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Patients are assigned through the School's Patient Assignment Office. Approximately 60% of the patients seen present with dental, medical, and/or physical handicaps. Experience in treating pediatric and adolescent patients is provided by treating patients from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry. The AEGD Program works in conjunction with the Department of Anesthesia to treat patients with special needs.

Residents learn a team approach to dental care by working with the departments' expanded function dental assistant and students from the School of Dental Medicine's Hygiene Program who rotate through the AEGD clinic.

TYPES OF PROCEDURES DELIVERED

The patients seen by this program present with varied treatment needs. Being mainly an adult population, the procedures are consistent with what one would see in a general practice, with an emphasis on fixed and removable prosthodontics. The mix of procedures delivered by the residents during each of the past four years is summarized below (a complete listing of procedures delivered can be reviewed at the time of the interview visit).
Program Year
2009-2010
2008-2009
2006-2007
2005-2006
Single Crowns
31
35
49
55
Fixed Bridge Units
12
6
17
10
Post & Cores
26
17
22
31
Full Dentures Arches
29
19
33
26

Metal Framework Partial Dentures
16
9
10
16
Adult Amalgam Surfaces
230
199
232
195
Anterior Composite Surfaces
244
272
332
413
Posterior Composite Surfaces
306
198
154
88
Extractions
216
176
276
198
Endodontic Procedures (teeth)
9
12
27
20
Implant Placement
5
9
8
6
Implant Crowns*
9
4
42
8
Implant Bridge Units*
3
7
15
8
Patient Visits (kept appointments)
1,022
829
1,745
1,114
Residents have constructed several removable partial dentures using ERA semi-precision attachments for retention.
 
*2007-2008 statistics are unavailable due to technical difficulties.
**Center for Patients with Special Needs opened.