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Failed Implant Rework Referral Decision in Dentistry

james2026-05-23T00:00:00-04:00

When should a dentist refer rather than accept a failed implant rework or previously botched reconstruction case? When the practice does not have specific big-case training in setting up the fee structure correctly for rework scenarios, the safe answer is to refer the case to a practice that does. Rework cases involving previously-treated reconstructions or ailing and failing implants are among the most technically demanding and economically tricky cases in the profession. The clinical work is harder because the prior treatment has often compromised the available foundation. The fee math is harder because the doctor walking into the rework has to [...]

Failed Implant Rework Referral Decision in Dentistryjames2026-05-23T00:00:00-04:00

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%

james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

What percentage of clinically trained dentists are actually qualified to do big-case dentistry? Less than 10 percent. The combination of skills, equipment, training, and judgment required for full-arch reconstruction, complex implant cases, sedation dentistry, and cosmetic full-mouth work narrows the field dramatically. Most general dentists were never trained in these procedures during dental school and never pursued the post-graduate work to acquire them. Among the 10 percent who are clinically qualified, even fewer ever get to fully use their skills, because they lack the marketing and selling systems to attract the patients who need that level of care. The clinical qualification [...]

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%

james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

What percentage of clinically trained dentists are actually qualified to do big-case dentistry? Less than 10 percent. The combination of skills, equipment, training, and judgment required for full-arch reconstruction, complex implant cases, sedation dentistry, and cosmetic full-mouth work narrows the field dramatically. Most general dentists were never trained in these procedures during dental school and never pursued the post-graduate work to acquire them. Among the 10 percent who are clinically qualified, even fewer ever get to fully use their skills, because they lack the marketing and selling systems to attract the patients who need that level of care. The clinical qualification [...]

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%

james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

What percentage of clinically trained dentists are actually qualified to do big-case dentistry? Less than 10 percent. The combination of skills, equipment, training, and judgment required for full-arch reconstruction, complex implant cases, sedation dentistry, and cosmetic full-mouth work narrows the field dramatically. Most general dentists were never trained in these procedures during dental school and never pursued the post-graduate work to acquire them. Among the 10 percent who are clinically qualified, even fewer ever get to fully use their skills, because they lack the marketing and selling systems to attract the patients who need that level of care. The clinical qualification [...]

Big Case Dentist Qualified Percentage: Under 10%james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00