Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pearls XII

David Bulot, DDS, MD
A native of Louisiana. He attended Nicholls State University for his undergraduate studies. He received both his Doctorate of Dental Surgery and his Doctorate of Medicine degrees from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned his Board Certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2013. He has a special interest in teaching the LSU dental students a comprehensive approach to the dental patient and regularly teaches at LSU Dental School. He also sponsors and leads annual continuing education courses in Baton Rouge with a special interest in comprehensive implant dentistry and well as the “Oral Surgeon Advantage” for wisdom tooth extraction.

Jeffrey James, MD, DDS, MBA, FACS, FAACS
Dr. James is the Peltier Endowed Chairman and Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Science Center in New Orleans. He is a full Professor of Tenure at LSU and has over 10 years of private practice and academic surgery experience. Dr. James continued his education at the University of Oklahoma where he completed a fellowship and obtained a Certificate in Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery. He also trained at the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital in Orlando to expand his expertise to include cranial vault and fronto-orbital reconstruction for craniofacial dysmorphologies. Dr. James then trained at Cosmetic Surgery Affiliates furthering his competency as a facial cosmetic surgeon. Most recently, Dr. James graduated top of his class at the Hull College of Business and earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). Dr. James is dual board certified. He is Board Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as Facial Cosmetic Surgery. He also currently serves as a Board Examiner for the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. James is a Fellow of The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons. He has maintained membership in the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the American Dental Association. Dr. James is proud to have served his Country in the United States Air Force Reserves as a staff surgeon for the Air Force and Army Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program for 10 years.

Thomas Kiebach DDS MSD
A Prosthodontist born and raised in Baton Rouge. He attended Louisiana State University for his undergraduate studies and received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with minor concentrations in psychology and chemistry. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from LSUSD in New Orleans. After dental school, he worked in private practice as a general dentist for several years before returning to LSUSD, where he completed a 3-year residency in the department of prosthodontics. He received extensive training in full mouth rehabilitation, implant prosthetics, occlusion, TMD, dentofacial esthetics, advanced treatment planning, and advanced digital dentistry. As part of his residency, he received a Master’s of dental science degree. This extensive training allows Dr. Kiebach to provide a variety of comprehensive restorative treatment options, utilizing the most advanced technology available. Dr. Kiebach has a special interest in the use of digital technology to provide enhanced diagnostic and treatment planning capabilities, create synergy between the clinical team and the laboratory, and ultimately provide superior patient experience. His passion is in simplifying the process of creating a virtual patient (digital clone) through the fusion of multiple streams of data coming from various digital technologies such as computed tomography (3D X-rays), digital photography, *3D facial scanners, intraoral scanners, 4D jaw motion tracking, digital CAD design software, and 3D printers. Armed with the superior diagnostic data achieved with the virtual patient creation, our interdisciplinary team of specialists can create customized surgical and prosthetic treatments in a fraction of the time.

Steven Nelson, DDS, MD
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon who was raised in Baton Rouge. He attended Louisiana State University for his undergraduate studies and received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition to graduating at the top of his dental school class, he was bestowed the Horace Wells Excellence in Dental Anesthesia Award, and the Excellence in Implant Dentistry Award. He was also inducted into the C. Edmund Kells and OKU Dental Honor Societies. Dr. Nelson has a special interest in orthognathic surgery, bone grafting, soft tissue grafting, and dental implant surgery. Along with his well-trained office staff, he can provide his patients with the most updated and accurate methods of care using in-office CT scans and the latest digital equipment.

Charles P. Silvia Jr.  DDS, MD
UCLA BS in Kinesiology/Physiology in 1983. UCSF School of Dentistry, DDS in 1987. LSU New Orleans, Residency in OMS in 1991. LSU School of Medicine, MD in 1994. Dr. Silvia has been in private practice as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon since 1994. He started placing Bicon Dental Implants 30 years ago and for the past 20 plus years have been placing short and ultrashort dental implants.. In the beginning an 8 mm implant was considered short but 5 mm and 6 mm implants have become routine in my practice. These implants have become an excellent alternative to extensive bone grafting and other adjunctive procedures resulting in happy patients and referring dentists. Lastly, patient case acceptance is higher when short and ultrashort implants are utilized resulting in a decrease in cost, pain and potential complications.

David Sylvester II, DDS
Dr. Sylvester earned his certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Oklahoma and is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.  He is in private practice and volunteers as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Oklahoma.  To date, Dr. Sylvester has performed more than 4000 arches of full-arch implant rehabilitation.  More than 99% of these cases are prosthetically loaded on the day of surgery.