New Patients

How to Become a New Patient

1. Admissions Drawing: Since we have many more people who would like to become patients than we could accept, potential patients need to first enter a monthly drawing. To enter the drawing, print an Admissions Drawing Entry (Tarjeta de Selección para Matriculación). The Admissions Drawing Entry may also be obtained on the ground floor of Tarrson Hall. At the end of each month, a limited number of entries will be drawn, and these people will be mailed an application. The entries not drawn will be discarded. If you submit an entry and do not hear from us by the 10th day of the following month, you should assume your entry was not drawn, and you may submit another entry. People who have unpaid balances or have been previously dismissed from the School will not be considered for the drawing.

   If you need full dentures that will replace all of your upper or lower teeth, or are seeking an application for a child under 12 years old, you may skip the drawing. Instead, call 966-6474 to receive an application.

2. Application: If you receive an application, you must return it within two weeks. On the application, you would indicate what treatment you think you need. The application will be reviewed to determine whether your needs satisfy the School's educational objectives. If so, you will be placed on a waiting list (0 to 6 months) for a screening appointment.

3. Screening Visit: At the screening visit, your basic oral health status and treatment needs will be assessed. Admission will be denied if the treatment needs are too simple or too complex for our students to manage. Admission may also be denied if the information you provided on the application varies greatly from what is observed during the screening visit. If you are admitted for treatment, necessary radiographs (x-rays) will be completed the same day; therefore, you should allow three hours for this visit.

4. Non-Discrimination: In accepting patients, the School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, national origin, age, or medical or physical challenges.

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Last modified: May 3, 2006