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"your health is our mission!"
The Branch Dental Clinic San Diego is the largest of the branch dental clinics which constitute Naval Dental Center Southwest. It is comprised of the clinic at Naval Base San Diego, Branch Dental Annex Southwest Regional Maintenance Clinic. Our primary mission is to provide comprehensive dental services to the commands at Naval Base San Diego. Additionally, most of the command specialty consultants are assigned to the Naval Base clinic. As a result, we provide consultative services and specialty treatment to eligible beneficiaries from the entire southern California catchment area. Emergencies will be seen at any time during working hours. The primary objective of this treatment is to relieve discomfort and to stabilize the patient's condition. After emergency care, the patient may be referred the following day to the dental facility where they usually receive treatment or to a specialist.
- General Dentistry: (619) 556-8240
Two training programs are currently located at Branch Dental Clinic San Diego, Naval Base Clinic. The Advanced Clinical Program in General Dentistry consists of a twelve-month comprehensive clinical (80%) and didactic curriculum (20%). Formal instruction, seminars, literature reviews, demonstrations, and hands on clinical experience are provided in all specialty areas. The residency program is fully accredited by the Council on Dental Education of the American Dental Association. The Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program also consists of a twelve-month curriculum. This program is designed to prepare newly appointed dental officers for operational and overseas assignments. It also consists of clinical rotations in all specialty areas.
The specialty consultants and the specialty staffs exist to provide consultative services to the Southern California catchment area. Dental officers and other health care providers may refer patients for evaluation and treatment to any of the available specialty areas. It is highly recommended that you contact the specialty department by phone prior to sending a patient. Each department may have special requirements that, if addressed prior to arrival for evaluation or treatment, will save time for the patient. The phone numbers for the specialty departments are provided below. Our primary mission is to provide comprehensive dental care in an expeditious manner to our patients. We will strive to support the operational commitments of the commands that we support. The experience and professionalism of the staff at Branch Dental Clinic San Diego strives to be second to none. We are standing by, ready to assist.
Since many of our patients are stationed on board ships home ported, we have a Fleet Liaison Department whose mission is to "Take dentistry to the Deck plates". Currently, our Fleet Liaison Department has mobile dental vans. These vans are self-contained clinics. Equipped with two dental operatories and x-ray capabilities, these mobile vans park on the piers and provide annual examinations, restorative dental treatment, and dental cleanings. There is also tremendous savings in man-hours for the fleet commands through these efforts to provide dental services on the piers and at the work center. To request Dental Van Service please contact: Fleet Liaison Officer at 619-556-4797.
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