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  Mr Rakesh Jattan

  Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Clinics are held on Tuesday mornings, 4 days per month.

Please ring the hospital to get a schedule of upcoming clinic times.

Referrals are accepted from GPs, general dentists and medical and dental specialists (inpatient and outpatient referrals).

• Impacted Tooth Extraction

  An incision (cut) is made in your gum and access to the impacted tooth cleared by pushing aside gum tissue and, if necessary, removing some bone.… More

• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Surgery

  Arthrocentesis: a needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint in order to relieve swelling and pain or to collect a sample of fluid for laboratory analysis.… More

• Salivary Gland Surgery

  Submandibular gland surgery or excision: an incision is made just below the jaw bone and the submandibular gland removed. More

• Excision of Jaw Cysts/Tumours

  Excision of jaw cysts and tumours where surgical removal is the best option.… More

• Treatment of Infections

  Infections treated by the Oral & Maxillofacial Service include infections of the teeth and gums that have spread to adjacent bone or soft tissue, as well as infections of the salivary glands and sinuses.… More

• Repair of Facial/Orbital Fractures

  A fracture is a complete or partial break in a bone.… More

• Orthognathic Surgery

  Orthognathic surgery is surgery to correct conditions of the jaw and face related to structure and growth.  It is also used in the treatment of congenital conditions like cleft palate.… More

• Pathological Lesions Affecting Soft and Hard Tissues

  Treatment of localised areas of benign or malignant diseased tissue.  More