UPSHS Video Tour - Nzh'o Na'ch'idle'ee Medical Center (Dental)

The 65,000 square foot Nzh'o Na'ch'idle'ee Medical Center serves a population of about 3,000 people on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in northern New Mexico. Opened in 2004 outside the town of Dulce, 3 hours north of Albuquerque, it is a fully modern medical center that offers a range of services including dentistry, optometry, urgent care and x-ray, laboratory, audiology, physical therapy, behavioral health, and a pharmacy.

The dental clinic at the Jicarilla Healthcare Facility operates with the most advanced dental equipment, notably Kodak digital radiology both at the chair and with a PANOREX unit, and has a total of nine operatories, six open and three private. The latter serve as operatories for all pediatric dentistry cases and more complex oral surgery. The facility offers a wide range of services including routine exams and cleanings, fillings, oral surgery, and endodontics. Restorative dental care is offered onsite with dental appliances manufactured at a lab in Albuquerque and returned to the Jicarilla dental department within 1 to 2 weeks. The clinic sees 60 patients each week through an appointment-based system, with dental emergencies seen on a regular basis.

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