The dentistry program provides general and specialized dental services to children, teens, and adults. The bulk of dental services is provided through outpatient services available in our outpatient facilities. Some dental services like emergency care to dental trauma, full mouth restoration may require surgical intervention provided under general anaesthesia in the theatre.
About the service
Why Us
We offer a variety of general dental treatments to children of all ages and to adults at our main clinic in Muthaiga as well as at all our satellite clinics
Paediatric Dental Conditions and Services
General dental check up
- Dental age assessment
- Dental cleaning – full-mouth scaling, polishing & fluoride application
- Tooth fillings and sealants – coloured as well as metallic fillings for dental cavities
Anaesthetic/cosmetic dentistry:
- Masking of discoloured teeth with tooth-coloured materials
- Bleaching to whiten teeth
- Root canal treatment including pulp therapy for milk teeth with very deep cavities
- Treatment of missing teeth with dentures, crowns & bridgework
- Space maintenance for early loss of milk teeths
Dental surgery:
- Simple extractions, disimpactions (surgical extractions), surgical exposures, suturing & splinting of teeth
- Mouth-guards – protective gear for children in contact sports, those who wear braces and those who grind their teeth
Dental treatment for apprehensive children:
- Under conscious sedation & general anaesthesia
- Orthodontic assessment and treatment – for teeth alignment with removable and fixed braces; removal and fixed habit-breakers for thumb & lip-suckers.
- Prevention of dental related conditions through oral hygiene programs
Paediatric Dental & Maxillofacial Surgery doctors
MBChB (University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Languages spoken: English, Kiswahili
Additional Training:
• Craniofacial courses internationally, including the physicians training program under Operation Smile International
Academic Affiliation:
• Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, heading the Thematic Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Professional Involvement:
• Founder member of the African Advisory Council for Smile Train
• Lead Surgeon for the Smile Train program at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Research:
• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, specifically focusing on gene mutations in cleft lip and
palate patients
Authorship:
• Author of the book “A Practical Guide to Cleft Lip Repair,” widely used by leading organizations providing care for cleft lip and palate patients.
Hospital Roles:
• Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
• Part of the Smile Train team at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
Professional Memberships:
• Member of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists’ Council
Experience:
• Over 30 years of experience in cleft lip and palate care
• Over 20 years of experience in cleft lip and palate surgery, developing several techniques
• Extensive expertise in the surgical management of craniofacial deformities
Awards:
1. Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Trust Fund Prize
2. Colgate Palmolive (EA) Ltd Prize
3. Elida Ponds Prize
4. Shujaa wa Wiki KTN
5. Best Lecturer Award for Research and Academia 2022 – University of Nairobi
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Admission & Eligibility
At Gertrude’s Hospital, a children’s facility, only patients who are below 18 years old are eligible for admission as inpatients. Admission is only based on a child’s medical needs at the time they are being admitted.
Once admitted, the patients are placed under the care of an appropriate and experienced private consultant.
Casualty
This admission follows the normal procedure whereby a patient comes to Gertrude’s Hospital as an outpatient case and the doctor feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation.
Satellite Clinics
This admission almost follows the normal procedure whereby a patient comes to Gertrude’s Hospital as an outpatient case. But in this case, the patients visits one of the Gertrude’s Hospital’s Satellite Clinics and the doctor from the clinic feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation.
The patient is referred to the satellite clinic and transport is organised to take the patient to Gertrude’s Main Hospital. A bed is prepared to make the admission smooth.
Emergency
This admission does not follow the normal procedure in an Emergency case and the patient is very serious and doctor feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation, the patient is admitted directly to the ward or ICU depending on the status of the patient.
Our branches
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
34 Muthaiga Road
0207206000, 0730645000, 0709529000
Lavington Medical Centre:
Othaya Road, Off Gitanga Road
0207206002, 0730645002, 0709529002
Donholm Medical Centre:
Manyanja Road, Off Doonholm Roundabout
0207206003, 0730645003, 709529003
Nairobi West Medical Centre:
T-Mall, 3rd Floor, Langata Road
0207206004, 0730645004, 0709529004
Pangani Medical Centre:
Juja Road, Next to Pangani Girls, Pangani Road
0207206005, 0730645005, 709529005
Embakasi Medical Centre:
North Airport Road, Next to City Cabanas
0207206006, 0730645006, 0709529006
Thika Medical Centre:
Zuhura Place, along Kenyatta Highway, Thika
0207206010, 0730645010, 0709529010
Buru Buru Medical Centre:
The Point Mall, Rabai Road
0207206012, 0730645012, 0709529012
TRM Medical Centre:
Thika Road Mall 2nd Floor, Thika Road
0207206013, 0730645013, 0709529013
Sarit Medical Centre:
Sarit Centre, 2nd Floor, Karuna Road, Westlands
0207206014, 0730645014, 0709529014
The Junction Mall Medical Centre:
The Junction Mall 4th Floor Ngong Road
0207206015, 0730645015, 0709529015
Komarock Medical Centre:
Mwangaza Road Komarock Phase II
0207206007, 0730645007, 0709529007
Kisumu Medical Centre:
Mito Jura Road, Off Jomo Kenyatta Highway, Kibuye
0709529017 | 0730645017
Meru Medical Centre:
Greenwood City Mall, 2nd Floor, Off Meru Embu Highway
0709529018 | 0730645018
Mombasa Medical Centre:
Links Plaza, 1st Floor, Links Road, Nyali
0207206011, 0730645011, 709529011
Syokimau Medical Centre:
Gateway Mall, 4th Floor, Mombasa Road
0207206016, 0730645016, 0709529016
Kitengela Medical Centre:
Kitengela Mall, 3rd Floor, Namaanga Road
0207206008, 0730645008, 0709529008
Rongai Medical Centre:
Maiyan Mall, 1st Floor, Rongai
0207206009, 0730645009, 0709529009
