June 14, 2022
What Is the Real Cost of Implant Failure?
ClinicalEveryone has had a procedure in their office that has failed. Some things are minor like a chipped resin or a crown popping off, but a failed implant is a catastrophe....
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For some, art is a hobby. For others, it’s a career. For Dr. Kenneth Malament, it’s a means of connecting his professional career and his favorite avocation. Malament, who began taking photographs as a junior in high school, says his love of photography has provided him a tangible connection to the past. His passion for the still image, which provides “a sense of history in [his] world” has allowed him to “review points in my life I wanted to always believe and always remember,” Malament explains.
Malament says that his art and his career as a dentist came to a surprising intersection when he was in graduate school. “Specialty students learned to do photography…We were obsessed with taking the best photograph and demonstrate our patients’ care,” While Malament says that he’s continued documenting all of his patients’ work in the intervening decades—a measure that’s enabled him to more closely follow their progress—his photography has expanded well beyond the scope of dental work. “I use photography as a means to communicate,” he says.
Malament, who cites Don Huntstein as one of his favorite photographers and studies the books of Thorsten Overgaard “almost every day,” says that the Leica SL2S camera he typically shoots with these days has really informed his process.
“I started with the Leica Q, then my first big purchase was a Leica SL2.” When Leica released its SL2S camera in December 2020, “that radically changed my shooting experience,” says Malament. “I can take pictures I never could take before without a flash.”
Malament says that today, he typically shoots without a tripod, and frequently relies on a 35-mm lens to capture his images. “I’m very focused on light. Light makes a very big difference. With the SL2S, I can shoot much more freely than I was able to before.”
On an average day, Malament says he “will shoot 10 or 15 photographs—a sunrise or the buildings going up all around me in Boston.” He adds that the stillness he’s noticed in the wake of COVID has really allowed him “to shoot some pretty extraordinary photographs.”
When he’s done shooting, Malament edits the photos in Lightroom, sending four or five images to members of his inner circle, as a means of staying in touch. While Malament says he’s energized by being able to use his passion for photography in both his personal and professional lives, he admits there are still some photography challenges he’s eager to tackle—specifically shooting landscapes in Iceland and the Antarctic.
“I honestly just like the experience of going wherever I go and wearing my camera,” says Malament. “Whenever I go out, I wear my camera and my lens.”
For those eager to begin taking photographs of their own, Malament says that finding a mentor and shooting a wide variety of subjects are among the best ways to discover what moves you as an artist so that you can hone your craft.
“Photograph people when they’re happy, and maybe when they’re not so happy. Take photographs of people and their experiences in their lives,” says Malament. “It’s guaranteed you’ll make them happier.”
Dr. Malament received his D.D.S. from N.Y.U. College of Dentistry and a specialty certificate and Master’s degree from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Dr. Malament has a full time practice limited to prosthodontics in Boston that includes a dental laboratory with master dental technologists.
A Past-President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, he is a Clinical Professor at Tufts University and a Course Director in the postgraduate department of Prosthodontics. He presently serves as the Immediate President of the Academy of Prosthodontics and President-elect of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr. Malament is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and Northeastern Gnathological Society and a Past President of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, Northeastern Gnathological Society and the American Academy of Dental Science.
Dr. Malament has been the recipient of significant awards in Prosthodontics including the American College of Prosthodontists’ Clinician / Researcher Award, Daniel F. Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Lecturer Award, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics’ George Moulton Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Lecturer Award, the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry John McLean Honorary Lecture Award and the first Frank V. Celenza Memorial Award from the Northeastern Gnathological Society. Dr. Malament was on the research and development teams for two different well-known ceramic products and developed instrumentation used in clinical practice.
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For some, art is a hobby. For others, it’s a career. For Dr. Kenneth Malament, it’s a means of connecting his professional career and his favorite avocation. Malament, who began taking photographs as a junior in high school, says his love of photography has provided him a tangible connection to the past. His passion for the still image, which provides “a sense of history in [his] world” has allowed him to “review points in my life I wanted to always believe and always remember,” Malament explains.
Malament says that his art and his career as a dentist came to a surprising intersection when he was in graduate school. “Specialty students learned to do photography…We were obsessed with taking the best photograph and demonstrate our patients’ care,” While Malament says that he’s continued documenting all of his patients’ work in the intervening decades—a measure that’s enabled him to more closely follow their progress—his photography has expanded well beyond the scope of dental work. “I use photography as a means to communicate,” he says.
Malament, who cites Don Huntstein as one of his favorite photographers and studies the books of Thorsten Overgaard “almost every day,” says that the Leica SL2S camera he typically shoots with these days has really informed his process.
“I started with the Leica Q, then my first big purchase was a Leica SL2.” When Leica released its SL2S camera in December 2020, “that radically changed my shooting experience,” says Malament. “I can take pictures I never could take before without a flash.”
Malament says that today, he typically shoots without a tripod, and frequently relies on a 35-mm lens to capture his images. “I’m very focused on light. Light makes a very big difference. With the SL2S, I can shoot much more freely than I was able to before.”
On an average day, Malament says he “will shoot 10 or 15 photographs—a sunrise or the buildings going up all around me in Boston.” He adds that the stillness he’s noticed in the wake of COVID has really allowed him “to shoot some pretty extraordinary photographs.”
When he’s done shooting, Malament edits the photos in Lightroom, sending four or five images to members of his inner circle, as a means of staying in touch. While Malament says he’s energized by being able to use his passion for photography in both his personal and professional lives, he admits there are still some photography challenges he’s eager to tackle—specifically shooting landscapes in Iceland and the Antarctic.
“I honestly just like the experience of going wherever I go and wearing my camera,” says Malament. “Whenever I go out, I wear my camera and my lens.”
For those eager to begin taking photographs of their own, Malament says that finding a mentor and shooting a wide variety of subjects are among the best ways to discover what moves you as an artist so that you can hone your craft.
“Photograph people when they’re happy, and maybe when they’re not so happy. Take photographs of people and their experiences in their lives,” says Malament. “It’s guaranteed you’ll make them happier.”
Dr. Malament received his D.D.S. from N.Y.U. College of Dentistry and a specialty certificate and Master’s degree from Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Dr. Malament has a full time practice limited to prosthodontics in Boston that includes a dental laboratory with master dental technologists.
A Past-President of the American Board of Prosthodontics, he is a Clinical Professor at Tufts University and a Course Director in the postgraduate department of Prosthodontics. He presently serves as the Immediate President of the Academy of Prosthodontics and President-elect of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr. Malament is a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and Northeastern Gnathological Society and a Past President of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, Northeastern Gnathological Society and the American Academy of Dental Science.
Dr. Malament has been the recipient of significant awards in Prosthodontics including the American College of Prosthodontists’ Clinician / Researcher Award, Daniel F. Gordon Award for Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Lecturer Award, the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics’ George Moulton Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics Distinguished Lecturer Award, the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry John McLean Honorary Lecture Award and the first Frank V. Celenza Memorial Award from the Northeastern Gnathological Society. Dr. Malament was on the research and development teams for two different well-known ceramic products and developed instrumentation used in clinical practice.
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Everyone has had a procedure in their office that has failed. Some things are minor like a chipped resin or a crown popping off, but a failed implant is a catastrophe....
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Are you ready to significantly reduce your dental insurance frustrations? Would you like to achieve higher reimbursements, fewer denials, and happier patients?...
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