Prosthodontics Faculty Practice Clinic
Does your smile deserve a specialist's care?
Prosthodontics is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association (ADA). Prosthodontists are dental specialists in the restoration and replacement of teeth. Extensive training and experience provide prosthodontists with a special understanding of the dynamics of a smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth and the creation of tooth replacements. Serving as the "architect" of a dental treatment plan, prosthodontists collaborates with general dentists, specialists and other health professionals to develop solutions to your dental and oral health concerns.
Prosthodontists provide an extremely high level of care to patients with missing teeth, or having significant damage to their existing teeth. Prosthodontists work with congenital defects as well as problems arising from trauma and neglect.
Prosthodontists are highly trained in state-of-the-art techniques and procedures for treating many diverse and complex dental conditions and restoring optimum function and esthetics. These include:
- crowns
- bridges
- complete and removable partial dentures
- dental implants
- TMD-jaw joint problems
- traumatic injuries to the mouth's structures and/or teeth
- snoring or sleep disorders
- oral cancer reconstruction
- continuing care
Prosthodontists must complete dental school, plus three additional years of advanced training and education in an ADA-accredited prosthodontic education program.
All prosthodontists working in faculty practice are graduates of accredited specialty programs from dental schools located in the United States.
Prosthodontists working in the faculty practice often provide comprehensive treatment that draws upon the expertise of other, supportive specialists.
The Department of Prosthodontics Faculty Practice is the "private practice" for the Department's prosthodontists who teach in the Dental School.