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Dental and Oral Surgery

We provide preventive dental care, from chronic to acute care. Our services include general dental care, specialty care, adult and pediatric care under general anesthesia, oral and maxillofacial surgery.

 

This is a hospital-based clinic. What does this mean?

About Us

We provide preventative, chronic, and acute care to an average of 20,000 patients annually.* We care for children to seniors, representing many races and ethnic groups and various financial backgrounds. Approximately 30% of our patients younger than 12, and about 10% are over 65. Our patients may be insured, underinsured, or uninsured.

*This is not an emergency service. If you have an urgent need to are having an emergency, please call 911. For pain or swelling prior to being seen, please visit the Emergency Department. We receive an extremely high number of referrals and have limited availability. The average wait time for consultation can be 2-6 months.

Locations

Services

  • Adult and pediatric care under general anesthesia
  • Botox therapy injections
  • Follow-up care for emergency and trauma cases
  • Management of TMJ dysfunction
  • Oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • Pediatric care 0-12
  • Sleep appliances for obstructive sleep apnea
  • Specialty care for patients with compromising medical conditions

Patient Requirements

General Dentistry
  • Special needs adult – can be external referrals
  • Special needs patients can qualify if the following statements are true
    • Does the patient have a legal guardian?
    • Does the patient need general anesthesia for general dental work?
  • Complex health history that might include bleeding disorders, history of cancer or current treatment of cancer, infectious diseases, organ transplant patient needing dental clearance (of Hennepin Healthcare), joint replacement dental clearance patient (of Hennepin Healthcare), heart problems, and other highly complex health situations.
  • Patient of the hospital – referral required and must meet our clinic criteria listed above
  • Current OB care at Hennepin Healthcare and pregnant, between 14-32 weeks. OB patients must start their treatment while they are pregnant. We will do our best to complete treatment but if treatment goes beyond one-year post-delivery patients will need to seek dental care out in the community.

Qualifications for Dental Treatment

Because we serve a special population, many patients will not qualify to be treated in our clinic.  We have developed a list of questions that can help you determine if a patient meets these qualifications:

  • Are you an existing patient of Hennepin Healthcare Dentistry?  If yes, you may qualify to be seen.
  • Do you have a referral from your dentist or another healthcare provider?  If yes, you may qualify to be seen.
  • Is the patient 10 years or younger AND does the child get primary care at Hennepin Healthcare?  If yes, you may qualify to be seen
  • Does the patient have developmental disabilities?
    • Does the patient have a legal guardian?
    • Does that patient need general anesthesia for general dental work?
    • If yes to any of the questions above, you may qualify to be seen
  • Does the patient need a tooth taken out, a biopsy, or another surgical procedure? If yes, you may qualify to be seen.
Oral Surgery
  • Referral and x-rays from a licensed Dentist are sent to the clinic before scheduling an appointment
  • The first appointment is a consultation
Pediatric Dental Clinic
  • Between the ages of 0-10 for new patients
  • New patients must receive their primary care at Hennepin Healthcare
  • New patients will be put on a waiting list and need a referral from their primary care
  • External referrals for operating room referrals accepted

Surgical Services

  • Botox therapy injections
  • Correction of dentofacial deformities (orthognathic surgery)
  • Cosmetic procedures of the maxillofacial region
  • Dental extractions
  • Dental implants
  • Facial trauma reconstruction and care, including management of scars and reconstruction of damaged and lost tissue
  • Procedures to aid in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
  • Temporomandibular joint surgery
  • Treatment and reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial pathologies
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