Business name: Vail Valley Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implant Center.

Location: 0105 Edwards Village Blvd, Suite C-205.

Date opened September 2004.

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Owner: H. James Garel D.D.S.

Contact info info@vailvalleyoralsurgery.com.

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What goods or services do you provide?

• Dental implant placement.

• Extractions and wisdom teeth removal.

• Treatment of facial trauma.

• Treatment of facial deformities.

• Diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial pathology.

• In-office CT scanner and digital x-rays.

• Bone grafting and reconstruction of oral and facial deformities.

• Use of personal growth factors to stimulate and improve healing.

• Recovery and preservation of adult stem cells in teeth with StemSave Cryostorage.

What’s new or exciting at your place?

We have a 3-D, digital CT Scan right here in the Vail Valley office. This state-of-the-art technology is essential for precise diagnosis and effective surgical procedure planning. By viewing facial structures including soft tissue, nerves, and bones in three dimensions, we can more accurately assess the patient’s needs with minimal exposure to radiation. Patients no longer have to travel to Denver for this cutting-edge service.

We also use the patient’s own growth factors to improve the rate and quality of healing.

Recently, researchers discovered that stem cells are available in the healthy pulp and follicles in teeth. These cells are regenerative, with the extraordinary potential to develop into many different cell types in the body. Vail Valley Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is the only practice between Denver and Grand Junction to adopt the available technology for harvesting and storing stem cells from teeth, empowering patients with the potential for regenerative treatment and cures for future health challenges, with virtually no risk of rejection after transplantation. The new StemSave consumer cryo-storage service that we use gives patients the ability to preserve their own cells until they may need them. During the course of routine extraction of wisdom teeth, bicuspids during orthodontic treatment, and deciduous (baby) teeth, we can now recover stem cells and offer cryopreservation for patients for future uses.

What strategy do you use to differentiate your business from your competition?

As the only board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Eagle County, my education and experience is key to providing top quality services to my patients. I have been developing precision surgical skills since 1984. From my four-year in-residency training to now, I have accrued nearly three decades of experience providing in-office general anesthesia and IV sedation. I truly respect my profession as an exact science and strive to continuously advance my knowledge while educating our community through informative seminars.

I offer patients and local dentists unsurpassed expertise, local convenience and comfortable solutions for dental surgery, wisdom teeth extraction, dental implants, facial trauma and reconstruction needs, as well as correction of facial deformities.

What philosophy do you follow in dealing with your customers? What can your customers expect from you?

My team of experienced professionals and I provide the best quality care in a friendly and professional atmosphere. I am available for my patients on a 24-hour basis.

Patients can expect compassion from a doctor who will listen to their needs and a staff that is extremely knowledgeable about health care, health insurance policies and medical procedures.

Tell us a little about your background, education and experience.

• Third generation Colorado native.

• Graduate of CU Boulder.

• University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

• General practice at VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.

• Four-year O.M.S. residency at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

• 26 years of private practice.

• Board certified.

• Past President of Wyoming Dental Association.

• Fellow AAOMS (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons).

• Delegate AAOMS for 15 years.

• Member of Commission of Professional Conduct for the AAOMS for 6 years.