Clinics and Rotations
Advanced Care Clinic
The School of Dental Medicine formally dedicated the Advanced Care Clinic in August 2021. The new facility added 16 new graduate operatories, as well as two operating rooms, providing a base for the majority of the AEGD program's didactic and clinical education. Clinical care offered at the Advanced Care Clinic includes advanced restorative dentistry, as well as care to medically compromised patients and patients requiring general anesthesia for the completion of care.
The School of Dental Medicine Dental Implant Program is also based in the Advanced Care Clinic. During the Dental Implant Rotation, Year I residents spend approximately one day per week treating implant patients. Motivated residents have the opportunity to follow patients through treatment planning, surgery and the final restorative phases of implant dentistry. Implant related seminars are scheduled monthly.
East St. Louis Dental Clinic
Residents gain experience in all aspects of general dentistry by providing dental care to disadvantaged and underserved populations. This facility provides a comfortable setting with modern equipment, spacious operatories, and floor-to-ceiling windows for a panoramic view of the St. Louis skyline.
The Pediatric Dentistry Rotation is based at the East St. Louis Dental Clinic. Year I residents spend one day every week providing comprehensive care for pediatric patients under the direction of a Pediatric Dentistry specialist. Residents receive clinical instruction in oral sedation administration.
Special Needs Clinic
The Special Needs Clinic is a satellite facility on the Alton campus that was recently renovated. Residents rotate through this clinic one half day per week, providing dental treatment for adult special-needs patients.
Oral Surgery
During the Oral Surgery Rotation, residents work out of a surgical suite dedicated to the program. Residents are instructed in advanced surgical procedures such as third molar extractions (including soft tissue and bony impacted), biopsies and tori removal. Residents also receive didactic and clinical instruction in the administration of IV sedation.
Regional Hospitals
Residents rotate through two regional hospitals every week, performing operating room cases on pediatric or special-needs patients.
