Dental Patient Services
Dental Faculty Practice
Treatment and procedures performed by Dental faculty similar to private practice.
Which Clinic is Right for Me?
UTHSC College of Dentistry provides dental care in three different clinic settings. It can be difficult to select which clinic is most appropriate for a patient’s needs. Please review the below chart to see which clinic may be the best fit for you.
| Clinic | Cost | Appointment Length |
Level of Provider Education |
How soon do you need to be seen? |
Is it OK if your dentist changes over time? |
| Student Clinic | $ | ++++ | Pre-DDS | I can wait a few months. |
Yes. |
| Graduate/Resident Specialty Clinic |
$$ | ++ | DDS/DMD pursuing graduate education |
I'd like to be |
Yes. |
| Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery | $$ | ++ | DDS/DMD+ graduate+ postgraduate + sub specialty | I'd like to be seen as soon as possible. |
No. |
| Dental Faculty Practice |
$$$ | + | DDS/DMD+ necessary postdoc Training |
I'd like to be seen as soon as possible. |
No. |
Patient's Rights
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Considerate, respectful, confidential treatment.
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Continuity and completion of care, unless unforeseen changes occur in your dental or medical needs.
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Access to complete and current information about your condition.
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Knowledge of each treatment procedure and the cost of that procedure before it is started. The Student Doctor will help you develop a monthly pre-payment plan that will help you insure continuity of care and completion of your restorative needs in a timely fashion.
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Information about the type of treatment recommended, the benefits of that treatment, and the risks involved with that treatment. If alternative methods of treatment are available, information of those alternative treatment methods and their associated benefits and risks.
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Refuse treatment and an explanation of the risk involved if the treatment is not done.
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Access to care for emergency situations'
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Treatment that meets the standard of care in the profession.
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Access to a patient representative.
Have an Emergency?
Become a New Patient
- To secure an appointment please fill out the new patient application.
- Read an overview of our Student Clinics.
- Read our Patient Information Booklet.
- Learn about patient privacy, rights, and responsibilities.
To become a patient, please complete the following:
- Watch the Dental Clinic Orientation Video and complete the Verification Certificate
- Call 901.448.6468 to make a Screening Appointment.