This rotation is designed to be a comprehensive pediatric dental rotation. All aspects of pediatric dental care are covered, including treatment planning, emergency care, restorative care, pulp treatment, behavior management and space maintenance.
Residents rotate through our Children's Village in Yakima. This clinic is devoted to treating children with special needs.
Residents will learn a variety of oral surgery services, including extractions of both erupted and impacted teeth, flap procedures, and I&Ds.
The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic operates two mobile dental clinics that provide emergent and urgent dental care throughout Eastern Washington. Residents will provide services on the dental unit under the direction of Howard Blessing, DDS, MPH. Along with teaching the intricacies of mobile dentistry, this rotation gives residents a better understanding of public health issues and demonstrates how to conduct a community oral health survey and community sealant program.
This rotation provides residents the necessary training to treat adults with developmental disabilities. The resident will gain a better understanding of the adult in the DD community and the various dental issues involved.
The New Hope Clinic in Yakima is a Ryan White-funded clinic that specializes in the treatment of HIV+/AIDS patients. This rotation is intended to give the resident the medical perspective of treating these patients. Residents follow the New Hope medical staff as they diagnose and treat the various medical issues and complications, gaining an understanding of how a patient’s medical status affects dental treatment and treatment planning.