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teachers, but also very firm taskmasters. Both oral
surgeons at Sill had been in Vietnam for two tours;
their comfort zone was very wide, and they insisted
on their residents being prepared and engaged with
high expectations of excellence. My periodontal
mentors, Bill Parker and Skip Broome, had equally
high standards, insisting on good flap design, metic-
ulous tissue control and appropriate flap closure.
The basics of any successful surgical result are
founded in principles that have been unchanged
for many years. I think that the noted surgeon,
Dr. Al-Faraje summed it up best:
“The successful outcome of any surgical procedure
requires attention to a series of patient-related
and procedure-dependent parameters.
Sound knowledge of surgical
anatomy, and experience and
training in the fundamentals of
internal medicine are impor-
tant prerequisites for predict-
able implant surgery.”
I will attempt most
implant procedures,
including sinus lifts in
conjunctionwith antral
augmentationwith place-
ment or delayed place-
ment all normally under
IV conscious sedation.
Mymost involved cases
have been full-mouth
extractions in conjunc-
tionwith 16 implants
(8/8) with placement
of fixed interim
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