Why insatiable curiosity is the engine behind every smile we rehabilitate.
Key Points:
- More than a career: Dentistry is a constantly evolving discipline that requires a lifelong commitment to learning.
- The engine of curiosity: The search for better solutions for patients is what drives the updating of advanced techniques like Full Arch.
- Constant evolution: From traditional methods to digital dentistry, Dr. Lindo’s career reflects the history of dental progress.
- Ethics and training: An expert must demonstrate continuous training and membership in recognized scientific societies.
- The ultimate purpose: Technical knowledge only has value when it translates into empathy and better results for the human being.
Often, when a patient sits in my office and observes the intraoral scanners or 3D plans, they ask me: “Doctor, how did we get here?”. That question always transports me back to my beginnings, over thirty years ago. I remember that from the moment I picked up my first set of instruments, I felt a curiosity that bordered on the obsessive. It wasn’t enough for me to know “how” a procedure was done; I needed to understand the biological “why” and how I could do it so that the patient would suffer less and the result would last longer.
Dentistry has a fascinating history spanning centuries, but I have been fortunate enough to live through its golden age: the revolution of implantology. However, in this profession, there is a silent danger: complacency. Many professionals learn a technique and stick with it for decades. My path has been the opposite.
The Eternal Student: Why I Keep Getting Certified
Many are surprised that despite my years of experience, I continue to attend symposia and obtain international certifications, as I recently did with the advanced Full Arch technique. My philosophy is simple: the day an expert believes they already know everything, they begin to stop being useful to their patients.
Curiosity has led me to be a direct witness to how removable dentures, which for years were the standard, gave way to individual implants, and how these evolved into immediate total rehabilitations. I have seen the transition from simple acrylic materials to high-end porcelain and zirconia, which today allow us to mimic nature with astonishing fidelity.
Technology as a Response to Empathy
My interest in technology—such as high-resolution diagnostic imaging systems or virtual surgical planning—is not born out of a love for machines, but out of a commitment to the person who trusts me. Every time I invest in new equipment at my clinic in Bogotá, I do so thinking of that patient who fears pain or who needs to return to eating normally as soon as possible.
Insatiable curiosity has taught me that science and ethics must go hand in hand. For example, that same restlessness led me to investigate why “implants in a day” protocols do not work for everyone, allowing me today to be honest with my patients and explain that biology has rhythms that we cannot ignore for the sake of marketing.
The Story of “Fernando”: Knowledge at the Service of Emotion
I remember Fernando, a patient who came to me after twenty years of wearing dentures. His case was a challenge that forced me to apply everything I had learned over decades. Thanks to that constant search for new techniques, we were able to perform a Full Arch rehabilitation that gave him back not only his teeth but the ability to bite into corn on the cob in front of his family—something he hadn’t done in twenty years.
Seeing the tears in a patient’s eyes when they recognize themselves again in the mirror is the engine that keeps my curiosity alive. It is what makes me get up every morning eager to read the latest scientific article or to perfect a minimally invasive surgery protocol.
Conclusion: A Legacy of Learning
In the end, dentistry is not about titanium screws or ceramic crowns; it is about human relationships based on trust. My commitment to you is that I will never stop asking questions. I will continue learning, I will continue investigating, and I will continue questioning the limits of what is possible so that when you walk into my office, you receive not only the treatment of an expert, but the care of someone who deeply loves their craft.
Curiosity is not just a trait of my personality; it is the guarantee that your oral health is in the hands of someone who will never settle for less than excellence.
Would you like to know more about how cutting-edge technology and three decades of experience can transform your particular case? Contact us via WhatsApp to schedule an evaluation appointment.Dr. Iván Lindo – Expert in Oral Implantology and Rehabilitation Committed to your oral health.
