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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 ?
198 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
382 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
198 days
384 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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)
171 days
106 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
February 1 - April 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
55 days
109 days
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
204 days
218 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
120 days
312 days
James Brady
Halifax
194 days
394 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
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Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Reginald Goodday
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
Susan Bourque
New Waterford
47 days
53 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
86 days
154 days
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
148 days
110 days
James Brady
Halifax
163 days
149 days
Chad G Robertson
Halifax
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Curtis Gregoire
Halifax
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Ian W Ross
Kentville
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Reginald Goodday
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 2017 - April 30 2018
Next Update: 
June 2018
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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