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San Francisco VA Medical Center Case Study
The health care facility I choose was the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The SFVAMC provides care to veterans who severed in the armed forces. It offers a variety of medical services, specialities include: cardiology clinics, podiatry clinic, dental clinic, eye clinic, orthopedics clinic, arthritis clinic, mental health services, and women’s clinic, to name a few.

Dental services offered by the SFVAMC include restorative density (fillings, crowns, and bridgework), prosthodontics services (partial and full denture, implant dentistry), periodontics (dental hygiene program, management of gum disease and placement of implants), endodontics (root canal), and oral/maxillofacial surgery.

Mental health services provided, include; general psychiatry

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