It would shock our many dental implant patients to learn that people spend more time researching their hairdresser than they do the person who will be in charge of their oral health. When it comes to selecting the dentist that will provide your dental implant treatment, it is important that you do the research necessary to ensure that your care is in the best hands. After all, not all implant providers are made equal. In fact, there are some dentists that merely attend a couple of weekends worth of classes before offering the treatment to their patients. In order to properly determine who the best implant dentist for your needs might be, there are some questions you may want to ask.
One of the most important questions you can ask your potential implant provider is what kind of experience they have that enables them to be sure in their ability to provide their patients with dental implants.
Not only has Dr. K. Ashraf graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, but he has also spent a lot of time training in dental implants. For instance, he participated in a dental implant surgery oriented mini-residency with Dr. Hebel. He has also attended the dental implant surgical masters series in Miami, as well as devotes some of his time at the Dental Implant Institute of Las Vegas’ comprehensive dental implant surgical series. Dr. K. Ashraf has put this knowledge to use over the 20+ years his Waterloo, ON area practice has been open.
What kind of certification does your implant provider have? There are actually many different organizations out there that are specifically centered around dental implants and their application.
Dr. K. Ashraf has been recognized by the International Dental Implant Association as a fellow, master, and diplomate. He has also been awarded a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Needless to say, Dr. K. Ashraf has the certification to prove his ability to provide quality dental implant results.
Dr. K. Ashraf has also been invited and accepted into the prestigious Radek Nitsch Leading Implant Centers of the world.
Does the office that your implant dentist works from have a history with the community it serves? When people think “dental implants” and “quality dental care”, is the first practice they think of your implant dentist’s?
The office of Dr. K. Ashraf has been serving the Waterloo, Kitchener, and Wellington areas of Ontario for over 20 years now. During this time, Dr. K. Ashraf has devoted time to the Children in Need of Treatment program, as well as devotes some of his time at the Sunbeam Center treating children and adults who are developmentally challenged.
What kind of sedation options does your dentist provide? Do they take steps to ensure that their patients who suffer from extreme dental anxiety are still able to receive dental care?
Our practice is happy to provide a variety of different sedation options that can help you receive your implant treatment in a way that is stress-free and comfortable. Many patients fail to get the treatments they need because they fear dentistry. Thanks to sedation, we can put our patients with dental anxiety into a relaxed state that will enable them to move forward with their dental implant treatment.
Now that you know exactly why you should consider Dr. K. Ashraf for your dental implant treatment, it is time to take the first step. We encourage you to contact us so that we can schedule your no-obligation consultation with the doctor today. During your consultation, Dr. Ashraf will be happy to answer any additional questions about his qualifications that you may have. We hope to hear from you soon!
During this difficult time, we are trying to do our part during the COVID-19 crisis. We are continuing to see patients with dentofacial emergencies. This means as one of the few practices remaining open during this pandemic, we are treating patients with emergencies from our fellow dental colleagues, in the Waterloo and Wellington regions (Waterloo-Kitchener-Cambridge and Guelph and surrounding townships)
We hope to assist and help as many people as we can. We also hope this will reduce the number of patients that are visiting hospitals that can be treated by us, thus freeing up time and room for the hospitals and slowing the spread of this virus.
Some additional steps our practice has taken to slow down the spread of the virus and "flatten the curve" are:
- Sanitation of common areas such as the front entry doors and the waiting room in between every patient
- Appointments are spread out so that the waiting area only has one patient at a time
- All front desk staff are wearing masks
- State of the art air purifiers (Surgically Clean Air Units x5 in total)
- Patients receive gloves upon entering the clinic
And of course we have all required PPE protocol set as a standard by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons and the Province of Ontario.
During this time we all need to help each other and do our part, only then can we pull through this quicker and return to a more happy, thankful and prosperous society.
Wishing you all the best of health,
From our family to yours.