Published on in Vol 10, No 6 (2021): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25767, first published .
Understanding the Lived Experience of North American Dental Patients With a Single-Tooth Implant in the Upper Front Region of the Mouth: Protocol for a Qualitative Study

Understanding the Lived Experience of North American Dental Patients With a Single-Tooth Implant in the Upper Front Region of the Mouth: Protocol for a Qualitative Study

Understanding the Lived Experience of North American Dental Patients With a Single-Tooth Implant in the Upper Front Region of the Mouth: Protocol for a Qualitative Study

Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar   1, 2, 3, 4 , DDS, Dip Pros, MSc, Dr med dent, MFGDP, MCGDent, MFDS RCS, MFDS RCPS, MDFTEd ;   Stephen Ross Bryant   5, 6 , BSc, DDS, Dip Pros, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C)

1 Division of Restorative Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, Ajman University, Ajman City, United Arab Emirates

2 Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland

3 Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

4 Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland

5 Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

6 Division of Prosthodontics and Dental Geriatrics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Kelvin Ian Afrashtehfar, DDS, Dip Pros, MSc, Dr med dent, MFGDP, MCGDent, MFDS RCS, MFDS RCPS, MDFTEd
  • Division of Restorative Dental Sciences
  • Clinical Sciences Department
  • Ajman University
  • PO Box 346
  • Ajman City
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Phone: 971 67056305
  • Email: kelvin.afrashtehfar@zmk.unibe.ch