PRACTICE PROFILE
Jarron Tawzer, DMD Endless aspirations What can you tell us about your background? I grew up in Idaho, Utah, New Jersey, and Oregon. I was born in the middle of two older sisters and two younger sisters. I fell in love with sports as a child and especially football. In high school, I realized that playing in the NFL was very unlikely, so I began focusing on scholastics. I met my wife in college, and she has traveled with me through countless states pursuing my education and CE addiction. I graduated from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). After my 3rd year, I had completed all my clinical requirements, which allowed me to attend and participate in the specialty clinics. I got vast exposure to orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery. I quickly ruled out any desire to further my education in ortho or endo. I was not only intrigued in surgery, but also fascinated in the life-changing aspect of restorations. I knew which direction I needed to navigate and continue on that same journey today.
When did you become a specialist, and why? I am currently working on my credentialing as an Associate Fellow with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and as a Diplomate with the American Board of Oral Implantology.
Is your practice limited solely to implants, or do you practice other types of dentistry? I own a general practice that I purchased in 2016. It has seven operatories and eight staff members. When I bought the practice, no implants were being placed or restored. Since then, I have transformed my practice to focus on dental implants and cosmetic dentistry. We place a large amount of implants each month and do so in a crowndown approach allowing esthetics and proper function to dictate implant placement
Why did you decide to focus on implant dentistry? Implants are inspiring in their concept and practicality. Dental implants replace 8 Implant practice
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root structures that have been lost and successfully mimic our natural oral condition once integrated and restored correctly. They require surgical skills while maintaining restorative ideology. I never get bored when doing implant surgery or surgery in general.
Do your patients come through referrals?
Our practice does no marketing or advertising. Our patients are referred by friends or family.
How long have you been practicing implant dentistry, and what systems do you use? I have been placing implants since 2015. I have placed many implant brands in my quest to finding what I love. I have personally placed MIS, Straumann®, Nobel Biocare™, Hahn™, BioHorizons®, Implant Direct™, MegaGen, and Zimmer. I currently place mainly MegaGen AnyRidge® and BioHorizons® (both of which I love).
What training have you undertaken? My genesis of my training in implantology began my 4th year of dental school. I finished all my clinical requirements after my 3rd year.
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Consequently, I began shadowing, assisting, and even participating in the placement of implants with the oral surgery residents. I became enamored with the placement and restoration of dental implants. Once practicing, I instantly began attending every implant CE course I could find. My training included Straumann courses, WhiteCap Institute, Implant Pathway, and various others. I am currently in the process of credentialing as an Associate Fellow with the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and as a Volume 14 Number 4