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BECOMING A PATIENT AT NJDS

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New Jersey Dental School
110 Bergen Street, P.O. Box 1709
Newark, NJ 07101-1709
email: NJDSDentists@umdnj.edu

Thank You for your Interest in the New Jersey Dental School
The New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) provides a full range of oral health services while training the next generation of dentists. After the treatment needs of patients are evaluated, eligibility for care at NJDS is determined. This process occurs at the first two "screening" appointments.

Basic Information - for Adults
Call (973) 972-7370 for your first screening appointment. There is a $55.00 fee for this appointment, which includes an examination, X-rays and discussion of necessary treatment. It is more than likely that this will require two visits so that we may have your developed radiographs present at the time treatment is discussed. We accept VISA, MasterCard, personal check, cash and Medicaid. If you are being referred from another dentist, please bring your referral letter. If you have recent radiographs, you may want to bring them.

To accommodate your dental needs, at the first screening appointment, you will be assigned to a group with either a predoctoral student (studying to become a dentist) or a postdoctoral student (already a dentist, studying to become a specialist). Your assignment status will be dependent on student availability and complexity of your dental treatment. If your treatment needs do not match either category, you may be referred to our Faculty Practice/Doctor's Office Center (DOC) facility or to a dentist in your community.

Important FACTS for Patients to Know

• You will be treated by a predoctoral or postdoctoral student who will work under the direction of a faculty member who is a fully licensed dentist.
• There is a fee for all services rendered at the New Jersey Dental School (except for Medicaid recipients).
• Treatment will be at a rate considerably less than at a traditional dental office.
• If x-rays were not taken at the first visit, please call (973) 972-7539 to schedule an x-ray appointment.
• You are expected to follow good dental hygiene and tooth care as recommended by your treating student dentist / postdoctoral student.
• We will make every effort to serve your dental needs in a caring atmosphere. We ask that you, the patient, respect the time set aside for your individual care.

Fees / Method of Payment
We accept Insurance/Medicaid/Managed Care.

You may discuss payment with the Financial Counselors in Room D-718, D-954, or call (973) 972-5303

Basic Information - for Children

Specialized Care
You may be referred to a Postdoctoral Student for specialized care if you have special needs or if your treatment is complex. Specialty care includes:

• Endodontics: root canal therapy for prevention of pulpal (nerve) infections.
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: the surgical extraction and removal of diseased tissue, and surgical treatment of injuries and other conditions.
• Orthodontics: correction of developmental relationships of the teeth and jaw in adults and children.
• Pediatric Dentistry (see - for Children above).
• Periodontics: disease prevention and treatment of gums (gingival).
• Prosthodontics: restoration of faulty, diseased or missing teeth.
• Special Care Program: treats patients who present with special needs such as Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Parkinson's disease, and the mentally challenged.
• Temporomandibular Joint and Facial Pain (TMD) for patients with problems opening their mouth, pain in their Temporomandibular joints or undiagnosed headaches.
• Surgical placement of Dental Implants.

Preventive Care
Regular check-ups are an important part of maintaining healthy teeth and gums. You will receive a notice to arrange for a periodic examination and preventive care, once every three or six months depending on your dental condition and specific needs.

Emergency Care - During Hours of Operation

• Registered patients of the New Jersey Dental School in active treatment (within the last two years) experiencing a dental emergency during our hours of operation: contact your assigned dental student or group coordinator, or stop in at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. and report to your assigned group.
• Non-registered Patients You will be treated on a first come, first served basis: Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. It is recommended that you come at the earliest times available. The fee for emergency care is $65.00.

Emergency Care - After Hours of Operation

• Registered patients of the New Jersey Dental School in active care within the last two years experiencing an after hours dental emergency, (severe pain, extensive swelling, bleeding from an extraction), should call our answering service at (973) 972-0003.
• Non-registered patients in need of after hours emergency dental care, should go to the University Hospital Emergency Room located at 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey.

HIPAA
HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996. A Notice of UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School Privacy Practices for Protected Health Information will also be presented to you at the initial screening visit. This notice describes how health information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Patient Rights and Responsibilities
The NJDS Patient Rights and Responsibilities will be presented to you at the initial screening visit. You should read and understand your rights as a patient of our institution.

Patient Confidentiality
The New Jersey Dental School ensures that the confidentiality of information pertaining to the health status of each individual patient is strictly maintained.

We trust you will experience the best of care at the New Jersey Dental School.

General Information 973-972-4242
Registration 973-972-7370
Emergency during hours of operation 973-972-7371
Emergency after hours, see above.

Directions
Public Transportation: The Newark Campus is accessible from Penn Station via the 31 and 34 bus routes.

From Route 78, East or West
(From Newark International Airport, use Route 78 Westbound):

Take Exit 56 and turn left at the second light onto West Bigelow.
Go about 3/10 mile and turn right onto Bergen St.
Proceed about 1.5 miles to South Orange Ave.

For metered parking in Lot 1, turn right onto South Orange
Ave. and take first left into the University Complex.

Garden State Parkway North and South
Garden State Parkway to Exit 145 to I-280 East. Stay left to exit at First St. Turn right on First St. And continue across West market St. where First St. becomes Bergen St. Follow parking directions below.

NJ Turnpike North or South
Take exit 15W to I-280 to Orange St./6th St. Exit. Make the first right onto Orange St., proceed one block to First Street. Turn right and proceed about half a mile to West Market St., where First St. becomes Bergen St. Follow parking directions below.

Parking - DOC Garage - Hourly Parking
Go one light past West Market St. To 12th Avenue; bear left for self parking in DOC garage (hourly rates are assessed). The Dental School is located behind the parking deck.

New Jersey Dental School
110 Bergen Street, P.O. Box 1709
Newark, NJ 07101-1709

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