Can a dentist (DMD) perform hair restoration?

Even if a dentist can perform hair restoration surgery WHY would you want to go to a dentist?  Would you go to a hair transplant surgeon to perform your dental work?Legally dentist cannot operate on the scalp and hair restoration surgeons cannot operate in the mouth.Only exception may be an oral surgeon (or doctors) who have a double degree (MD/ DDS).  

I have no ability to operate on your mouth and I would have the integrity to tell you that if you came to my office asking for dental surgery.   No matter the money you offered, I would refer you to a specialist.  I would hope your dentist would do the same with hair surgery.  It is a complicated surgical procedure under the best conditions to get things to turn out right.  Do the smart thing and go to an experienced professional! 

Hair transplantation is a difficult procedure to learn and achieve the best results. Not only should does a surgeon need to be surgically skilled but they also need to have artistic ability in addition to diagnosing scalp conditions that would preclude hair transplantation. Dentists by training and possibly the law are excluded. Please see link below on "avoiding a bad hair transplant" and use it as a guide to finding a qualified hair transplant surgeon.

There are three answers to this question. 1- A dentist must be allowed by state law to do surgery on the scalp. Most states don't allow this2- Is a dentist trained and experienced in hair transplantation, probably not3- If the dentist legally can do this, would you want someone without experience doing this on your head?