RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Patient Care

The Restorative Division provides patient care via several UCLA School of Dentistry clinics:

The General Clinics

More than 80 faculty in the Division are engaged in clinical teaching at both the UCLA Dental Center in Westwood and the Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield UCLA Venice Dental Center. In the General Clinic, dental students treat a broad range of patients with differing needs under the close supervision of part and full time dental school faculty. Within the General Clinic, students have the option of performing complex esthetic dentistry, and the restoration of dental implants.

Advanced Restorative Dentistry Clinic

Students who have passed the competency exam are eligible to participate in the Advanced Restorative Dentistry Clinic. This clinic allows competent students the opportunity to treat more complex cases and increase their patient load during clinic sessions. Students work under the mentorship of Restorative faculty in a specially designated clinical area. Faculty provide support and advice as requested, however, students are encouraged to work more independently than in the general restorative dentistry clinic area.

Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic

Patients may elect to have treatment provided by residents in the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Clinic. This treatment is provided under the supervision of Restorative Dentistry Division faculty.

Center for Esthetic Dentistry

Patients with special esthetic needs are often treated in the Center for Esthetic Dentistry Clinic. In a joint effort between Continuing Education and the Division of Restorative Dentistry, the CED treats hundreds of patients per year. Patients in the CED Clinic are treated by Esthetic Dentistry Residents under the close supervision of experts in the field of esthetic dentistry.

Faculty Group Dental Practice

Most of the Division's full-time faculty maintain a private practice setting, treating patients at the UCLA School of Dentistry Faculty Group Dental Practice located within the UCLA Medical Plaza.