Dentistry
Our Dental Department offers a state-of-the-art facility and comprehensive dental services, with 13 clinics and surgical suites, all of which are equipped with the latest dental technologies. The department has eight sub-departments: Advanced General Dentistry, Endodontics, Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, and Dental Hygiene. We have recently incorporated a 3D Digital Dental Implant planning system, digital impression- taking, and digital fixed prosthesis fabrication. The department launched their pioneer project “In-Patient Dental Education Program,” of which is directed to improve the oral health of healthcare professionals and patients.
Scope of Services:
The Department of Dentistry located at the ground floor performs its clinical practice in 13 operatory clinics and surgical suites with state of art dental units and its advanced digital radiography network.
The Dentistry Department delivers services to the following groups of patient:
- General clearance for patients of KFSH & RC- Jeddah.
- Tertiary patient care, and is provided as workflow allows.
- Staff and Dependents.
- Protocol.
The departments provide its full services through eight functional sections:
1- Advanced General Dentistry
This section provides high standards of quality in general dental care for all groups of patients. This is delivered by 7 consultants and includes:
- Examination, radiographs and treatment planning.
- Management of Medically compromised patients and medical consults.
- In-patient consults, Dental Treatment under GA in OR.
- Filling (composite and amalgam).
- Extractions, Crowns, bridges.
- Implants, Denture, cosmetic dentistry, pulp extirpations & TMD Management.
2- Prosthodontics
This section provides quality prosthodontic care using the latest techniques for crowns, bridges, implant supported restorations, cosmetic procedures, complete and partial dentures, complete mouth reconstruction and Maxillofacial prosthesis.
3- Endodontics
This section provides both conventional and surgical treatment modalities, and is well equipped with modern instruments and technology.
4- Pedodontics
This section, provide a comprehensive care to the children through prevention and management of dental caries and periodontal disease. Also all aspects of tooth and occlusal developmental disturbances, traumatic injuries, oral pathological conditions, juvenile prosthodontics, pain control using advanced sedation techniques and dental treatment of the handicapped and the medically compromised children.
5- Orthodontics
This section takes care of all minor and major orthodontic problems, in addition to the facial abnormalities and the cleft palate patient care in coordination with other dental and hospital specialties. Multidisciplinary clinics are held for cleft lip and palate and dento-facial deformity.
6- Maxillofacial Surgery
This section takes care of all of the dental alveolar surgeries in addition to the facial trauma reconstruction, Temporomandibular Joint Problems, cleft lip and palate surgery, oro-facial tumors, oral & facial reconstruction and facial aesthetic surgery in coordination with the other dental and hospital specialties.
7- Periodontics and Implant Dentistry
This section deals with complex periodontal problems, including bone and gum grafting, gingival surgery and cases of complex implant placement and sinus lifting. There is a close clinical interaction between periodontics, prosthodontics and maxillofacial surgery as well as all the other specialties.
8- Dental Hygiene
Oral health providers working together with a dentist provide preventive, routine care and maintenance visits. It also provides patient education on proper oral hygiene home practice and developing good habits for oral health.
Quality of Provided Services:
Tertiary care services are available for patients who are: Medically Compromised, suffering from facial pain, require comprehensive prosthetics or general anesthesia for dental treatment. The Department provides team members to the hospital’s Cleft Palate and Head and Neck Oncology Teams.
Achievements:
- The clinical practice is executed in twelve (13) clinics and surgical suites equipped with state-of-the-art dental equipment, instruments and technologies including an advanced digital radiographic network and to complete the integration between Jeddah and Riyadh.
- The Dental Department launched a pioneer project “In-Patient Dental Education Program “the purpose of this program is to incorporate new technology for education and to improve understanding of Oral Health and its importance to the nurses and physicians for all in-patients.
- Jaw in a day procedure in the OR for patients with mandibular Tumor. Very unique and advanced surgery performed by OMFS Mandibular resection, Fibula graft reconstruction, Dental implant and Teeth delivered) all in one Surgery. Very limited number of Centers worldwide dose such very advanced procedure.
- Our department, as well as the hospital, are updated with research and evidence-based practices, for the best quality of care for our patients.
