The GPR Dental Clinic performs comprehensive general dentistry procedures — like private dental practices — with priority of education and training of its residents and supporting dental team in a patient-centered care environment.
Our GPR residents are Wisconsin-licensed general dentists (D.D.S./DMD) who are advancing their training experience above the level of the dental school graduate, with emphasis on medically-complex patient experiences while gaining confidence without the pressures of a production-based environment. GPR residents also have intensive hospital experience at the postdoctoral level, treating ambulatory and hospitalized patients. This training and exposure prepare GPR certificate dentists to obtain privileges at local hospitals once in private practice, or better prepare them for competitive dental specialty training programs if they wish.
Most dental specialty procedures are performed and managed by the dental team, which includes GPR residents, dental assistants, a registered dental hygienist, GPR faculty mentors (D.D.S./DMD) and a Dental Clinic Coordinator.
Limited Care patients are treated quickly to receive timely treatment for specific, immediate needs driven by medical conditions. These patients are treated only during this limited period. Patients do not become an established “patient of record” at Marquette’s dental school or GPR Dental Clinic, although future enrollment as a permanent patient is possible.
Comprehensive care patients within the GPR program are treated for various dental conditions over a period of up to one year. These patients may require modified treatment plans due to underlying medical conditions or the need for advanced dental procedures.
The number of Comprehensive Care patients is limited to ensure that residents meet their educational goals and gain the necessary experience in providing comprehensive dental care. Upon completion of care, patients may apply to become a Marquette patient of record.
How do I become a GPR dental patient?
Advocate Aurora Health referrals by medical providers via the EPIC Connect referral system or via secure email/fax. Priority is given to patients with medical conditions requiring dental exams and procedures to be completed quickly due to a recent medical diagnosis or disability (examples are radiation/cardiac surgery/chemotherapy).
Community dentist referral via eDossea and putting the words “GPR” on the referral or Edossea referral system with radiographs or via secure email/fax.
Internal MUSoD patients via the Axium dental referral system.
Direct patient referral via email/fax or phone call to the GPR Dental Coordinator.
Where is the GPR dental clinic?
The GPR dental clinic is located on the second floor of the Marquette School of Dentistry, 1801 W Wisconsin Ave.
Patient parking is located in Lot S, located at 605 N 18th St.
What should I expect at my first appointment?
Dr. Jeffrey ZellerDr. Jeffrey Zeller joined MUSOD in 2024 after an accomplished 30-year career in the United States Navy serving as Captain in the Navy Dental Corps and the Navy Surface Warfare community. He offers a wealth of experience in the ambulatory care environment, performing odontectomies, parental intravenous sedation and full bony wisdom teeth extractions. He also has extensive experience in dental implants, complicated exodontia and pre-prosthetic surgery in the dental clinic and operating room environments.
Dr. Zeller received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas and completed a General Practice Residency at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia. He also completed 2 years of training at the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery program at the University of Minnesota and Naval Medical Center San Diego, through which he received the Navy’s Advanced Clinical Program in Exodontia certificate. In his career, he has served as a program mentor of the AEGD program at Camp Pendleton, California and Great Lakes, Illinois, and the Exodontia Advanced Clinical Program at Great Lakes, Illinois, home of the Navy’s only “Boot Camp.”
In addition to being named the inaugural MUSOD GPR director, Dr. Zeller received his privileging as house staff at Aurora Sinai Medical Center.
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