Siena, she continued to train in dentistry and management with an MBA, studying leadership, communication and business management.
“Leading a dental centre today,” she says, “means combining science and organization, but also being able to motivate, educate and inspire the people who work with you and those who rely on you.”
Her day is divided between clinical activity, team training and studio growth projects, but she has never stopped cultivating the human dimension as well.
She reads a lot, studies behavioural language and psychology, and constantly seeks new ways to make communication with patients more empathetic and clearer.
“For me, the real competence is to understand who I have in front of me,” she explains. Every patient is a world on its own, and if we learn to read it with respect, the treatment becomes more effective and simpler.”
Being a doctor, mother and entrepreneur at the same time requires balance, but Dr. Mari lives it as a privilege: the possibility of transforming one’s personal vision into a concrete reality that helps others to feel better.
In her way of understanding dentistry there is a constant: the belief that the health of the smile is a bridge between physical well-being, self-esteem and self-confidence.
And this is the most authentic feature of her identity: a professional who combines clinical rigor and human sensitivity, and who continues, day after day, to give shape to a different idea of dental practice.
In every treatment path, Dr. Mari and her team start from a simple principle: the patient must not only be treated, but understood.
It is from this conviction that the MariLand and The Dental Re-Solution projects were born — two different ways of facing the same challenge: restoring serenity, trust and continuity to the relationship with the dentist.
Today Studio Mari represents a point of reference for those looking for a different approach, capable of combining science, empathy and innovation. For those who want to turn the dental visit into a positive and conscious experience, MariLand and The Dental Re-Solution are ready to welcome new smiles in Spoleto.
Info: Via XVII Settembre 19, Spoleto (PG) / tel. 391 1430206 (Alessio) / 0743 47612 (Tel / Fax) / web: www.studiodentisticomari.it email: info@studiodentisticomari.com