Thomas Backeris Oral Surgeon

00:00:05.379 --> 00:00:08.257 I started my training in college as a biomedical engineer. 00:00:08.340 --> 00:00:12.004 I've always loved medicine and science and I realized very quickly 00:00:12.087 --> 00:00:14.037 that I wanted to get into patient care. 00:00:14.137 --> 00:00:17.348 Shortly after starting dental school, I was very quickly drawn 00:00:17.431 --> 00:00:20.434 to the field of oral maxillofacial surgery, 00:00:20.642 --> 00:00:24.687 just the scope of practice and the fact that we could offer 00:00:24.896 --> 00:00:27.157 anesthesia as well to our patients. 00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:31.610 I love seeing the anxious patients come in and quickly feel more comfortable 00:00:32.277 --> 00:00:34.195 during not only their consultation, 00:00:34.279 --> 00:00:37.323 but also during their procedure and their recovery. 00:00:37.490 --> 00:00:41.917 I have many stories about patients who have had great experiences 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:43.203 and great outcomes with us. 00:00:43.411 --> 00:00:47.415 But one that comes to mind is a patient who had some other health issues 00:00:47.498 --> 00:00:52.046 and had really fallen behind in their oral health. 00:00:52.335 --> 00:00:57.756 It's really been fearful of approaching a dentist oral surgeon 00:00:58.757 --> 00:01:00.920 to get their oral health back in track. 00:01:01.160 --> 00:01:03.344 When they were introduced to me, I was able to get them 00:01:03.428 --> 00:01:06.180 from the point where they were missing most of their teeth 00:01:06.270 --> 00:01:08.057 and their remaining teeth were in very poor shape, 00:01:08.349 --> 00:01:11.309 to getting them to have full mouth of beautiful new teeth.