A restorative dentist is a dental professional who focuses on the diagnosis, management, and integrated treatment of diseases of the teeth and their supporting structures, and the rehabilitation of the mouth to meet a patient’s functional and aesthetic needs.
In simpler terms, their main goal is to repair or replace damaged or missing teeth to restore your oral health, function, and appearance.
🛠️ Common Restorative Procedures
Restorative dentistry includes a wide range of common treatments, such as:
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Dental Fillings: Used to repair cavities (holes) caused by tooth decay.
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Dental Crowns: “Caps” placed over a damaged or severely decayed tooth to restore its shape, strength, and function.
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Bridges: Devices used to replace one or more missing teeth by anchoring an artificial tooth (or teeth) to adjacent natural teeth or implants.
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Dental Implants: A permanent solution where a titanium post is surgically placed into the jawbone to act as a root for an artificial tooth (a crown).
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Inlays and Onlays: Custom-made restorations for cavities that are too large for a filling but too small for a full crown.
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Dentures (Full or Partial): Removable appliances to replace multiple missing teeth.
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Root Canal Therapy: A procedure to remove infected or inflamed pulp (the inner part of the tooth) to save the tooth.
🦷 Restorative vs. General Dentistry
Most general dentists perform many basic restorative procedures like fillings, crowns, and bridges.
However, the field of Restorative Dentistry can also be a more specialized area that involves complex cases and often coordinates care with other dental specialties, such as:
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Endodontics (root canals)
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Periodontics (gums and supporting bone)
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Prosthodontics (dental prostheses like crowns, bridges, and dentures)
Here is the Latest List of Accredited Restorative Dentists by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council, KMPDC.
| Fullname | Reg_No | Address | Qualifications | Discipline | Speciality | Sub_Speciality | status | View |
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| Dr AISHA MAINA | B92xx | P.O BOX 9466 20112 NAKURU | BDS(Nairobi) 2009;,MSc(Rest.Dent)(Manchester) 2018 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr CAROLINE WANJAU | B56xx | P.O BOX 58976 00200 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 1996,MSC(RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY)(UWC)2009 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr FRANK EDWARD MBAYE | B68xx | P.O BOX 20359 00100 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 2004;,MSc(Restor.Dent)(Manchester)2021 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr GODFREY OBAIGWA | B90xx | P.O BOX 963 20100 NAKURU | BDS(NAIROBI)2009;,MSc(Rest.Dent)(Western Cape)2020 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr JANE BWANA | B49xx | P.O BOX 29719 00202 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 1992,MSc(Western Cape) 2003 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr JUDITH OKOTH | B50xx | P.O BOX 19959 00202 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 1993,MSc(Restorative Dentisrty), 2003 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr KEN IRARI | B72xx | P.O BOX 6141 30100 ELDORET | BDS(Nairobi) 2005;,MSc(Rest.Dent)(Western Cape) 2016 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr LINDA KIGERA | B69xx | P.O BOX 19975 00202 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 2004;,MSc(Restor.Dent)(Manchester)2021 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr LINDA SABAYA | B84xx | P.O BOX 74715 00200 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 2007;,MCD(Rest.Dent)(BPP) 2022 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | ||
| Dr LINUS NDEGWA | B72xx | P.O BOX 14141 00800 NAIROBI | BDS(Nairobi) 2005;,MSc(Rest.Dent)(Manchester) 2015 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr PETER WELIME | B61xx | P.O BOX 4606 30100 ELDORET | BDS(Nairobi) 1999,MSC(REST.DENT)(WESTERN CAPE) 2008 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr RASHIDA EBRAHIMJI | B96xx | P.O BOX 83891 80100 MOMBASA | BDS(Nairobi) 2011;,MSc(Rest.Dent)(Manchester) 2016 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr RELIN PARKLEA | B79xx | P.O BOX 390 00517 NAIROBI | BDS(MAKERERE) 2006; ,MSc(Restor.Dent)(Manchester)2020 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr SANJEEV SHARMA | B29xx | P.O BOX 954 00621 NAIROBI | (MRD)(RACDS)(PROS)(AUSTR) 2009,BDS(Nairobi) 1985,FDS.RCS(EDIN) 1991,FRACDS(AUSTR) 2006,MDSC(UK) 1990 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE | |||
| Dr TARIQ LODHI | B63xx | P.O BOX 87289 80100 MOMBASA | BDS(Sindh) 2000,MScD(Res.Dent)(Western Cape) 2007 | RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY | ACTIVE |
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council Contacts
- Physical Location/ Office: Woodlands Road, Hurlingham, Nairobi
- Email: info@kmpdc.go.ke
- Phone Contact +254-727666444 | 0111052222
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