Education & Achievements

Dr Samintharaj Kumar graduated in Dentistry (BDS) from Singapore in 2001 and Medicine (MBBS) from London in 2006. During his dental undergraduate period, he was the first South-East Asian recipient for the David B. Scott Research Fellowship Award (International Association for Dental Research). He spent the final year elective of his medical degree in the Craniofacial Unit at The Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto, Canada.
Dr Kumar’s postgraduate training in England includes rotations in: Anaesthesia/Intensive Care, Infectious Diseases, ENT, Vascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Accident & Emergency, Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery in Singapore.

Specialities & Services Provided
He provides the full clinical spectrum of Dental Implantology, Cosmetic Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation. He has worked with various Dental Implant systems since 2004 including Nobel Biocare, Dentium, Zeramex, Osstem, Straumann and BioHorizons. He sees patients requiring complex dental rehabilitation or full mouth reconstruction. He accepts referrals for Dental Implant Placement, Sinus Lift Surgery, Complex Bone Augmentation, Periodontal/ Gum Plastic Surgery, Zygomatic Dental Implants/ Tubero Pterygoid Implants, IMDO Surgery, Distraction Osteogenesis, Jaw Surgery which he also performs under intravenous sedation at Nuffield Dental Clinics.

In 2009, he trained under Dr Paulo Malo in Lisbon following which he has been performing All-on-4 Teeth-in-a-Day Implant surgeries and All-on-4 bridge restorations both in England and in Singapore. Dr Kumar was also trained in the Pinhole Surgical Technique by Dr John Chao.

Dr Kumar was awarded a Fellowship to the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is also a member of the Association of Dental Implantology, UK, Academy of Osseointegration and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry amongst others. He now lectures nationally and regionally for topics in Implant Dentistry.

Dr. Bulot is a native of Louisiana. He attended Nicholls State University for his undergraduate studies. He received both his Doctorate of Dental Surgery and his Doctorate of Medicine degrees from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Bulot has been trained in the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This includes sedation and general anesthesia, facial and cosmetic surgery, oral and facial pathology, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery, removal of wisdom teeth, and dentoalveolar surgery. He has a special interest in CT-guided dental implant surgery, full-mouth dental implant rehabilitation, and orthognathic/sleep apnea surgery.

He earned his Board Certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2013. He has a special interest in teaching the LSU dental students a comprehensive approach to the dental patient and regularly teaches at LSU Dental School. He also sponsors and leads annual continuing education courses in Baton Rouge with a special interest in comprehensive implant dentistry as well as the “Oral Surgeon Advantage” for wisdom tooth extraction.

Dr. Bulot strives to stay on the cutting edge in all aspects of Oral Surgery and attends countless hours of Continued Education so he can bring the absolute best treatment to his patients. He also brings this knowledge back to Baton Rouge so he can teach his referring Dentists the latest techniques and technology at his local seminars.

Dr Bulot’s dedication to excellence in all facets of Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry has received nationwide attention and he takes pride in having patients in his practice that travel from as far as Alaska and Southern Florida for his continued treatment.