A Periodontist Is
Always the Right Choice
There are many dental procedures you can trust to your
family dentist ranging from routine cleanings to fillings and extractions. His
level of education and training is more than ample for this type of work. In
fact this is the type of dental work he specializes in. While he may have
attended a few weekend or even weeklong seminars, this does not qualify him to
perform the work of a Las Vegas Periodontist. This would be akin to asking
your family GP to perform neurosurgery.
It Is All in the
Training
In order for a dentist to specialize as a periodontist, he must
attend college for significantly longer than one who wishes to remain a family
dentist. To become a dentist, a person must spend a minimum of six years in
college. The person must first earn their bachelor's degree, which generally
takes four years. This is followed by an additional two years in dental
college. It is also where the vast majority of dentists stop attending college
and go into general practice.
For those who are interested in continuing their education
and becoming a periodontist, this requires three more years of education and training
before going into practice. The majority of those who choose to continue their
education earn their Ph.D. Many family dentists will attend a number of
"training" seminars covering periodontology over the course of their
careers. However, when you compare seminars to three years of intensive
training at college level, it becomes easy to see why attending a few seminars
is really not enough.
Training Seminars Are
Not Enough
While periodontology seminars are very commonplace and
conducted with the right intentions, they fail to provide the most important
aspect of any form of training. This is the hands on aspect, the point at which
the dentist is exposed to handling the various periodontal procedures while
under the close supervision of a highly skilled periodontist. This person's job
is to be watching their trainee every step of the way. It is also to be there
in case a problem should occur.
Three years of very intense hands
on and classroom training prepare a periodontist to handle all forms of dental
work which involve going in under the gums and into the jawline. This includes
procedures such as placing Dental Implants Las Vegas to replace one or more
missing teeth, as well as creating complete upper and low implant sets. Given
the complexity of this kind of work, you should always seek out a fully trained
and certified periodontist such as Dr. Ed De Andrade, DDS of Anthem
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