Student Dental Health


Services provided:
  • Periodic dental examinations
  • Periodic radiographs in the form of bite-wing x-ray films and Panorex x-ray films and other such radiographs as may be necessary to establish a proper diagnosis
  • Periodic prophylaxes and topical application of fluoride
  • Restorations (amalgam, silicate, composite resin fillings, only)
  • Oral Surgery (extractions, accidental injury, and incisional or excisional biopsies of the oral cavity)
  • Post-operative care
  • Dental health counseling
  • Essential emergency services
  • Root canal treatment (endodontics)


Services NOT provided:
  • Orthodontics
  • Prosthodontics (dentures)
  • Crowns and bridges
  • Cast restorations (gold fillings, etc.)
  • Surgical treatment of periodontal disease
  • Oral Surgery (elective surgery, extraction of third molars, treatment of pre-existing dental conditions)
  • Occlusion and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
  • Restorative treatment of cosmetic nature (including posterior composite resin restoration)


Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 5 pm to 8 pm.
If services are needed at non-office hours, there will be a member of the staff on call to attend to or direct students to such services as may be required.

Appointments:
Call 934-5234 for an appointments. Appointments are not required for emergency situations.

Location and Directions: Dentistry Building 127
  • From 7th Ave. South (street behind Volker Hall) going east, you will come to the Denistry Building between 19th and 20th Street South on the right.
  • The Student Dentistry Offices are located in the back of the Dentistry Building.
  • The business office is located in Rm 310-A School of Dentistry Bldg.


For any other questions, please contact the Student Dental Health Offices at 934-5234.









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