Esthetic Dent in Bogota, Colombia – Interview

Please introduce yourself.

Hello my name is Olga Lucia Reyes Cartagena I have a dental clinic in Bogota Colombia name Esthetic Dent (www.estheticdent.co). I studied Dentistry in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1994) then I went to New York at Columbia University to study Periodontics (1997), I being studing Implants since 1998 and graduate from the Ceyesov University at Veracruz MX (2015) I have a fellow and master degree from ICOI in Implants.

President of the Colombian Implant association SOCI 2008-2011 actually member of the board directors
More than 20 years of private practice
I have been national and international speaker

Please list your accreditations, certifications & associations

President of the Colombian Implant association SOCI 2008-2011
2012 /actually member of the board directors of Soci (www.asoci.com)
Master degree may 2011 from International congress of oral implantologist ICOI
fellow degree nov. 2009 from International congress of oral implantologist ICOI
member of the American academy of Periodontology 1997

How long have you been in business?

I being working in my private clinic for 22 years.
Have all specialties with the best proffessionals.

What services do you offer?

IMPLANTS
PERIODONTICS
ORAL PROSTHESIS, DENTAL ESTHETIC
ORTHODONTICS
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
ATM

How many dental implant procedures have you done?

I really don’t have the statistic of how many procedure I have done, but the success rate is 99%

Why should someone choose you over the competition?

We have a group of professionals that take care of patients, we work with the best materials, have the last technology (digital) , Locations are very comfortable. We use no pain methods to make treatment. Patients can feel safe in our hands

Where do most of your patients hear about your clinic?

1. Patient to patient
2. web site

What procedures do you typically recommend and perform?

Dental Implants, all on 4, bone graft, mucogingival procedures, Implant supported crowns, Hybrid Prosthesis, Overdenture
Bridges, crowns, Esthetic design, veneers, fillings, Dentures
Root canal
Orthodontics
Periodontal treatment, guided bone regeneration,
Oral surgery, wisdom tooth extraction
TMJ treatments
Protective guards

What type of implants does your clinic use?

1.Neodent
2.Strauman
3.Imeti
4.ankylos
5.IHde

Please give me a summary of the steps in the process of getting an implant at your clinic.

We have in our clinic a stock of implants, but if we need any other reference the commercial house send them to us.
Depending on the needs of our patients we order from any of the brand we use.

Please provide a summary of the steps in the procedure.

We have protocols of surgery, where the aseptic is one of the most important things before surgery. Before we make surgery we order a CT scan to be sure the bone of th patient and make a treatment planinig, sometimes is digital.
Depending on the patient we make implants in one or two phases if they need graft or any othe material we use them .Most of the times we open flap in order to be sure what patient have in the mouth .We use the protocols of each brand of implant . Suture with one of the best materials, also depending on the case use resorbable or not.
Patient dont leave our office with a temporary tooth or denture .
Some cases we make imediatly load.

How much do your procedures cost?

Implants $500USD
Crowns $699-899USD

What payment methods do you accept?

all credit cards
Financing with colombian banks

How many appointments are required to get one or two implants?

3-4 appoinment to control and remove suture

How long is the healing time?

8 days

What do advise your patients to do if they have a problem with their implant?

We warranty our implants for more than 10 years.

Address:
Calle 90 no. 19A – 49 off 202
Bogota, Colombia

Open hours:
Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturdays 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Please note: This interview is for informational purposes only and does not represent a recommendation of the dentist mentioned. All opinions expressed are those of the interviewee.

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