Hughes Dental Arts Blog/News

Dr. Hughes- Digital Implant Placement Taining

Written by Mariessa Orso | 01 November 2012

On November 2nd & 3rd 2012, Dr. Hughes will be attending a symposium on CT technology in Atlanta, Georgia.  There he will learning techniques for utilizing our CT machine for diagnosis treatment planning & virtual implant surgery.  virtual implant surgery is a technique where a CT scan is used to determine & guide the best placement of a dental implant.

New Service-Alloderm- Treats Gum Recession

Written by Mariessa Orso | 01 May 2012

What is Alloderm?

AlloDerm is a sterile human connective tissue matrix that contains no blood and no cells.  Therefore, there is no risk of rejection or potential for disease transmission.  This tissue has been in medicine and dentistry for over ten years.  Dr. Hughes is now using AlloDerm rather than harvesting tissue from the patient's palate for most soft tisse grafting procedures, thus making gingival grafting free of palatal complications and more comfortable for the patient. 

 

APPLICATIONS INCLUDE30

  • Root coverage
  • Gingival augmentation
  • Soft tissue ridge augmentation
  • Soft tissue augmentation around implants

 

AlloDermPre-op

 

AlloDermPost-op 1 week

 

AlloDermFianl- Complete Root Coverage

 

AlloDerm

 

 

Las Vegas Team Trip 2011

Written by Mariessa Orso | 04 May 2011

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Las Vegas Dental Anesthesiology Course February 25 &26, 2011

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas when you are learning about Dental Sedation! We learned a lot of great information and techniques to bring back to the office to better serve our patients.  The two day course was presented by the ADSA (American Dental Society of Anesthesiology) and was held at Bally's Las Vegas.  Dr. Hughes' course was hands on and covered general anesthesia and IV drugs as well as medical emergencies.  The dental assistant's course covered a range of topics including monitoring IV sedation, nitrous oxide, medical emergencies, and pharmacology.  

 

We had a great time. We worked hard and played hard too!!  

Dr Hughes in Puerto Rico

Written by Darryl | 20 November 2009

Dr. Hughes Receives Implant Training in Puerto Rico

I (Dr. Hughes) have been traveling once a month to Puerto Rico to further my surgical training in dental implantology and oral reconstruction.  The time commitment is quite large, I'm in Perto Rico almost an entire week out of every month for 10 months! 

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Dental Economics Magazine

Written by Darryl | 20 November 2009

When Less is More

November 18, 2008
Story by Editor Dr. Joe Blaes and Duane DaPron
Photography by Beth Skarstad

 

The philosophy for Dr. Christopher H. Hughes is to diagnose and do more procedures on patients at one time for better efficiency and profits.

So, who says that more is necessarily better?

Certainly not Dr. Christopher H. Hughes.

At Hughes Dental Arts Centre in Herrin, Ill., although designed to have four operatories, Dr. Hughes uses just two treatment rooms in his 2,500-square-foot office. The other two rooms are for hygiene.

Perhaps “less is better” more accurately describes the approach for the 1989 graduate of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine.

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