10/07/2026
I DON’T JUST LOOK AT TEETH. I LOOK AT THE WHOLE PATIENT.
Yesterday, a patient came to me for a dental evaluation. While reviewing his CBCT, I identified a potentially significant carotid artery calcification—a finding completely outside the teeth and jaws—and immediately referred him for vascular evaluation.
This is exactly why training and experience matter.
After 28 years of surgical experience in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, with advanced medical and surgical training in Germany, three Master’s degrees and three Board qualifications, I have developed one rule that guides every case:
Never stop looking just because you have reached the limits of your specialty.
I don’t review a CBCT simply to count teeth, measure bone, or place implants. I evaluate the entire visible anatomy—sinuses, airway, TMJ, cervical structures, bone pathology, vascular calcifications, and anything else that may affect the patient’s health.
Over the years, I have identified many significant incidental findings that patients were completely unaware of.
That difference comes from decades of experience, extensive postgraduate education, and learning to think beyond dentistry.
Anyone can look at a tooth.
Experience teaches you what else to look for.
When patients trust me with their surgery, my responsibility does not end at the mouth.
28 Years of Experience.
3 Master’s Degrees.
3 Board Qualifications.
Training Across the United States, Germany, Europe & the Middle East.
One Standard: Never Miss What Matters.
Prof. Sam Wise, DDS, MOM, MSc, MDS
Oral & Implant Surgeon