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Richard Tipery Akin

Richard Tipery Akin DDS, MD

Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America

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Dr. Akin has earned both his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Medicine from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Following his graduation from the LSU Medical School, he completed his surgical residency program in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at LSU and Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He is Board Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

During his surgical residency at Charity Hospital, Dr. Akin spent six years of extensive training in the full scope of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery specialty, including the face, jaw and neck surgery; bone grafting; all aspects of facial trauma; reconstruction of facial and jaw deformities. He also has extensive experience in implant dentistry, including advanced bone grafting procedures to aid in dental implant reconstruction. Additionally, his residency incorporated anesthesia training that qualifies him to perform a wide variety of procedures in both an office setting and a hospital environment.

His interest in furthering his expertise in facial cosmetic surgery led him to spend some of his residency at the Plastic and Facial Reconstructive Surgery Department of Israel’s Asof Harofe Medical Center.
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