Washington - Columbia Basin Health Association - AEGD

Health Center Contact:  Ji Choi DDS, Chief Dental Officer

Name of Training Site: Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA)

What is the mission of your training site?  It is the mission of CBHA to provide equal access to quality health care to all persons regardless of age, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin or ability to pay.

What types of dental services can I expect to perform?  Pedo, Endo, Surgical Extractions, Removable Prostho, Fixed Prostho, Implant restorations, Implant placement (limited), preventative, restorative

What types of technologies can I expect to use?  Primescan Intraoral scanner, Cerec milling, 3-D printing, CBCT, rotary endo,

What is the patient population? Mostly farm workers with high Hispanic population

What is life like outside of the training site? Hiking, Skiing, Fishing, Camping, Winetasting, Craft Breweries, and amenities of a Seattle and Spokane metropolitan areas less than 2.5 hours away.

Will residents have the opportunity to restore and/or place implants at your training site?   YES!!

Will residents treat children in your training site?              YES!!  We have a pediatric dentist on site who also has Operating Room privilege at a local hospital.