#1.
Find out who has implants and ask them who did them and how they came
out.
#2.
Find qualified ADA
specialists, preferably a Board
Certified Prosthodontist, to treat you. This is a very demanding
area and specialty training is required.
#3.
Get a detailed, written treatment plan including all fees and make sure
there are no hidden costs.
#4.
Get a second Consultation to help you evaluate the first one.
#5.
Ask the dentist for names of patients that he or she has treated and
for the names of other dentists that he works with. Call them and find
out as much as you can about the type of work this dentist does.
#6.
Determine the commitment that this dentist has to dentistry and to the
area of dental implantology. Does he or she teach? Does he or she publish
articles in the scientific dental literature. Is he or she considered
an "expert" in this area of treatment.
#7.
Look for someone who is confident, cautious and thorough in his or her
approach to your dental work.
#8.
Call the state board of dentistry and find out if there are any rulings
against this practitioner regarding his dental practice.
#9.
Don't be afraid to ask how many of these procedures this dentist has
performed successfully.
#10.
Ask the dentist about failures. What happens if an implant fails. What
are the alternatives if this treatment plan does not work?
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