Immediate placement
Implants placed at the time of extraction where the case allows, removing a healing phase and a separate surgery.
Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah, DDS, MS — Prosthodontist in Northern Virginia
Dr. Esam Nahlah, D.D.S., M.S.
Board-certified prosthodontist. Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Practicing since 2003, in Northern Virginia since 2013.
The Specialty
Three more years, spent entirely on the hard cases.
Prosthodontics is the specialty concerned with replacing and restoring teeth: implants, crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures and full-mouth rehabilitation. Three years of training beyond dental school.
Practicing since 2003, in Northern Virginia since 2013, and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. Published in national and international scientific journals, and lectures on smile design and dental implants, which is what tends to bring other dentists’ difficult cases to his door.
Credentials
All fourteen, in full.
The home page shows eight of these. Here is the complete record.
- 01Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
- 02Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
- 03Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University, Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program
- 04Certificate in Prosthodontics
- 05M.S., Master of Science in Oral Biology
- 06Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- 07Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- 08IV Sedation Certificate
- 09BLS & ACLS Provider
- 10CRDTS, Central Regional Dental Testing Service
- 11American National Dental Board
- 12Virginia Dental License
- 13California Dental License
- 14California Dental Board
Mentor & Educator
He teaches the dentists who refer to him.
Dr. Nahlah is adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching the residents in its Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program: the dentists who are themselves training to become prosthodontists.
He was a clinical instructor at UCSF School of Dentistry before relocating, and still runs hands-on courses for other dentists.
In 2018 he founded the Tysons Study Club, a quarterly symposium for dentists, by dentists.
- Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
- Academy of Osseointegration
How He Works
Techniques he brought in, and keeps current.
Computer-guided surgery
Placement through a surgical guide generated from the cone-beam scan, so each post lands at the planned angle and depth.
Digital impressions
Scanned rather than molded, which removes a step patients dislike and a source of dimensional error.
Restoration of implants
The half most surgeons hand off. Planning and restoring in the same practice is the reason the final teeth match the plan.
Outside The Chair
The part that is not on a certificate.
In his own words: time with his wife and family, motorcycles, hiking, boating, and more recently cycling.
Two offices, one team, and a laboratory in the building. If you have been told your case is too complex, that combination is usually why it is not.
Questions
About Dr. Nahlah: questions.
What is a prosthodontist?
A dentist who has trained for three more years after dental school in replacing and restoring teeth: implants, crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures and full-mouth rehabilitation.What a prosthodontist does →
Is Dr. Nahlah board-certified?
Yes. Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah, DDS, MS, has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics since 2013 and is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. He is adjunct faculty in Virginia Commonwealth University's Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program, and has placed over 18,000 implants.
How is a prosthodontist different from a general dentist?
A general dentist looks after everyday care. A prosthodontist specializes in rebuilding missing or failing teeth, and designs the finished result before the treatment that produces it.
Where does Dr. Nahlah see patients?
At the Tysons Corner office, Suite 220 at 7901 Jones Branch Drive in McLean, and at 2855 Duke Street in Alexandria.Contact and locations →
How long has Dr. Nahlah been in practice?
Since 2003, and in Northern Virginia since 2013.
Where to go next.
Have the specialist look at it.
The 3D scan and a straight answer. Second opinions on implant surgery are free.
Tysons Corner · McLean
Dr. Nahlah Implants and Prosthodontics Specialists7901 Jones Branch Drive, Suite 220
McLean, VA 22102
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Dr. Nahlah Implants and Prosthodontics Specialists2855 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
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