Q. I have read posts in the past and other things on the internet where you are advised to choose dentists who have years of exeperience with dental implants and are well renouned for this, but how can a patient come about this information? Should a dentist have it on their site or is there some other resource patients can attain this information through?
A. Things you should be looking at are
1. what form of postgraduate training the dentist has done in implantology. Unfortunately there are many colleagues of mine who have done a msc or a diploma and have only placed a few implants. Therfore this is only one of the things you should be looking at.
2. most importantly how many implants has the dentist placed. I personally feel the more you do over the years the more experienced the clinician is.
3. ask to look at photos of previous cases
4. some of my patients have asked to speak to patients who had dental implants
5. How many years has the dentist been placing implants and restoring them.
1. what form of postgraduate training the dentist has done in implantology. Unfortunately there are many colleagues of mine who have done a msc or a diploma and have only placed a few implants. Therfore this is only one of the things you should be looking at.
2. most importantly how many implants has the dentist placed. I personally feel the more you do over the years the more experienced the clinician is.
3. ask to look at photos of previous cases
4. some of my patients have asked to speak to patients who had dental implants
5. How many years has the dentist been placing implants and restoring them.
I hope this is helpful!
Dr Kalpesh Bohara
The Dental Suite, 27 Park Rd, Loughborough, LE11 2ED
Web : www.dental-suite.co.uk Tel: 01509 231144
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