Dental services at Allegheny General include orthodontics, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, geriatric dentistry, periodontology and oral medicine, and restorative and prosthetic dentistry. Hospital-based practitioners also are supported by a full staff of dental assistants and hygienists. Allegheny General's gastroenterology service is one of the largest clinical training programs in the country. More than 5,000 gastrointestinal procedures were performed at the hospital last year. Through its major inpatient consultative and diagnostic sections, the Division of Gastroenterology offers broad exposure to procedures and techniques essential in diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal disorders.
Laser therapy is used in treating gastrointestinal bleeding and cancer.
The general medicine program at Allegheny General provides both inpatient and ambulatory services in the treatment and diagnosis of adult medical disorders. Through the Section of Primary Care Medicine, physicians perform periodic health examinations and conduct industrial medicine programs. The hospital also has established primary care satellite offices through which residents rotate. Geriatric and Medical Ethics sections add to the depth of services provided by the divisions. Allegheny General also offers an autologous bone marrow transplant program.