Plans and performs every surgery in this office. Residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery; American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Oral surgery, planned around your drive
Dr. Usha Nair places implants and removes wisdom teeth and other teeth for patients and referring dentists from Laramie to Torrington. We write your day down before you arrive.
Your surgery day
From the week before to the ride home
This is the plan for the day. The written instructions we give you come first, and we go over them with you before the visit.
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Step 1: A week before
We call to confirm your ride, go over your medicines and send your written instructions. Tell us if your health or your medicines change.
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Step 2: The night before
Stop eating and drinking when your instructions say to. The times depend on the kind of anesthesia you chose, so ours are the ones that count.
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Step 3: The morning of
Take only the medicines we named. Wear a loose top with short sleeves, leave jewelry at home and arrive at the time on your sheet.
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Step 4: At the office
Check in, meet Dr. Nair, ask your last questions and sign the consent form when you're ready. Your driver can wait with us or come back.
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Step 5: The ride home
You leave with written aftercare, what to expect and the number to call. Your driver hears it too.
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Step 6: The next day
We call to see how you're doing, and you call us any time before then if something worries you.
Checklist
Four things to settle before the day
Most of the work of a surgery day happens at home. These four take a phone call or two.
Who drives
With sedation, an adult drives you home and stays with you for the first hours. Tell us when you book if that's hard, and we'll talk it through.
Fasting
We give you the exact time to stop eating and drinking, in writing, for your kind of visit. Different visits have different rules.
Medicines
Bring a list of everything you take, with doses. We tell you which to take that morning and which to skip.
What to bring
A photo ID, your dental and medical insurance cards if you have them, and a short-sleeved top that's loose at the arm.
What Dr. Nair does
Four kinds of visits, one surgeon
Dental implants
Replacing one tooth, several or all of them, planned from a 3D scan. Some people need bone built up first, and Dr. Nair says so when she sees the scan.
About implantsWisdom teeth
Removal of wisdom teeth for teenagers and adults, usually in one visit, with the comfort level you choose.
About wisdom teethExtractions and bone grafts
Teeth that can't be saved, and the bone around them, with a graft when the plan includes an implant.
About extractionsSedation
Local anesthetic, oral sedation or IV sedation, each described by level, who gives it and how you are watched.
About sedation
Who we see
Six towns, one drive
Patients and referring dentists come from about 100 miles around. Tell us where you're driving from and we'll plan the day around it.
- Albany County, WY: Laramie · West on I-80
- Platte County, WY: Wheatland, Chugwater · North on I-25
- Goshen County, WY: Torrington · North on US-85
- Laramie County, WY: Pine Bluffs · East on I-80
- Kimball County, NE: Kimball · East on I-80, over the state line
Farther away? Call us. We plan around your drive, and your dentist can send records ahead.
Who you'll meet
One surgeon and a team of three
Kathryn Bowen
Surgical assistant
Sets up the room, assists during surgery and goes through your aftercare sheet with you and your driver.
Mauro Carmona
Patient coordinator
Plans your day with you: the ride, the forms, the timing. He is who referring offices call, and he speaks Spanish.
Candice Strand
Practice manager
Checks your benefits and gives you the written estimate before the day.
Credentials
Training and board
The state license number is in the footer.
License
Dentist
WY Lic. 000000 · Wyoming State Board of Dental Examiners
The state license to practice dentistry
Training
Residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery
The owner adds the program, the school and the year
Board
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The owner confirms the certification before publishing
State anesthesia permit
The owner enters the levels the dental board issued
Before you book
Do I need a referral?
Some patients come from their dentist and some call us first. Either way, we send your dentist a note about your visit.
Can I eat before my visit?
It depends on the anesthesia you chose. We give you the exact times in writing, and you can call if anything is unclear.
Will it hurt?
Most people feel pressure, not pain, once the area is numb, and we stop when you ask. You will be sore afterward. We explain what to expect and what to call us about.
What if the weather closes the road?
Call us. We move your visit to another day and tell you what to do about fasting and medicines in the meantime.
Do you take my insurance?
It depends on your plan. We check your dental and medical benefits before the day and tell you what each says. How fees work explains the rest.
Tell us where you're driving from
Send a request and Mauro will call, text or email you with a time and a plan for the day. Your dentist can send records ahead.