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The key to success

3 mins read Professionalism/career development
Fazeela Khan-Osborne tells us why the dental nurse is the lynchpin of the implant team.

Dental implants are now offered by more practices to meet demand. But despite these treatments’ growing popularity, they are still complex, requiring meticulous planning at every stage. For the clinical journey to be a success for everyone involved, teamwork is crucial.

Although there are many reasons why modern patients would prefer to replace a tooth with a dental implant rather than a removable prosthesis, they will still have concerns. The internet gives access to information that may not be scientific or evidence-based, and could even be inaccurate or misleading, but people will read, and be influenced by what they read, nonetheless. Implant teams are seeing people who are experiencing a range of emotions. In many cases, individuals are feeling somewhere between sure they’re
making the right decision and apprehensive and intimidated about the long-term commitment, expense, and risk of failure.

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