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Temperomandibular Joint Surgery (TMJ)

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery repairs the temporomandibular joint, which connects the lower jaw to the part of the skull immediately in front of the ear. Pain in this area is often called "TMJ", which is the name of the joint.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
248 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
257 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
229 days
358 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
170 days
131 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional 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: 
July 1 - September 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
November 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Brady
Halifax
256 days
290 days
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
210 days
358 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
337 days
361 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
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Susan Bourque
Sydney
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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
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
156 days
120 days
James Brady
Halifax
192 days
147 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
220 days
160 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
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Susan Bourque
Sydney
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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: 
October 1 2018 - September 30 2019
Next Update: 
November 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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