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Our driving objective at UPTH is to become a world class quartenary hospital, using cutting edge technology and highly developed human resources to render excellent medical care/services to the good people of Rivers State and beyond in-order to markedly reduce the number of patients seeking medical tourism abroad.
Brief History
The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (DOMS) became formally operational in the year 2006 with Professor A.E Obiechina as the substantive Head of Department. Other pioneer Consultants were Dr. B.O. Akinbami and Dr. O.A. Akadiri. The first set of resident doctors were appointed in the year 2009 but residency training program formally began in 2014 following accreditation by the National Postgraduate Medical College and West African College of Surgeons. The Department produced her first Senior Registrar in 2016.
Our Vision
Our vision is to develop maxillofacial subspecialty services of the highest global standard and to become the final solution destination and major referral centre and super-specialized training institution for expertise in complex cranio-maxillofacial cases from within and outside Nigeria.
Location
Scope
i. Dentoalveolar surgery: this includes basic oral surgical services such as routine tooth extraction, surgical extraction, pre-prosthetic surgery, dental Implantology, oral tissue biopsies e.t.c
ii. Traumatology: Soft tissue trauma & maxillofacial fractures management, management of complicated and polytrauma cases, Advanced and complicated fracture fixations with expertise in cranio-maxillofacial Osteosynthesis.
iii. Oncological services: Management of benign and malignant tumours of the cranio-maxillofacial complex; – odontogenic and non-odontogenic as well as vascular lesions
iv. Maxillofacial reconstruction: Soft tissues and hard tissue facial reconstruction – post-traumatic, postablative, corrective such as cleft lip and palate surgeries e.t.c
v. TMJ surgery: management of different kinds of temporomandibular joint disorders such as TMJ arthritis, ankylosis, dislocation and internal derangement
vi. Orofacial pain and motor disorder clinic: management of chronic Orofacial pain such as neuropathic pain, atypical, phantom pain oral dysaesthesia etc and motor disorders like oromandibular dystonia.
vii. Miscellaneous: Orofacial infections and fulminant abscess management, other conditions of the Orofacial region and oral-systemic diseases requiring surgical input. Involvement in other multidisciplinary patient care.
Staff Strength
Consultants | Designation | Special interest | |
1 | Prof A.E. Obiechina | Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Dentoalveolar surgery & Implantology |
2. | Prof B.O. Akinbami | Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Trauma, Cleft surgery & Oncology |
3. | Dr. O.A. Akadiri | Head of Department & Associate Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Dentoalveolar surgery, Orofacial cleft, Trauma, TMJ disorders, Orofacial pain, and Orofacial dyskinesia |
4. | Dr. A. Nwashindi | Senior Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Trauma & oncology of benign Orofacial neoplasm. |
Residents | Designation | ||
1. | Dr. K.S. Okurumeh | Senior Registrar II | |
2 | Dr. G. Nwadiei | Registrar III (Supernumerary) | |
3 | Dr. G.T. Thikan | Registrar II | |
4 | Dr. M. Odo | Registrar II | |
5 | Dr. L. Ofomola | Registrar II | |
6 | Dr T. Adewole | Registrar II | |
7 | Dr. O. Saiki | Registrar II | |
8 | Dr. K. Ikwuegbu | Registrar I | |
9 | Dr. A. jack | Registrar I |
Name | Title | |
1 | Omereji C | ADN |
2 | Okoro U.J | ACNO |
3 | Madu J.U. | PNO |
4 | Nuaniabari | PNO |
5 | Dike O.E. | SNO |
6 | Imoh B | NOI |
7 | Iwegbu G | NOII |
Ward Maids | ||
1 | Osigbo E | Ch/H/ATT |
2 | Orlu A | Snr/H/ATT |
3 | Wokem S | H/ATT |
Location | Name | Title | |
1 | Departmental office | Tella-attoni V. | Admin. Officer |
Location | Name | Title | |
1 | OMS Outpatient clinic | Teke M | Dental Nurse |
2 | OMS Outpatient clinic | Uzor G.B | Principal Dental surgery Technician |
3 | OMS Outpatient clinic | Deeyah M | Senior Dental Surgery Technician |
The NHIS UNIT is under the administration of Family Medicine Department of UPTH, and the consulting doctors are Family Physicians who by training deal with illnesses irrespective of the disease entity, age or gender of the patients.
The NHIS Unit has a total of 35 personnel and their cadres include;
6 Doctors (2 Consultants & 4 Family Medicine Residents), 3 Pharmacists, 2 Nurses, 2 Nursing Assistants, 9 Administrative personnel, 4 Medical Records personnel, 4 Accounts personnel, 2 personnel from the N-Power Programme, and 3 Ad hoc staff.
DR ADJUGAH JOSHUA U.
HEAD/PROJECT MANAGER: NHIS UNIT
Our mainstream of patients comes through the Dental Out-patient clinic (Oral Diagnosis clinic). Next are patients coming through the Accident and Emergency units and direct referrals from outside facilities. Few patients come through referrals from the Family Medicine clinics and internal referrals from other specialty units.
Movement patterns of Internal patients: Inter-Unit referral to other specialties of dentistry is the most common internal patient movement. Patients with uncontrolled systemic diseases also undergo inter-departmental referrals/consultations or transfers of care within the hospital.
Referrals to other institutions: Referral to other institutions is usually for radiation therapy or extremely complex surgical conditions for which expertise is not locally available in Nigeria. Complex and complicated orthognathic cases are still being referred, mostly abroad at the moment
Future Prospects
In the near future, we are working to develop expertise in microvascular craniofacial reconstruction, maxillofacial implant rehabilitation systems, and endoscopic TMJ surgeries.
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