Everyday Oral Surgery Dr. Ole Jensen: Implant History and Techniques, Dealing with the Complicated and Emotional Patient, and Being True to Yourself, Your Profession, and Your Patients
In the discipline of oral surgery, cases can get complicated for highly technical reasons, but perhaps it is the emotionally complex cases that present the biggest challenges. Today, we speak to Dr. Ole Jensen about his experiences with challenging cases, also diving into the contributions he has made to the field of implants. Dr. Jensen received his DDS degree from Northwestern University School of Dentistry, completed his Anesthesiology Residency at Northwestern University School of Medicine, and his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at the University of Michigan. His research interests are bone grafting, dental implants, and distraction osteogenesis, and he has authored three textbooks on oral surgery as well as more than 25 articles. Dr. Jensen begins our conversation talking about his dynamic education, sharing how he got interested in anesthesiology, oral and maxillofacial cancer, tracheostomy, intubations, and how he trained in the Brånemark System after his studies at ‘the school of hard knocks’. We move onto the subject of implants, and Dr. Jenssen talks about the groundbreaking contributions he has helped make to shape new technologies that enhance antimicrobial action to prevent peri-implantitis in different ways. Toward the end of our conversation, we talk about why Dr. Jensen is familiar with difficult cases and the reason that some of the most challenging ones are due to emotional reasons. Wrapping up, Dr. Jensen shares some lines from the Rambam physician prayer for oral surgeons who hope to give back to the community in ways as significant as his. Tune in today.
Key Points From This Episode:
- An overview of Dr. Jensen’s education and training in the Brånemark implant system after school.
- Dr. Jensen’s pursuit of anesthesiology and the medical and surgery side of dentistry at college.
- The experience in intubations and tracheostomies Dr. Jensen had in his training.
- A case where a patient expired during an anterior mandibular dental implant replacement.
- The story behind ClearChoice and the role Dr. Jensen played in steering the company.
- Nanotechnology by Nobio to enhance antimicrobial action on implants to prevent peri-implantitis.
- The dental implant company called Ditron Dr. Jenssen started and the precision implants they make.
- The tolerance of microns between machine parts Ditron Ltd. makes which is too small for bacteria.
- Some of the work Dr. Jensen is still doing; starting an oral and maxillofacial surgery training program in Salt Lake City.
- Zygomatic implants and other tough cases Dr. Jensen did daily and why.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Northwestern University School of Medicine
Northwestern University School of Dentistry
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