The Dental Clinic
which began operating on September 1, 2006, is the latest
health service addition at the University Health Centre.
It represents collaboration between the Santa Maria
Dental Project(SMDP) and the University represented
by the Health Centre.
The Principal of SMP is Dr. Anthony Lewis,
former Director, Dental Services, Ministry of Health,
Jamaica.
Staff
The clinic is staffed by
(1) Dr. Lewis, a Consultant Dental and Oral Surgeon,
former Head, Department of Maxillo-Facial, Oral and
Dental Surgery at the Kingston Public Hospital.
(2) Two other Dental Surgeons
(3) One Dental Hygienist
(4) Four Dental Assistants (3 dedicated, 1 circulating)
(5) Office Manager
(6) One Receptionist
Special Opening Hours
The Dental Clinic opens for patients between 8:00 am
to 8:00 pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00am to 2:00pm on
Saturday.
Patients are seen by appointment, but there is provision
to accommodate emergencies for thirty minutes, at 9:00am
and again at 1:00pm. All effort is made to avoid undue
waiting by patients so patients are encouraged to respect
and keep appointments they have made.
Services
This facility offers a wide range of dental services.
These include
- Examination
- Radiographs(Xrays)
- Oral Health Instruction
- Scaling and Polishing(Cleaning)
- Restorations
- Extractions
- Transalveolar surgical removal of wisdom teeth
- Periodontal flap surgery(for gum disease)
- Enucleation of cysts
- Management of dento-alveolar trauma(broken teeth)
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