For immediate release: July 3, 2017
Contact: Marketing Director, Lisa Stichert
Phone: 847-775-7915
Email: lstichert@aaaasf.org
New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C. earns AAAASF accreditation for patient safety
CHICAGO, IL — New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C., in New York, NY has demonstrated its commitment to patient safety by gaining accreditation from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) for the second time in a row. AAAASF is celebrating its 37th year of promoting the highest quality patient safety in the ambulatory surgery setting (office-based or outpatient), as well as rehabilitation and outpatient therapy agencies and rural health clinics.
AAAASF requires 100 percent compliance with all accreditation standards and does not offer partial accreditation. If a facility fails to meet any standard, it must correct the deficiency or risk denial or loss of accreditation.
To earn its accreditation, New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L. C. passed inspection on hundreds of important criteria concerning patient safety. AAAASF facility surveyors are board certified medical specialists trained to perform a thorough and complete facility inspection. AAAASF facility surveyors follow a regimented procedure to survey an outpatient surgery facility in the following categories:
About the AAAASF
The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) was established in 1980 to standardize and improve the quality of medical and surgical care in outpatient facilities and assure the public that patient safety is top priority in an accredited facility. More than 2,200 outpatient facilities are accredited by AAAASF, one of the largest not-for-profit accrediting organizations in the United States. Surgeons, legislators, state and national health agencies and patients acknowledge that AAAASF sets the “gold standard” for quality patient care.
AAAASF programs include surgical, procedural, oral maxillofacial, international surgical and dental. AAAASF is also deemed by Medicare to accredit ambulatory surgery centers, rehabilitation and outpatient therapy agencies and rural health clinics. For more information, visit http://www.aaaasf.org or Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
New York Oral & Facial Surgery, L.L.C. is the facility for Park Avenue Oral & Facial Surgery, P.C., Park Smiles NYC, and Park Smiles NYC Pediatrics. Our two facilities are conveniently located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and accredited by AAAASF. Our first office is located at 970 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (at the corner of 83rd Street). Our second office is located at 1175 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128 (at the corner of 93rd Street). We are dedicated to offering a comprehensive array of the very best dental services in New York in one convenient location. For more information, please visit www.ParkSmilesNYC.com for our comprehensive dental practice, www.ParkAvenueFaces.com for our oral & maxillofacial surgery practice, and www.ParkSmilesNYCPeridatrics.com for our pediatric dental practice.
Four Signs Your Teen Needs Her 3rd Molars Removed
Conventional dentistry indicates that wisdom teeth should be removed early, but recently, many dental professionals argue that the third molars can be healthy and should not be automatically considered for removal. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Here are some of the warning signs you should watch for in your teen to help you know when to see the dentist about wisdom teeth:
Chronic Sinus Pain: As upper third molars grow and erupt, they can become swollen and infected. The pain may be referred back into the sinuses. This could be a difficult diagnosis if your child also has allergies, as a medical doctor may simply treat for a sinus infection. Full facial imaging can help determine the true cause.
Jaw and Mouth Pain: Unerupted third molars tend to put pressure back into the jaw. It may hurt to open and close, causing symptoms like temporomandibular disorder (TMD.) Patients may also experience pain, swelling, or redness in the back of their mouth where the wisdom teeth are located. However, when those teeth begin to erupt, they hurt the mouth, too. Part of this is regular teething pain, but the other part is because…
Wisdom Teeth Don’t Always Come in All the Way. If your teen’s wisdom teeth have only come in part way and the gum is still covering a portion of it, they may need to be extracted. Leaving it in place will only allow bacteria and food particles to slide under the gums, which creates infection, cavities and deterioration of the surrounding bone and teeth.
Chronic Bad Breath. Teens are not the most hygienic people. But if you know your teen does regularly brush and floss, that bad breath could be symptomatic of inflammation and infection in the are of the wisdom teeth.
At Park Avenue Oral & Facial Surgery, we can determine if your teenager’s wisdom teeth are growing straight or if they are or will be impacted, requiring extraction. Call our Manhattan office today for a consultation and help get your teen’s teeth healthy.