Michigan Board of Dentistry Approves the Use of Botox® and Dermal Fillers by General Dentists

March 07, 2012

Michigan Board of Dentistry approves the use of Botox® and dermal fillers by general dentists

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The Michigan Board of Dentistry has released a statement regarding the use of Botox® and dermal fillers in dentistry. According to the statement, the Board has affirmed the need for proper training in these procedures as well as the dentists ability to “treat those areas of the face that are reasonably identified as dependent tissue of the teeth” which includes the oral and maxillofacial areas where Botox® and dermal procedures are routinely done for dental esthetic and dental therapeutic purposes within the scope of practice of dentistry.

“The bottom line is that Botox® and dermal fillers are allowed within the Michigan scope of dental practice for use by general dentists for dental esthetic and dental therapeutic uses with comprehensive training.  We applaud the board members of the Michigan Board of Dentistry for affirming the need for proper training for dentists who are going to use Botox® and dermal fillers in their practice.”, said Dr. Louis Malcmacher, president of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics.  Dr. Malcmacher continued, “It is important to note that this is only a statement by the board and not an administrative rule. With Botox® and/or dermal fillers education in the oral and maxillofacial areas being taught at nearly 50 dental university and dental society continuing education programs for general dentists in the last four years including the American Dental Association and Academy of General Dentistry annual meetings as well as the Michigan Dental Association and University of Michigan continuing education programs, it is clear that the Board’s statement concerning not allowing injections for cosmetic purposes only relates to those cosmetic procedures outside the oral and maxillofacial areas which are outside the scope of dentistry. The American Academy of Facial Esthetics has trained hundreds of Michigan dental professionals and thousands of dental professionals nationwide in the use of Botox® and dermal fillers for dental esthetic and dental therapeutic procedures within the oral and maxillofacial areas covered by the Michigan dental practice act.”

Michigan now officially joins the majority of states that properly allow dentists to do Botox® and dermal filler procedures for dental esthetic and dental therapeutics. The American Academy of Facial Esthetics has been successfully teaching its full two day live patient hands-on Botox® and dermal filler training for dentistry course in Michigan for the last few years with the next course on April 27-28, 2012 in Detroit.

About the American Academy of Facial Esthetics

The American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) is a professional and multi-disciplinary membership organization, whose primary mission is teaching the best non-surgical and non-invasive facial esthetic techniques such as Botox® and dermal filler training courses for physicians, dentists and healthcare professionals around the world. The AAFE has trained over 6000 dental professionals in these techniques through over 60 live patient hands-on mentored one-on-one training programs every year throughout North America.

For more information, please contact Dr. Louis Malcmacher, President, American Academy of Facial Esthetics at [email protected] or 216 570-8770