| Dr. Thomas Osterlind is a 1971 graduate of the University of the Pacific Dental School. He completed both a postgraduate hospital-based dental internship and a one-year anesthesiology residency at Oregon Health Sciences Center. He served on anesthesia and sedation committees for the Oregon Board of Dentistry, American Dental Association, and the Academy of General Dentistry. He provides dental services in the operating room of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. Patients who cannot be successfully treated in a dental office can often be treated in a hospital setting. Our hospital patient's fall into four major categories; those who are not manageable in an office setting such as the physically and or mentally handicapped, the sick and elderly with high risk medical problems, and patients with dental phobias. Treatment is usually done in one visit. If you or a member of your family needs dental treatment in the hospital please call the office for information. We usually like to see the patient in the office for an evaluation so we can develop the outline of a treatment plan, to determine the amount of operating room time needed to complete the treatment. |
