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Dr. Mark Khaimov decided to become a periodontist after being inspired by one of his professors. His chosen career path has allowed him to change lives, such as the young girl he helped smile again with an implant-supported dental prosthesis. To this day, Dr. Khaimov takes continuing education courses and attends conferences so he can continue to provide his Nutley, NJ, patients with the best possible care.
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I decided to pursue career of periodontics
while back in school,
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when I was actually following one
of the faculties who was a periodontist.
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He inspired me in a lot of ways,
and his surgical techniques,
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how he was taking care of patients
in practice.
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Periodontics is a very interesting field
just because it blends
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the surgical precision techniques,
artistry,
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and the long-term care of a patient.
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I currently take hands-on courses,
go to conference to make sure that
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we stay up to date
with technology and dental care.
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A few memorable events
that inspired me to do what I do.
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One of them was a young girl.
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She had a systemic condition
where her teeth were broken down, decayed,
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and the only one option for her
was just to extract all the teeth
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and get her
into implant-supported prosthesis.
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When the prosthesis was delivered
after all the complex surgical procedures,
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she came to us, and she was crying,
and she was like,
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"Thank you for what you did."
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It was very touching.
