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Dental Extractions and Restorations (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This surgery includes extracting teeth or restructuring supporting bone.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
103 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
492 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
14 days
113 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
103 days
507 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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150 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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980 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
8 days
51 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
90 days
85 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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109 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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662 days
Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Inverness
Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 - April 30 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
18 days
95 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
145 days
135 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
149 days
141 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
126 days
168 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
147 days
212 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
223 days
208 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
185 days
765 days
Alexandra Otomanski
Yarmouth
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Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
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435 days
Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
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Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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187 days
Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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113 days
Eric Beaton
New Glasgow
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Evan Shaw
Halifax
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958 days
Heather Dyment
Halifax
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876 days
Ian M Doyle
Glace Bay
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260 days
Jennifer MacLellan
Halifax
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Shannon Fitzpatrick
Halifax
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879 days
Stephanie Swinkles
Inverness
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Tracy Doyle
Halifax
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
7 days
35 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
68 days
83 days
Joel Powell
Bridgewater
66 days
85 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
110 days
41 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
98 days
60 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
113 days
87 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
44 days
427 days
Alexandra Otomanski
Yarmouth
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Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
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275 days
Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
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Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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43 days
Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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36 days
Eric Beaton
New Glasgow
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Evan Shaw
Halifax
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733 days
Heather Dyment
Halifax
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483 days
Ian M Doyle
Glace Bay
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133 days
Jennifer MacLellan
Halifax
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Shannon Fitzpatrick
Halifax
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639 days
Stephanie Swinkles
Inverness
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Tracy Doyle
Halifax
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2021 - April 30 2022
Next Update: 
June 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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