How To Choose Your Implant Team
Full-mouth implant teeth is an advanced, irreversible, and life-altering procedure, so experience and clinical authority play a major role in your treatment outcome!
You’ll want a team led by a key opinion leader—someone who has trained other surgeons around the world. Unlike other medical procedures, there’s no official certification to perform this treatment. So the level of expertise can vary greatly.
From weekend-course graduates to experts who have developed treatment protocols and trained others— it matters who you choose.
Take your time. Speak with friends, family, and even past patients.
Ask the right questions (see below), and never feel rushed into treatment.
Q1. Are you a specialist or a general dentist who took surgical courses?
Q2. How long have you been performing full-mouth implant surgeries?
Q3. Have you published on this subject?
Q4. Have you trained other surgeons in full-mouth implant procedures?
Q5. How many full-mouth implant procedures have you performed?
Q6. Will you be providing follow-up care, or will I be transferred to another clinic?
Q7. What is the longest follow-up you’ve had with a patient?
Q8. Can you show me close-up images of actual cases you performed?
Q9. What brand of dental implant will you be using?
Q10. Who will be designing and placing the final teeth?
Q11. Which lab manufactures the teeth? Do they use authentic prosthetic parts?
Q12. Will I receive a certificate of authenticity for the implants and materials?
Q13. What brand of Zirconia will be used for my teeth?
Q14. Will I have multiple tooth material options to choose from?
Q15. Have all treatment options, complications, and long-term maintenance been explained?
Q16. Did a clinician create your treatment plan, or was it presented by a salesperson?