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Specialty Care (Orthodontics)
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.
- Patients are required to pay at each appointment.
- Your estimated fees will be discussed with you before you begin treatment.
- Payments may be made by cash, check or bank card (Visa and MasterCard).
- If your insurance company requires prior authorization, please give
the form to the predoctoral or postdoctoral student the day of your
treatment plan discussion.
- Patients with dental insurance must pay for treatment and apply to
their insurance company for reimbursement.
- Medicaid or Managed Care Program patients should present their cards
at registration
You may discuss payment
with the Financial Counselors in Room D-718, D-954, or call (973) 972-5303
Basic
Information - for Children
- Call (973) 972-4620 Pediatric Dentistry to make an initial appointment
for children up to age 12.
- Parents or the guardian must be present for the first appointment
to sign consent.
- Initial visit includes complete examination, X-rays and treatment
plan discussion. There is a fee for this visit.
- Services are also available for the physically challenged patient.
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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