Care Planning and Restorative Sciences

Mission

The Department of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences encompasses the areas of operative dentistry, diagnostic sciences and oral medicine as well as the specialties of prosthodontics and oral-maxillofacial radiology. The mission of the department is to integrate these areas into a strong didactic, preclinical and clinical experience for our students with the goal of helping them become knowledgeable and competent general practitioners. The department strives to make all classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences relevant to this goal.

Restorative laboratory

The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry offers an on-site full-service dental laboratory benefiting School of Dentistry patients and our students.

Our state-of-the-art laboratory is staffed with highly skilled technicians that have a combined experience for over 70 years, including 2 certified dental technicians. They provide guidance to the students on their patient cases, as well as fabricate high end fixed and removable prostheses for their patients. The lab also provides services such as crowns, bridges, implants, complete and partial dentures, splints, implant retained prostheses and full mouth restorations.

Equipped with today's current technology, such as CAD/CAM and five axis mills, an Ivobase denture injections system and Cerec system, the clinical laboratory is able to meet modern dentistry demands.

Oral-maxillofacial radiology clinic

The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry offers a dental radiology clinic providing service for Mississippi dentists, specialists, and School of Dentistry patients in the residency, student and faculty practice programs.

Our clinic provides digital radiography of routine dental imaging, panoramic images, cephalometric images, Cone Beam CT images, and other radiographic images. The faculty and staff of the radiology clinic have a combined experience of over 90 years, including one nationally and internationally recognized Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist. This clinic provides guidance and training to the students on their patient cases, as well as, diagnostic interpretation of dental images. This clinic will also provide any of these dental imaging services needed to Mississippi dentists and specialists.

Dr. Almas Binnal is the Director of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Assistant Professor in the Department of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences with dual appointment in the Department of Radiology School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. 

Connect with us to share exams on the Nuance PowerShare Network.

For more information

• Department of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences
  University of Mississippi School of Dentistry
  2500 N. State St.
  Jackson, MS 39216-4505
  (601) 984-6030