Looking for an Oral Surgeon in Baton Rouge, LA? Richard Akin, DDS, MD serves local patients with oral surgeon. Use this Dental Country listing to review a short practice overview, confirm the office location, and find phone and website details.
- Oral Surgeon
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- Address
- 614 Connell's Park Ln, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 927-3463
- Hours Last synced
Weekly office hours for Richard Akin, DDS, MD Monday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (CT) Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (CT) Wednesday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (CT) Thursday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (CT) Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT) Saturday Closed Sunday Closed
About us
Richard T. Akin, D.D.S., M.D., earned both his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Doctor of Medicine from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
After graduating from LSU Medical School, he completed his surgical residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at LSU and Charity Hospital in New Orleans. He is Board-Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
During his surgical residency at Charity Hospital, Dr. Akin spent six years of extensive training in the full scope of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery specialty, including face, jaw, and neck surgery; bone grafting; all aspects of facial trauma; and reconstruction of facial and jaw deformities.
He also has extensive experience in implant dentistry, including advanced bone grafting procedures for dental implant reconstruction. Additionally, his residency incorporated anesthesia training that qualifies him to perform various procedures utilizing intravenous sedation in both an office setting and a hospital environment.
His interest in furthering his expertise led him to spend some time in the Department of Anesthesia and Plastic and Facial Reconstructive Surgery of Israel’s Asof Harofe Medical Center.