If you are missing teeth, dental implants can absolutely set you free. Because dental implants replace both the tooth and the root, they are permanent and stable, allowing you to eat whatever you’d like without fear of loosening or discomfort. Because of this, more and more dental patients in the St. Petersburg area are choosing to replace their missing teeth with dental implants than ever before.

Find the Right Implant Dentist

Choosing the right dentist to oversee the implant procedure isn’t quite as easy as determining to receive implants in the first place. If you live in the St. Petersburg, FL area and are looking for a dentist with the right training and experience to ease your through your implant process and ensure that your implant is as stable and aesthetically pleasing as possible, Dr. John Tague it the dentist to turn to.

Dr. Tague’s Implant Qualifications

Dr. Tague has some of the most advanced training you will find from any dentist in the country. His qualifications include:

• Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantology

• Fellowship from the Misch Implant Institute

Diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantology

In order to achieve Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantology, dentists must follow rigorous clinical guidelines and successfully complete hundreds of implant cases. These dentists must have restored  one hundred or more implants, all of which must be at least one year old. The cases must also include diverse and advanced cases. Several of these cases will be chosen for review and discussion by a Congress committee.

Fellowship from the Misch Implant Institute

Dr. Tague has also graduated from and achieved Fellowship status  from the Misch Implant Institute, one of the world’s most advanced training centers in dental implantology. The Misch Institute was established to help set and elevate the standard of care in implant dentistry using a hands-on training approach. Now world renowned, the Institute’s goal is to remain at the forefront of implant dentistry through research, education and its unique clinical applications.

For more information about dental implants or Dr. John Tague’s qualifications, please call our St. Petersburg dental office today.