ESTHETIC & DIGITIAL DENTISTRY
Dr. Akshay Vij, BDS ACT FAGD FICD
Akshay Vij, BDS, ACT, FAGD, FICD is the Specialty Care Unit director of Esthetic & Digital Dentistry at A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-MOSDOH) St. Louis Dental Center. Dr. Vij completed a three-year postgraduate degree in Advanced Aesthetic & Restorative dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry’s Center for Esthetic Dentistry under the mentorship of Dr. Edward McLaren, DDS.
Dr. Vij’s area of expertise is in oral rehabilitation using minimally invasive dentistry with a special focus on cosmetic & esthetic dentistry, including procedures such as veneers, crowns, bridges, implant prosthetics, and fully guided implant surgery.
Dr. Vij grew up in Mumbai, India and is an avid soccer fan. Loves traveling the world and experiencing different cultures especially through culinary experiences. Loves trying new restaurants and experiencing the impressive Saint Louis dining and coffee scene.
Using the advancements of digital dentistry (including 3D printing and same-day CADCAM crowns), Dr. Vij’s passion is to help provide patients with the highest standard of care in the most comfortable way possible. Everyone deserves a smile that they love and a bite that is both comfortable and healthy.
At the core of this philosophy is the belief that every patient has their individual needs, hopes, and desires, and the care and treatment that they are advised and provided is customized to their individual circumstances and goals while being rooted in the latest in evidence-based dentistry.
A healthy mouth that is pain-free is essential to improving one’s diet, nutrition, sleep, and systemic diseases and has a dramatic impact on overall health. A smile that gives us confidence can have a dramatic effect on our self-confidence, profession, social life, and outlook on life.
ESTHETIC & DIGITIAL DENTISTRY
Dr. Akshay Vij, BDS ACT FAGD FICD
Akshay Vij, BDS, ACT, FAGD, FICD is the Specialty Care Unit director of Esthetic & Digital Dentistry at A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health’s (ATSU-MOSDOH) St. Louis Dental Center. Dr. Vij completed a three-year postgraduate degree in Advanced Aesthetic & Restorative dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry’s Center for Esthetic Dentistry under the mentorship of Dr. Edward McLaren, DDS.
Dr. Vij’s area of expertise is in oral rehabilitation using minimally invasive dentistry with a special focus on cosmetic & esthetic dentistry, including procedures such as veneers, crowns, bridges, implant prosthetics, and fully guided implant surgery.
Dr. Vij grew up in Mumbai, India and is an avid soccer fan. Loves traveling the world and experiencing different cultures especially through culinary experiences. Loves trying new restaurants and experiencing the impressive Saint Louis dining and coffee scene.
Using the advancements of digital dentistry (including 3D printing and same-day CADCAM crowns), Dr. Vij’s passion is to help provide patients with the highest standard of care in the most comfortable way possible. Everyone deserves a smile that they love and a bite that is both comfortable and healthy.
At the core of this philosophy is the belief that every patient has their individual needs, hopes, and desires, and the care and treatment that they are advised and provided is customized to their individual circumstances and goals while being rooted in the latest in evidence-based dentistry.
A healthy mouth that is pain-free is essential to improving one’s diet, nutrition, sleep, and systemic diseases and has a dramatic impact on overall health. A smile that gives us confidence can have a dramatic effect on our self-confidence, profession, social life, and outlook on life.
“Having the opportunity to play a role in improving the health and lives of my patients and help giveback to my profession and my community is the greatest gift of all”
Dr. Akshay Vij
Meet Dr. Vij
Being a clinician, teacher, and researcher helps Dr. Vij to not just provide his patients with the latest in treatment options, diagnostic technology, techniques, and materials but also teach the next generation of doctors to provide the highest level of care for their patients in the most caring and ethical way possible.
He has been invited to be a guest speaker at several continuing education events for dentists and dental assistants. His areas of research focus on publications related to cosmetic dentistry, veneers, esthetic crown lengthening or gum lifts, digital smile design, implant crowns, and guided implant surgery including technology such as 3D CBCT x-rays and 3D printing and 3D scanning, and contributed to book chapters relating to Dental Implant prosthetics.
Being a clinician, teacher, and researcher helps Dr. Vij to not just provide his patients with the latest in treatment options, diagnostic technology, techniques, and materials but also teach the next generation of doctors to provide the highest level of care for their patients in the most caring and ethical way possible.
He has been invited to be a guest speaker at several continuing education events for dentists and dental assistants. His areas of research focus on publications related to cosmetic dentistry, veneers, esthetic crown lengthening or gum lifts, digital smile design, implant crowns, and guided implant surgery including technology such as 3D CBCT x-rays and 3D printing and 3D scanning, and contributed to book chapters relating to Dental Implant prosthetics.
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) offers Fellowship (FAGD) awards to members who truly go above and beyond in their learning. To earn a Fellowship award, a dentist must complete several hundred hours of continuing dental education, and pass a rigorous and comprehensive exam with only 6% of dentists having earned their AGD Fellowship. Dr. Vij received his Fellowship in the Academy making a lifelong commitment to continuous learning and mastery. To learn more about this award or the AGD, visit www.agd.org.
The International College of Dentists (ICD) is a leading honorary dental organization dedicated to the recognition of outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service, and the continued progress of the profession of dentistry for the benefit of all humankind. The College was formed to advance the science and art of dentistry for the health and welfare of the public, to bring together the world's outstanding members of the dental profession for the exchange of dental knowledge, and to encourage the growth of the profession worldwide. Membership in the College, signified by the honorary title of Fellow International College of Dentists (FICD), is by invitation only and Dr. Vij is honored to have been nominated by peers and received a Fellowship in this prestigious college and is deeply committed to serving his patients and community. To learn more about this award or the ICD, visit www.icd.org.
In the News
Innovative treatment coupled with 3D tech saves St. Louis boy’s jaw
Dr. Vij utilized advanced digital dentistry technology to make a 3D-printed version of a 13-year-old boy’s jaw that minimized loss during a cyst removal surgery.
Publications
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Using Digital Impressions to Fabricate Space Maintainers: A case report
2020
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Combination Scan Technique: An Innovative Approach to Diagnosing Altered Passive Eruption
2020
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Model-Assisted Marsupialization of a Large Odontogenic Keratocyst in the Maxillofacial region using a Multicolored 3D-Printed Model
2023
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Dental Implantology
2021
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Interdisciplinary Treatment of a" Gummy Smile" Using Digital Smile Design
2020
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Impacted Supernumerary Mandibular ‘Distomolar’–A Unique Identification Tool in Forensic Crime Investigation
2023
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Surgical and Prosthetic Challenges in the Rehabilitation of Missing Lateral Incisors: A Case Report
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