Dr. Bruksch – on a Mission to Save a Smile

Dr. Bruksch – on a Mission to Save a Smile

Dr. Kurt Bruksch just returned from a fantastic medical mission trip to the San Blas Islands, which are strung out along the Caribbean coast of Panama, South America. He traveled with a team of two dentists, 4 dental students and interpreters to provide much needed care and education to the Kuna people of Achutupu.  The trip was organized through Mission Save a Smile. It was a great experience! Childhood dental decay is unfortunately rampant in this indigenous culture, one of the best...

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IV Sedation in the Oral Surgery Office

IV Sedation in the Oral Surgery Office

For most people, the thought of surgery is a classic anxiety producer.  It is natural to fear the unknown, and wonder whether a procedure will hurt.  The good news is that today’s technology makes it possible to perform complex surgeries in our office setting with little or no discomfort to the patient. Since the earliest days of oral & maxillofacial surgery, this specialty has been distinguished by safe and effective outpatient anesthesia. Here at Crystal Lake/Lake...

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AES Meeting 2013

AES Meeting 2013

Dr. Kurt Bruksch recently attended the American Equilibration Society meeting with his dental study club. Several nationally renowned speakers presented at the meeting. Doctors Terry Tanaka, Larry Wolford, Bill Arnett spoke about Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ), and Doctors Carl Misch and Dan Spagnoli discussed positioning of dental implants and tissue engineering. The American Equilibration Society, or AES, is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals...

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Graduate Synergy Training Program

Graduate Synergy Training Program

Study Club met on February 1, 2013, for the 3i Biomet Graduate Synergy Training Program.  The program offers interactive education and comprehensive training in all aspects of restorative implant dentistry. [image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="center"][/image_frame] Guest speaker Dr. Smith of Prosthodontics Atlanta demonstrated fabrication of immediate temporary implant restoration. [image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="center" alt="Graduate Synergy Training Program" title="Graduate...

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Synergy Training Program

Synergy Training Program

Dr. John Richard and Dr. Brad Purcell discussed advanced dental implant strategy at the Synergy Training Program (STP). Biomet 3i, maker of dental implants, sponsors the program, which runs five times per year. The STP educates our surgeons and restorative dentist colleagues on advanced dental implant planning and treatment. Dr. Brad Purcell, prosthodontist from Columbus, Ohio, was the guest speaker for the event. Programs 2 and 3 were held on Jan 11 & 12, 2013 at the Geneva Inn, Lake...

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