05. AN INCREDIBLE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF A MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON : DR JOHN NESAN
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AN INCREDIBLE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF A MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON: DR JOHN NESAN
Dr. John Nesan is a Maxillofacial Surgeon with his running private dental practice & maxillofacial practice in a corporate hospital in Chennai. He is also the Founder & Director of the company CTARS (Centre for Technology-assisted Reconstructive Surgery).CTARS is an Indian company that designs Patient-Specific Implants of the craniomaxillofacial region including Patient-Specific Temporo-mandibular Joints.
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Today\u2019s AudioTraining: AN INCREDIBLE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF A MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON: DR JOHN NESAN
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[1.24] - Dr. John Nesan shares his present clinical work and the work at his company. He not only does maxillofacial surgery and dental clinical work but also performs 3D Printing work which includes designing and printing of Models, guides, splints, and Patient-specific Implants for the craniofacial region.
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[3:49]
He shares the history of 3D Printing and then tells how he learned from his mentors to further proceed in his work. He had visionaries to guide him.
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[4.48]
Dr. Nesan shares his first case which was a mandibular defect being operated on by Dr. Jimson. He shared how they did plan all three steps of resection, reconstitutes, and rehabilitation. But that implant failed due to many reasons. He claims it as a terrible experience but now having the highest no of patient-specific implants in India. He is thankful to Dr. Jimson to have borne the brunt of that failure and shadowed him.
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[8:30]
He shares his journey of almost closing down due to the failure. But his internal entrepreneurial spirit and the support of his family and friends kept him going. He then shares his first break with Dr. Sujoy, Dr. Kamath,\xa0and Dr. Manikandan.
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[12:12]
Dr. Nesan shares the importance of having supporting surgeons to guide you and support you on your way.\xa0
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[13:12]
Dr. Nesan shares how he learned hands-on with technology in Dr. Gunaseelan\u2019s office. Learning hands-on with all modern equipment opened ways to go forward with planning for trauma and dental implantology.
He also shares his insights about his experience in Germany.
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Dr. Nesan shares his experience between India and Germany with respect to precision, planning, and cases being operated on and post-operative evaluation.
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He shares the spectrum of work he does in the company. Also