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Advertisements for low cost dental implants populate the Internet, television, and radio and the competing messages create confusion for patients trying to determine whether affordable dental implants can actually be quality dental implants as well. One of the problems is that each of the advertisements defines “affordable” differently. While it is certainly possible for San… Read more »

Every dental implant patient deserves to have their treatment provided by a specialist with extensive training and experience. But it is often difficult for patients to determine who is best qualified to provide their treatment, particularly when so many San Diego dentists advertise that they are dental implant specialists. First and foremost, San Diego patients… Read more »

Residents of San Diego County are fortunate to have more choices for dental implant treatment and specialists, who are renowned experts, than most areas of the country. There are Oral Surgeons, Periodontists and Prosthodontists in the region who have not only provided quality dental implant treatment for thousands of patients, but have also lectured nationally… Read more »

Dr. Kathelene Williams-Turk, a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Dental Implant Awareness (IDIA), authored an article on advances in dentistry for Northwest Mom Magazine. According to Dr. Williams-Turk, parents of children with missing teeth have numerous questions about the best method of tooth replacement. Dental implants are so widely advertised that… Read more »

The Institute for Dental Implant Awareness, its Advisory Board and team, mourn the passing of Dr. P. I. Branemark, the Swedish orthopedic surgeon who discovered that bone fuses to titanium, creating a strong bond. This led to the development of modern, root-form dental implants, which are used throughout the world to replace missing teeth. In… Read more »