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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 ?
251 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
358 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
251 days
342 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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 Timesort descending
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
186 days
155 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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Dartmouth
Dartmouth General 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort descending
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
184 days
267 days
James Brady
Halifax
249 days
358 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
213 days
505 days
Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Susan Bourque
New Waterford
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Chad G Robertson
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 Timesort descending
Benjamin Davis
Halifax
105 days
116 days
James Brady
Halifax
201 days
127 days
Jean-Charles Doucet
Halifax
113 days
173 days
Philip L Cyr
Dartmouth
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Louis Bourget
Bridgewater
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Susan Bourque
New Waterford
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Chad G Robertson
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: 
February 1 2018 - January 31 2019
Next Update: 
March 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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