There are high rates of flu and other respiratory viruses in our region. To help keep everyone safe, Penn Medicine suggests that all patients and visitors wear masks in our hospitals and practices. Patients with a cough, runny nose, or other respiratory symptoms will be asked to wear a mask during their visit, and visitors with symptoms will be asked not to visit.
Patients, visitors, and staff must continue to wear masks in areas where patients with weakened immune systems receive care. This includes:
Staff will also wear masks while directly caring for all patients.
Pediatric dentists have specialized training in the oral development and care of infants and children through adolescence.
When more complex care is needed, our Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons on staff provide advanced treatments. Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons are dentists with additional training in surgical procedures of the face, mouth and jaw; complex extractions; and dental implants.
Surgery performed on the craniomaxillofacial complex, consisting of the skull, mouth, jaws, neck, face, and surrounding tissues, such as nerves and muscles, may include:
Pediatric dentists have specialized training in the oral development and care of infants and children through adolescence.
When more complex care is needed, our Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons on staff provide advanced treatments. Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons are dentists with additional training in surgical procedures of the face, mouth and jaw; complex extractions; and dental implants.
Surgery performed on the craniomaxillofacial complex, consisting of the skull, mouth, jaws, neck, face, and surrounding tissues, such as nerves and muscles, may include: