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Find dental implants online
22nd Oct 2010
Around half a million more patients in the UK every year could enjoy the benefits of dental implants.
Patients can now get implant-supported restorations direct from more than 100 UK dental surgeons listed online at www.dentists4implants.com.
So, the option of dental implant treatment is no longer limited to patients who are referred by their own general dental practitioner (GDP) to an implant dentist.
Most adult patients with one or more missing teeth can benefit from dental implant treatment, which can totally restore natural oral function, appearance and confidence.
Implant supported dental crowns, bridges and dentures look, feel and function just like real teeth.
Dental implants don't damage adjacent healthy teeth and the results can last a lifetime.
According to the British Dental Health Foundation patient information leaflet on dental implants, ‘Over the longer term, implants are usually a more cost-effective and satisfactory option'.
The annual number of implant procedures carried out in the UK is a fraction of the volume in other developed countries, like the USA and continental Europe.
Based on independent data, an average of only 2-3 patients per year receive implants for each general dental practitioner in the UK (during 2010 approximately 54,000 procedures and 23,000 dentists).
Most dentists probably see several potential implant cases every week, but fewer than one in ten provides implant surgery.
Despite more than two decades of research and proven clinical practice, few UK GDPs immediately recognise dental implants as the optimum solution when they see a gap in a patient's mouth.
Chris Meldrum, UK managing director for implant manufacturer Dentsply Friadent explains how access to implant dentistry has been improved:
He says: ‘The implant dentist directory on www.dentists4implants.com <http://www.dentists4implants.com> has recently been enhanced to provide information for patients, as well as dental practitioners who want to refer cases.
‘Now, anyone who is thinking about dental implants has direct online access to a list of dentists across the UK who provide the treatment.'
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