Advanced Education Clinics

In the advanced education clinics, residents (dentists who are seeking further training) provide patient care under the close supervision of School of Dentistry faculty members. Dental care is not provided free of charge, but fees in advanced education clinics are reduced from the cost of private dental care.

Services Provided
LSUHSC School of Dentistry advanced education clinics offer treatment in the areas of general dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics.

Become a Patient
Many of our advanced education departments accept patients for screening only if they have been referred from a dentist or physician and not all screened patients are accepted into a program.  Only patients with cases that meet the educational needs of the residents will be accepted.  Consult the specific program web page for more information.

Referring dentists should call the number listed on the individual clinic page (see links above and at left).

Hours of Operation
Hours vary for each department.

Smart Care
Patients may apply for credit through Smart Care provided by Campus Federal Credit Union. For more information about Smart Care, please go to https://www.campusfederal.org/personal/smart-care.aspx.
Smart Care brochure

Emergency Care
This service is only available for LSUHSC School of Dentistry patients of record.  The Dental School does not have a walk-in emergency clinic.

All patients of record who have dental emergencies can only be treated at the dental school during normal business hours.  Patients of record who have an emergency outside of business hours should contact their student dentist.  If that is not possible, the patient should call the after-hours answering service at 456-5322.