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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.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
242 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
516 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
364 days
160 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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77 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
1176 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
213 days
214 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
397 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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63 days

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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
132 days
58 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
63 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
574 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
84 days
110 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
287 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
32 days

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 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Halifax
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755 days
Evan Shaw
Halifax
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563 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
364 days
315 days
Tracy Doyle
Halifax
---
702 days
Eric Beaton
New Glasgow
---
161 days
Jennifer MacLellan
Halifax
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---
Michael Ojoleck
Inverness
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---
James Brunt
Bridgewater
---
---
Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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141 days
Lindsay Dietrich
Bridgewater
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---
Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
---
504 days
Stacey Hughes
Bridgewater
---
---
Heather Dyment
Halifax
---
1029 days
Joel Powell
Halifax
131 days
361 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
196 days
329 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
147 days
212 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
374 days
231 days
James Brady
Halifax
179 days
133 days
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
71 days
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Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
---
255 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
239 days
226 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
108 days
102 days

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
Shannon Fitzpatrick
Halifax
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476 days
Evan Shaw
Halifax
---
442 days
Susan Bourque
Glace Bay
121 days
60 days
Tracy Doyle
Halifax
---
413 days
Eric Beaton
New Glasgow
---
101 days
Jennifer MacLellan
Halifax
---
---
Michael Ojoleck
Inverness
---
---
James Brunt
Bridgewater
---
---
Daniel N Albert
Dartmouth
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61 days
Lindsay Dietrich
Bridgewater
---
---
Charlotte Brown
Glace Bay
---
451 days
Stacey Hughes
Bridgewater
---
---
Heather Dyment
Halifax
---
434 days
Joel Powell
Halifax
57 days
97 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
99 days
192 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
113 days
87 days
Ian W Ross
Kentville
188 days
47 days
James Brady
Halifax
79 days
55 days
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
56 days
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Marco Chiarot
Bridgewater
---
206 days
Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
90 days
86 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
54 days
55 days

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 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
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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