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Surgical placement of dental implants is an integral part of formal training curriculum for oral & maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists educated in the last 10-15 years. This kind of surgical training is generally not part of education program for general dentists and prosthodontists.

In San Francisco Bay Area the currently prevailing standard is that surgically trained specialists, such as periodontists and oral surgeons perform dental implants placement, whereas general dentists and prosthodontists perform dental implant restorations.

Dental professionals who are capable of performing both restorative and surgical components of dental implant treatment with equal degree of proficiency are extremely rare.