Posted: March 8, 2012
Michigan Board of Dentistry approves the use of Botox and dermal fillers by general dentists
The Michigan Board of Dentistry has released a statement regarding the use of Botox and dermal
fillers in dentistry. According to the statement, the Board has affirmed the need for proper
training in these procedures as well as the dentists ability to “treat those areas of the face that are
reasonably identified as dependent tissue of the teeth” which includes the oral and maxillofacial
areas where Botox and dermal procedures are routinely done for dental esthetic and dental
therapeutic purposes within the scope of practice of dentistry.
“The bottom line is that Botox and dermal fillers are allowed within the Michigan scope of
dental practice for use by general dentists for dental esthetic and dental therapeutic uses with
comprehensive training. We applaud the board members of the Michigan Board of Dentistry for
affirming the need for proper training for dentists who are going to use Botox and dermal fillers
in their practice.”, said Dr. Louis Malcmacher, president of the American Academy of Facial
Esthetics. Dr. Malcmacher continued, “It is important to note that this is only a statement by the
board and not an administrative rule. With Botox and/or dermal fillers education in the oral and
maxillofacial areas being taught at nearly 50 dental university and dental society continuing
education programs for general dentists in the last four years including the American Dental
Association and Academy of General Dentistry annual meetings as well as the Michigan Dental
Association and University of Michigan continuing education programs, it is clear that the
Board’s statement concerning not allowing injections for cosmetic purposes only relates to those
cosmetic procedures outside the oral and maxillofacial areas which are outside the scope of
dentistry. The American Academy of Facial Esthetics has trained hundreds of Michigan dental
professionals and thousands of dental professionals nationwide in the use of Botox and dermal
fillers for dental esthetic and dental therapeutic procedures within the oral and maxillofacial
areas covered by the Michigan dental practice act.”
Michigan now officially joins the majority of states that properly allow dentists to do Botox and
dermal filler procedures for dental esthetic and dental therapeutics. The American Academy of
Facial Esthetics has been successfully teaching its full two day live patient hands-on Botox and
dermal filler training for dentistry course in Michigan for the last few years with the next course
on April 27-28, 2012 in Detroit.
About the American Academy of Facial Esthetics
The American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) is a professional and multi-disciplinary
membership organization, whose primary mission is teaching the best non-surgical and noninvasive
facial esthetic techniques such as Botox and dermal filler training courses for
physicians, dentists and healthcare professionals around the world. The AAFE has trained over
6000 dental professionals in these techniques through over 60 live patient hands-on mentored
one-on-one training programs every year throughout North America.
For more information, please contact Dr. Louis Malcmacher, President, American Academy of
Facial Esthetics at drlouis@FacialEsthetics.org or 216 570-8770
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