Providence Dental Residency

Providence dental residency, located at 105 W 8th Ave Suite 123C, Spokane, WA 99204, is a dental clinic that operates as part of the larger Providence health system. It serves a dual purpose: providing high-quality, comprehensive dental care to the community, particularly focusing on vulnerable, medically complex, or special needs patients, and serving as a key training site for dental residents in their General Practice Residency program. The clinic is affiliated with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital, allowing for a unique integration of dental and medical care. This affiliation grants providers at Providence Dental Residency full dental surgical privileges at Sacred Heart Medical Center, enabling them to offer general anesthesia in a hospital operating room, monitored by board-certified anesthesiologists. This is particularly beneficial for patients with severe dental anxiety, mental or physical disabilities, or complex medical conditions that make traditional office-based treatment challenging. Providence Dental Residency offers a broad spectrum of general dentistry services. These include preventive dentistry (routine cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, oral hygiene instruction), restorative dentistry (composite fillings, inlays, onlays, crowns, bridges), prosthodontics (dentures, implants, obturators, facial prosthetics), endodontics (root canal therapy, apicoectomy), periodontics (scaling and root planing, gum surgery), and oral surgery (extractions, wisdom tooth removal, biopsies, management of trauma and infections). They also provide pain and anxiety relief options such as Nitrous Oxide and IV conscious sedation. The residency program itself is accredited and aims to provide an educational environment that fosters inquisitive, continuous learners who will become leaders in the dental field. Residents receive hands-on training under experienced dental faculty and also participate in off-service clinical rotations under medical staff, including internal medicine, emergency medicine, cardiology, and anesthesia, to enhance their understanding of integrated patient care. The clinic collaborates with CHAS Health, another community health provider, to expand access to care. Providence Dental Residency is committed to serving the oral health needs of Eastern Washington's diverse patient population, including those with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance, as well as uninsured individuals, aligning with Providence Health System's mission to care for the poor and vulnerable.