University of Mississippi
School of Dentistry
2500 N. State Street
Jackson, MS  39216-4505
601-984-6000

The University of Mississippi Dental School supports Preventive Dentistry

PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

Why is preventive dentistry important and when should
you start?

Preventive Dentistry means a healthy smile that requires fewer visits to the Dentist:

1. Eating becomes more enjoyable because healthy mouths chew more easily
   and gain more nutrients from the foods they eat.
2. You can also speak more quickly and clearly.
3. People with healthier mouths have a better chance of general health, because disease in the mouth can endanger the rest of the body.
4. A healthy mouth is more attractive, and you can have confidence that you are putting forth your best appearance.
5. Preventive Dentistry is the first step to becoming cavity-free.

Preventive dentistry begins Regular Tooth brushing.
The earlier your dental visit, the better the chance of preventing dental disease and reducing your time in the Dentist’s Chair
Visit your dentist for a complete examination to lay the foundations for having the best in dental health.

You can also click here for a map of the Mississippi Medical Center Campus

 Student Dental Clinics 

• • Treatment is provided by third and fourth year dental students under the direct supervision of licensed and experienced faculty dentists.
    Fees are the lowest of the three programs.
    Appointments generally take from two to four hours.
    Please call 984-6080 or 984-6081 to schedule a screening appointment.
  • Treatment is provided by graduate dentists who are undergoing advanced training in general or pediatric dentistry.
    Fees are higher than in the predoctoral program but still less than in the private sector.
    Treatment may require less time than in the predoctoral program.
    Please call 984-6050 to schedule a screening appointment.
  • Treatment is provided by licensed general and specialty dentists.
    Fees are comparable to, and in many cases, lower than those in the private sector.
    Time required for treatment is comparable to that in a private dental office.
    Please call 984-6185 to schedule an appointment.

Becoming a Patient at the UMC School of Dentistry

New Patient Information Brochure

The School of Dentistry has three programs available to prospective patients. Treatment in all three programs is provided in modern dental facilities dedicated to providing a high quality of oral health services. There are differences among the three programs in terms of time, fees, services, and providers.

Predoctoral Student Program

Postdoctoral Student Program

The Department of Advanced General Dentistry operates clinics at both the School of Dentistry and the Jackson Medical Mall. The School of Dentistry clinic simulates a group practice environment. Screening appointments can be made at this clinic by calling 984-6050. Jackson Medical Mall Dental Clinic services a wide variety of special needs patients. Appointments for this clinic can be made by calling 984-4196.

The graduate program in pediatric dentistry trains general dentists to be specialists in children's dentistry. Every patient is welcome in this program regardless of age or special medical condition. The clinic is located in the Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital. To make an appointment call (601) 984-6100.

Faculty Practice

University Dentists, PLLC is the faculty practice of the UMMC School of Dentistry. In addition to numerous generalists, most of the dental specialties are represented. The faculty practice, located on the first floor of the School of Dentistry, has over 30practitioners. Both generally healthy and special needs patients are welcome.

Office hours are 8:00 am - 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday; however, each practitioner's office hours vary. Parking is available in Lot D directly across the street from the School of Dentistry.

University Dentists, PLLC accepts and files dental insurance. Medicaid is accepted on an individual practitioner basis. In situations where insurance is not applicable, payment is expected when services are rendered.

 

Fees for services and time required for treatment are comparable to the private sector. Professional courtesies/discounts are extended to UMMC employees.

For information, call (601) 984-6185 or email DCBlackwell@sod.umsmed.edu. To register as a new patient, you may fill out our patient information form and someone will contact you to schedule an appointment.

Please call 601-984-6185 to schedule an appointment for:

General Dentistry
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Pediatric Dentistry
Prosthodontics

Please call the following number to schedule an appointment with a (an):

Endodontist: 601-984-6125
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon: 60

PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS PROGRAM

The primary goal of the School of Dentistry is to provide the best possible fee-for-service, problem oriented comprehensive care within a reasonable time to all accepted children and adults. Some limited care dentistry is also available. Potential patients are informed of the school's systems of patient care during the screening process.

Decisions whether or not to accept patients for comprehensive care in the School of Dentistry are the responsibility of the Patient Care Coordinator or designee and are made during the screening visit. Once accepted, patients are immediately assigned to student providers by the Patient Care Coordinator according to student provider levels of clinical competencies and needs. The number of comprehensive care patients accepted for treatment will never exceed the number that can readily be treated by student providers.

All patients accepted for comprehensive care will be advised of their total treatment needs by their assigned student providers during the oral diagnosis and treatment planning processes. Continuity and timeliness of patient care are insured and monitored.

PATIENT SELECTION

Patient selection is primarily determined by the clinical findings recorded during the screening visit and overall student provider levels of clinical competencies and treatment needs at the time. A patient's desire for comprehensive care, level of complexity of treatment needs, available time for treatment, and ability to pay are considered. Pediatric patients must exhibit behavior consistent with the competencies of student providers. The School of Dentistry does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, sex, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, or disability.

All adults and children five years and older seeking admission into the school's predoctoral student comprehensive dental care program must be scheduled for screening appointments. Appointments can be arranged for screening in the Admissions clinic with a patient representative in that area or by telephoning 984-6080. Family members or friends of student providers arranging screening appointments should indicate their student provider preference at the time appointments are arranged.Support Dental Education

PATIENT ASSIGNMENTS

All patients are assigned to predoctoral student providers.

PAYMENT OF FEES

The School of Dentistry clinics operate with the general policy that dental care must be paid for at the time of treatment. Payments may be made in the form of cash, check, Master Card, Visa, and Discover credit cards.

PATIENT CONSENT

All School of Dentistry comprehensive care patients will be informed of each dental treatment procedure, its alternatives, its risks and benefits, and the risks and benefits of no treatment prior to treatment.

TREATMENT SUPERVISION

The Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners and the School of Dentistry require that all student provider patient care be delivered under the direct supervision of licensed faculty dentists.

PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DENTAL EMERGENT CARE

All registered School of Dentistry patients have twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, year-round access to dental emergent care.

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  • Treatment is provided by third and fourth year dental students under the direct supervision of licensed and experienced faculty dentists.
    Fees are the lowest of the three programs.
    Appointments generally take from two to four hours.
    Please call 984-6080 or 984-6081 to schedule a screening appointment.
  • Treatment is provided by graduate dentists who are undergoing advanced training in general or pediatric dentistry.
    Fees are higher than in the predoctoral program but still less than in the private sector.
    Treatment may require less time than in the predoctoral program.
    Please call 984-6050 to schedule a screening appointment.
  • Treatment is provided by licensed general and specialty dentists.
    Fees are comparable to, and in many cases, lower than those in the private sector.
    Time required for treatment is comparable to that in a private dental office.
    Please call 984-6185 to schedule an appointment.

Becoming a Patient at the UMC School of Dentistry

New Patient Information Brochure

The School of Dentistry has three programs available to prospective patients. Treatment in all three programs is provided in modern dental facilities dedicated to providing a high quality of oral health services. There are differences among the three programs in terms of time, fees, services, and providers.

Predoctoral Student Program

Postdoctoral Student Program

Faculty Practice

Crossroads Dental Collaborative

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry (SOD) have partnered with a community-based non-profit organization, The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF), to offer dental services to vulnerable persons with HIV Disease at the Jackson Medical Mall. The Crossroads facility will offer multiple HIV-related health services (medical, dental, case management, and access to drug therapy) in one location, and is expected to open this fall.

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Oral health care for CSHCN is provided by the Department of Pediatric Dentistry through the newly developed Postdoctoral Program in Pediatric Dentistry.

 

Adolescent and Child Tobacco Cessation Center (ACT)

The ACT Center opened for business in 1999 and serves as Mississippi's premiere center for tobacco-related services. Funding sources include state tobacco settlement payments, federal and foundation grants, and pharmaceutical company contracts. The structure of this overall operation was developed by Karen M. Crews, DMD, Center Director, and Thomas J. Payne, PhD, Director of ACT Center Research. From the onset, the three core components - education, treatment, and research were devised as tightly integrated entities to allow for an efficient, stimulating, and cost-effective approach towards the accomplishments of our mission and goals. The ACT Center clinical services offers an intensive, 6-session, outpatient treatment program of tobacco users. The Education and training program provides brief, clinic-based interventions to health care providers and office detailing in the private setting. The Research program is conducted at many levels addressing tobacco use, from genetics and basic physiological mechanisms to applied clinical and public health initiatives.

Crossroads Dental Collaborative

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry (SOD) have partnered with a community-based non-profit organization, The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF), to offer dental services to vulnerable persons with HIV Disease at the Jackson Medical Mall. The Crossroads facility will offer multiple HIV-related health services (medical, dental, case management, and access to drug therapy) in one location, and is expected to open this fall.

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Oral health care for CSHCN is provided by the Department of Pediatric Dentistry through the newly developed Postdoctoral Program in Pediatric Dentistry.

 

Adolescent and Child Tobacco Cessation Center (ACT)

The ACT Center opened for business in 1999 and serves as Mississippi's premiere center for tobacco-related services. Funding sources include state tobacco settlement payments, federal and foundation grants, and pharmaceutical company contracts. The structure of this overall operation was developed by Karen M. Crews, DMD, Center Director, and Thomas J. Payne, PhD, Director of ACT Center Research. From the onset, the three core components - education, treatment, and research were devised as tightly integrated entities to allow for an efficient, stimulating, and cost-effective approach towards the accomplishments of our mission and goals. The ACT Center clinical services offers an intensive, 6-session, outpatient treatment program of tobacco users. The Education and training program provides brief, clinic-based interventions to health care providers and office detailing in the private setting. The Research program is conducted at many levels addressing tobacco use, from genetics and basic physiological mechanisms to applied clinical and public health initiatives.