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Dental implants are an excellent choice in tooth replacement, but choosing the best implant provider that fits your needs can be challenging. You want to find someone that is not only skilled, but is close to home, and perhaps can offer treatments other than implants. Our team at David Forlano, DDS have some tips to help you in your search, so take a look below.
What to Look For in a Provider
During your initial search, there are a few common traits you should be looking at closely before you start investigating the providers themselves.
- Location: One might think that the perfect implant provider is hours away, but you may not be up to that kind of drive once you factor in time and transportation costs. Have you looked at local dental implant providers here in Suffolk County? If you must choose a provider in another city or county, factor the cost of transportation into your treatment.
- Cost and Financing: Many patients may feel nervous about the cost of their dental implant treatment, worried that they may not have the budget to pay for it. Consider finding a practice with a variety of cost and financing options. Do they have in-office payment plans? Third party patient financing options? These can greatly help your confidence for your procedure!
- Types of Implants: Every patient’s case is different, and a good implant provider has the techniques or technology available to tackle all sorts of tooth loss cases. Whether you’re missing one tooth or a full arch, search for a provider who is adept in a variety of cases.
Bring These Questions to the Consultation
Once you’ve narrowed down your choices, it’s time to schedule consultations with the providers themselves. We understand that interviewing a potential provider can feel disconcerting, but hope that our list of suggested pages can suffice. Bring this list with you! A good provider will easily be able to answer these questions, and you should be wary of those who can’t.
- Where did they receive their training? (education, implant training seminars, etc.)
- Do they engage in continuing education?
- What in-office technology do they have?
- Do they offer sedation dentistry, or have someone who comes in to administer it?
- Will parts of your implant treatment be referred to other dentists?
- What is their success rate?
- Do they have before-and-after photos or testimonials available?
Why Choose Dr. David Forlano?
Dr. Forlano has dedicated a large part of his dental work and studies to the application and maintenance of dental implants. He is currently a clinical instructor in Implantology at the New York University College of Dentistry, and received the title of Diplomate from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Dr. Forlano also is the president and founder of Chairside Implant Services, providing mentorship and implant education for other practices in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. As you can see, Dr. Forlano is not only paramount to implant education among his fellow peers, but also in improving his own skills for the benefit of his patients.
Contact Us About a No-Obligation Consultation
Dr. Forlano and our team are dedicated to ensuring that patients have access to the treatments they need, and answers to the questions they have about those treatments. If you would like to see for yourself why Dr. Forlano may be a good fit for you, schedule a consultation and get to know our team. We welcome all patients from Suffolk County, NY and beyond, and can’t wait to help you on the road to a complete smile once again.
