This modem four-chair facility is designed to furnish comprehensive dental care to all patients. A full-time Clinical Director is available to the dental residents during their rotation at the Dental Clinic. This experience centers around dentistry and oral surgery for the hospitalized patient. Other activities include consultation with the medical staff, as well as attending grand rounds, medical seminars and conferences in anesthesiology, internal medicine, and pathology. This rotation also provides direct experience in medicine, pharmacology, and physiology as they apply to the anesthetized patient.
Residents can become adept in the management of respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies.
Patients Seen Approximately 200 patients are admitted to the Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Service for care in the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Campus and the Fanny Allen Hospital Campus. During the Dental Clinic daily rotation, an average of 10-15 patients are seen for general and emergency care. The program is affiliated with the Fletcher Allen Health Cares' Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Campus, Fanny Allen Hospital Campus, the University of Vermont and the Dental Clinic.