Kevin Leitch » dentists http://www.kevinleitch.co.uk Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:07:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Aren’t all dentists specialists? http://www.kevinleitch.co.uk/aren%e2%80%99t-all-dentists-specialists http://www.kevinleitch.co.uk/aren%e2%80%99t-all-dentists-specialists#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:42:07 +0000 samon http://www.kevinleitch.co.uk/?p=42 There are several types of Dental specialists and specialist areas. Periodontics, Geriatric dentistry, Orthodontics, cosmetic Dentists and oral surgeons.  In order to have specialist status the practitioner, like those dentists in Kent, will have completed at least two extra years in training. A consultation with your regular dentist is sometimes a good option to determine what type of specialist you need to see to get the most suitable treatments.

Specific Specialities

Endodontic is a type of specialist dentist who is skilled at treating nerves and blood vessels inside the teeth. An Endodontic carries out procedures such as the removal of a root when multiple roots have grown for one tooth. In some cases the Endodontic is required to cut the tip of a root or remove dead tissue from the root. This is commonly recognised as root canal treatment. Oral surgeons are responsible for removing tumours in the mouth throat and neck as well as extracting teeth. Orthodontics are responsible for straightening teeth whilst Paedodontists are solely committed of carrying out a variety of treatments for children. A prosthodontist specialises in repairing broken and missing teeth.

There is a specialist for just about every aspect of dentistry and some of the treatments overlap into duties of different types of specialists.

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