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“The advent of dental implants has enhanced our ability to improve our patient’s quality of life through functional rehabilitation. These predictable treatments and outcomes are as a result of employing evidence-based treatment decisions and protocols. However, not all practitioners practice these principles.
Teeth4all.org offers a platform for patients to identify suitable treatment centres and practitioners, thus allowing them to make more informed decisions regarding dental implant treatment.”
Dr Noland Naidoo, B.Ch.D(UWC); PDD(Implantology)(UWC); MDent (Pros) (WITS), Specialist Prosthodontists in Johannesburg
Noland is a prosthodontist in private practice in Sandton (Johannesburg; South Africa). Noland has completed his specialist postgraduate training at the University of the Witwatersrand and his undergraduate training at the University of the Western Cape where he also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Implantology. During his postgraduate and undergraduate training, he has received many accolades for his clinical and academic achievements. Noland has lectured both locally and internationally and has taught postgraduate and undergraduate students at the University of the Witwatersrand and University of the Western Cape. As a member of the Morningside Head and Neck Forum, which is formed by a number of specialists and allied health workers, he is adeptly involved in the management of patients with head and neck oncology. The treatment philosophy of his practice centres directing functional rehabilitation and for the improved management of these patients which directly relates to their improved quality of life.
Putting patients first is possible with Teeth4All as it gives patients free access to validated information about dental implants and allows them to search for the right implant dentist for them.
In turn, dentists who provide high level care can showcase their quality on an independent and trusted platform that leverages word of mouth endorsement.
Prof Sreenivas Koka DDS MS PhD MBA FACD in California, US
“Implant-based dentistry should offer patients wonderful prosthetic outcomes to functional and aesthetic problems. The profession often fails to deliver these outcomes due to a combination of poor treatment planning and inadequate design. The Teeth4all Initiative is a welcomed contributor to the landscape, providing clinicians with a path to better patient treatment through better decision making.”
Dr Mark J Gervais – Prosthodontist – BDSc (Qld), GradDipClinDent, DCD (Melb), FICD, FADI
Mark is a prosthodontist in private practice in Southport. He graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Queensland in 1990, and completed his Doctorate of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Melbourne in 2007. Mark has lectured in prosthodontics at three universities and is a clinical demonstrator and lecturer at the University of Queensland’s School of Dentistry. He was the Director of Oral Health at the West Moreton Oral Health Unit for five years from 1998. Mark is the Chair of the Standards Committee of the Academy of Australian and New Zealand Prosthodontists (AANZP), and the Vice-President of the federal branch of the Australian Prosthodontic Society.
“Finding an implant provider can be a daunting task – the majority of our patients have no education on the various ways to critique the quality of dental implant work, and many are unknowingly drawn towards cheaper, lower quality treatment. With many outlets providing biased and misleading information, it is a breath of fresh air to be a part of a community that promotes dentists who prioritize high-quality, patient-centred dental implant treatment.
Teeth4all is extremely valuable in that it not only offers an independent platform to allow patients access to these quality implant specialists, but it also provides in-depth educational information to answer any question a patient might have about the implant processes. Additionally, being a part of a collaborative community where criteria for excellence and certification are agreed upon gives trusted, authentic dentists a platform on which to differentiate and promote themselves.”
Dr Meghan Toland, DMD. Dental practice owner in California.
Dr. Toland is a General Dentist in private practice in San Diego, California. She graduated from Tufts University of Dental Medicine in 2012 and completed her Advanced Residency in General Dentistry at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Augusta, Maine the following year. She has completed extensive training in implant dentistry and is an active member of Spear Education. Dr. Toland is originally from the Boston area but moved to San Diego in 2013 with her husband who is a dentist in the Navy.