Team Dentist

Role and Responsibilities of Sports Dentist:

• Organizing dental care for a specific team.
• Delivering dental care to the athletes.
• Pre-participation dental exam and medical history.
• Treatment of dental conditions and injuries with return to activity recommendation.
• Identification and proper referral of psychological and drug problems.
• Participating in the development of a mouth guard program.
• Providing coverage for games and other sports competition.
• Counseling parents and children on safety measures for sports activities.
• Giving a hand to other team doctors during emergencies and shortage of qualified assistance.