UCSF Maxillofacial Surgery at San Francisco General Hospital
Location:
San Francisco General Hospital
1001 Potrero Avenue, Room 1N1
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone number(s):
415-206-8104
Days/hours of operation:
Monday, 9AM-3:30PM
Tuesday and Thursday, closed
Wednesday and Friday, 9AM-3:30PM
Description of Services:
Inpatient and outpatient services include:
- Outpatient sedation and general anesthesia for surgical procedures
- Dentoalveolar surgery: infections from teeth, extraction of erupted teeth, removal of unerupted and impacted wisdom and other teeth, surgery to prepare jaw ridges for dentures
- Dental implants
- Surgical correction of maxillofacial skeletal and soft tissue deformities
- Surgical correction of maxillary alveolar cleft and other cleft deformities
- Trauma surgery: jaw and facial bone fractures
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery: internal derangement, degenerative joint disease, rheumatoid arthritis, recurrent or persistent mandibular, dislocation, ankylosis, hyperplasia or hypoplasia
- Diagnosis and management of pathological conditions of the maxilla region and associated soft tissues • Assessment and repair of trigeminal and facial nerve injuries
- Cosmetic maxillofacial surgery: chin deformities, contour defects, adiposity (fat) and other corrections
Outpatient services:
Read Description of Services
Insurance plans accepted:
- Medical: Most medical insurance plans, Medi-Cal
- Dental: Denti-Cal, Delta Dental
Special instructions for new patients:
If you belong to an HMO or PPO or other insurance that requires preauthorization before seeing a specialist, please obtain the authorization before appearing for your visit, even if your dentist is referring you. If you have recent x-rays, please bring them with you.
Special instructions for referring providers:
Telephone number for referring doctors only: (800) 477-6470
Emergency Dental Services:
Emergency care, as determined by a dentist or physician, is provided for everyone regardless of ability to pay for the services rendered.
