{"id":462,"date":"2016-02-27T23:52:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T04:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/?p=462"},"modified":"2016-02-27T23:52:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T04:52:31","slug":"implant-dentist-or-general-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/implant-dentist-or-general-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Implant Dentist or General Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I need to replace two teeth and want to get dental implants. Can I go to a general dentist or do I need an implant dentist?<\/p>\n<p>Rex B. &#8211; Fayetteville, AR<\/p>\n<p>Rex,<\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t really such a thing as an implant dentist, because there is not a dental specialty in implants. Therefore, any dentist who does implants is, though they may call themselves an implant dentist, is really just a general dentist.<\/p>\n<p>The reason they call themselves that is so that patients know it is a procedure they do. However, you need to be careful. Not every dentist who does the procedure actually has the training necessary to do a good job.<\/p>\n<p>Take a peek at Dr. Noah&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/tulsa-dental-implants\/\">implant page<\/a> to get an idea of what kind of training you want the dentist to have. It&#8217;s an advanced procedure, with a chance of failure, so you want to give yourself the best chance possible.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/glenpool-dentist\/\">Glenpool Dentist<\/a> Dr. Ryan Noah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I need to replace two teeth and want to get dental implants. Can I go to a general dentist or do I need an implant dentist? Rex B. &#8211; Fayetteville, AR Rex, There isn&#8217;t really such a thing as an implant dentist, because there is not a dental specialty in implants. 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