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Division of Diagnostic
Sciences
Department of
Comprehensive Dentistry & Biomaterials
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Robert E. Barsley, DDS, JD
Head, Division of Diagnostic Sciences
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and
Biomaterials
Professor
Director, Oral Health Resources, Community &
Hospital DentistryLSUHSC School of Dentistry
Division of
Diagnostic Sciences
Box 140
1100 Florida
Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone:
504-941-8239
Email:
rbarsl@lsuhsc.edu |
The Division of Diagnostic Sciences serves the
people and dental profession of the state of
Louisiana and surrounding areas by providing
teaching, scholarly activity, and patient care
through the diagnosis and management of
disorders and abnormalities of the oral and
maxillofacial region. Students learn to generate
a differential oral diagnosis, develop logical
treatment plan alternatives based on the
patient's health and needs, and adhere to proper
infection control techniques. All faculty
members actively participate in clinic consults
throughout the school.
Faculty are also devoted to teaching management
of medically-compromised patients in the aging
population and teaching students to achieve
proficiency in obtaining and evaluating a
pertinent medical and dental history.
Students also learn proper techniques for
performing a thorough head-and-neck and oral
examination, diagnosis and management of oral
lesions and craniofacial pain, and tobacco
cessation principles in conjunction with a
Tobacco Cessation Initiative Program
providing treatment services to all Louisiana
public hospital patients and employees.
Instruction in selecting, exposing, and
interpreting intraoral and extraoral x-ray
images is provided to students and residents as
well as providing certification in digital and
conventional radiology for dental assistants.
The division serves other departments and the
public by providing Conebeam CT scans, extraoral
and intraoral images, continuing education
courses, and consultation services.
The Section of Dental Health Resources
assists and advises the Louisiana Department of
Health and Hospitals in operating the state's
Dental Medicaid Program. The faculty members
oversee prior approval of benefits and help in
developing guidelines of dental care for
eligible Medicaid recipients.”
As a component of the Infectious Disease Clinic
of the Interim LSU Public Hospital, the
multidisciplinary
HIV Outpatient Program (HOP) Dental Clinic
is committed to providing early intervention and
comprehensive health care to people living with
HIV and AIDS, who are more susceptible to
aggressive dental diseases, severe oral lesions,
and decay. The HOP Clinic is part of the Delta
Region AIDS Education and Training Center, a
part of a nationwide network providing HIV/AIDS
training to all health care providers.
View rosters of
full-time
and
part-time faculty members
in the Division of Diagnostic Sciences. |
