NSU CDM Lasting Impressions Spring 2019

12 | COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE ONE-STOP SHOP The services offered are what can be found in a private dental practice, but there is something even more convenient about the Faculty Practice. “We call ourselves a one-stop shop, because you come to one dental office, and everything is under one roof,” Gaines said. As an example, if a patient arrives at the Faculty Practice for general dentistry services, yet it’s discov- ered there is a problem that may need more attention— perhaps the services of a pathologist, radiologist, prosthodontist, periodontist, or endodontist—they are all within reach. “Most general dental offices don’t have the luxury of picking up the phone and having a colleague come over and take a look, or having the patient return to the same office for a follow-up with a specialist,” Gaines added. Patients also have access to Paul F. Bradley, M.D., D.D.S., B.D.S., director of the CDM’s Orofacial Pain Clinic. Patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain or facial pain are referred to Bradley for treat- ment. He uses laser therapy and various other thera- pies to treat these kinds of maladies. Diane Ede-Nichols, D.M.D., M.H.L., M.P.H., chair of the Department of Community and Public Health Sciences at the CDM, also treats special-needs patients at Memorial Regional and Broward Health hospitals. “These doctors have worked in private practice, and many have had their own businesses,” Gaines said. “Some were in the field for 20 years or more and then came to academia. These are qualified general dentists and specialists.” The Faculty Practice is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours that are usually unheard of in private practice. Gaines, for instance, treats patients on Thursday evenings between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. On Saturdays, patients can see a general dentist, a dental hygienist, and an orthodontist from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. “We make this convenient for people who work, or have other obligations, and can’t get to a dentist during regular hours,” Gaines said. For faculty members involved in the Faculty Practice, it’s the chance to continue their practice, foster relation- ships with patients, and not have the inconvenience of being in the private sector. “I like that I can still treat patients, but I don’t have to be in that setting every day. I like having the flexibility of seeing patients for a full day, an evening, or on a Saturday,” Gaines said. u Deborah Stiles, radiology assistant for the Faculty Practice, compiles patient data. Practicing teach what they continued from page 10