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Discussions on Implant Practice Management

Welcome to the Implant Practice Management Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Implant Practice Management. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Implant Practice Management.

Recent Implant Practice Management Discussions

• Best Way to Recommend Implants in a Treatment Plan?

  What is the best way to lead up to recommending dental implants in a treatment plan restoration?

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• Recalls for Implant Patients: When and What Treatments?

  My periodontist has told me that a recall every 3 months is the best schedule. My hygienists use plastic tipped scalers to clean the implant abutments and components.

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• Dealing with Complex Dental Treatment Plans during the Recession?

  I am in a situation where cases that I have started are ready for placement, but the patients cannot afford the 50% down payment. What do I do?

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• Impact of Recession on Dental Implant Procedures?

  Are patients holding off on dental implant surgery due to the possibility of a recession?

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• Improve Implant Case Acceptance Rate

  We would like to assemble a list of the 10 most frequently asked questions by potential dental implant patients so we can develop the most effective answers.

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• Perspectives on Implant Dentistry

  In this exclusive interview, Michael Sonick, DDS, Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, shares his views on Implant Education, Immediate Extraction, Implant Complications, and much more. This is Part I of a two-part interview.

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• High Quality CT Images for Dental Implant Patients

  We took great care in creating a state-of-the-art system that simplifies the process from the ordering and scheduling of a CT scan, to the processing of the scan, to delivering the scan to the doctor. This process can usually be done the same day.

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• Educating Patients About Dental Implants

  Dr. Marc Nevins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontics
  and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Harvard School of Dental
  Medicine.  He maintains a private practice limited to Periodontics and
  Implants in Boston.  Dr. Nevins has taken time out of his busy practice
  to discuss his protocol for educating patients about dental implant treatment.

  OsseoNews:  Dr. […]

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• Dental Implant Liability?

  Dr. Wiggs, asks us:
  Several years ago one of my patients called on the New Year Holiday weekend and said she just fractured tooth # 7 which was recently part of anterior restorations in Porcelain—-some full porcelain crowns and others porcelain laminates.  My office was closed but I told her to come in–the remaining root structure […]

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• Should My GP Place Implants?

  Am I right to think that a general dentist isn’t apt to handle this as well as an oral surgeon? What is the preferred way to proceed with dental implant treatment?

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• Informed Consent

  Edward, a dentist, asks:What procedures are recommended for getting  informed consent on the aesthetic result of the dental implant procedure?

  Is it enough to keep notes on the consultation in the patient’s file?  Does the patient need to review and sign a two-dimensional drawing?  Is a  3-D model helpful?  How does one avoid the […]

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• Communicating Effectively with Dental Implant Patients

  Dr. Jeffrey Ganeles is a Board Certified Periodontist in Boca Raton, Florida and practices with the Florida Institute for Periodontics & Dental Implants. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor and Interim Director for Post-Graduate Periodontics at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale. Dr. Ganeles and his team developed a computer software […]

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• Dental Implant Maintenance

  Dan, a dentist, asks:
  I am having a hard time getting my dental implant patients to return for regularly scheduled routine maintenance of their implants. 

  Most of my dental implant patients are wearing a complete maxillary denture
  and a mandibular implant retained overdenture.  I charge them the same
  fee that I charge for a routine prophy.  I […]

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• Radiolucencies Around The Implant

  I have a question regarding a lower arch oral rehabilitation case that I have done 1 year ago. The patient had severe peridontally involved teeth which were all removed to be replaced with 5 dental implants.

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• Implants Impacting Endodontics?

  I am going into my fourth year of dental school and am trying to figure out what direction to go after I graduate. My family dentist encouraged me to go into a specialty and he recommended endodontics.

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• Maximizing Case Acceptance

  How can I maximize case acceptance for both myself and my referring
  doctors?

  I am a board certified oral surgeon with a slow, but, growing dental implant practice. Some of my oral surgeon colleagues are encouraging referring dentists to refer the patient for treatment planning, diagnostic casts, index impressions, etc. These surgeons end up doing most […]

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• Dental Implant Marketing: Getting the Word Out

  Dr. Henderson asks:
  I am just getting into implant dentistry. Right now I am just starting
  to restore dental implants and we have begun to treatment plan for dental implants on
  a selective basis.

  But now I want to make treatment planning for dental implants part of our normal routine. I want treatment planning for dental implants to be […]

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• Guarantees for Dental Implants

  Dr. Stefan asks:
  I’m interested in knowing what kind of guarantees other dentists are offering for dental implant patients.

  Is there some sort of financial formula to use or a special contract that you have your dental implant patients sign? How else are you mitigating the potential risks associated with dental implant treatment? Thanks !

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• The Changing Role of GP’s in Implant Dentistry

  As such, the roles of specialists, such as periodontists and oral surgeons, and the interaction between these specialists and general dentists in all phases of implant dentistry, has started to change dramatically.

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• Dental Implant Guarantees

  Should you be giving a guarantee for the implant or the implant restoration?

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• Utilizing Intraoral Photography

  The first article in a series that will cover both camera equipment and software utilized to enhance patient education and presentations.

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• Ensuring Dental Implant Success

  I use a device called a T Scan to measure the loads of the teeth around the implant and make sure I am getting what articulating paper and shim stock is showing me. It can be tedious but very important to avoid future complications.

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• Coordinating Dental Implant Treatment Planning

  Dentists need to know and be able to communicate as well as anticipate end results, what and how many procedures are necessary to achieve them, the approximate time involved and, last but not least risks and ramifications.

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• IV Sedation: Minimizing Pain During Dental Implant Surgery

  The most frequent question I am asked is How much will it hurt to get the dental implants. With IV sedation I can make a strong case for minimal pain

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• Dental Implant Failures and Dealing with Patient Anxiety

  I highly recommend sedation for extensive implant surgical procedures. Patients are extremely satisfied and refer other patients willingly.

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