
Dr. L. Stephen Ortego DDS
Dentist | General Practice
5813 Monroe Hwy Ball LA, 71405About
Dr. L. Ortego is a Dentist practicing in Ball, LA. Dr. Ortego specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Interview with the President-Elect: Dr. L. Stephen Ortego.
- Is it unethical to have a policy for medicaid-enrolled patients that allows termination of the relationship when the patient does not show up or call?
- Immunohistochemical detection of P-glycoprotein in teleost tissues using mammalian polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies.
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