Dental schools offer excellent care at reduced prices.
Dental care can be very expensive, but excellent care can be found at university dental schools that serve the public for reduced fees. The clinics provide a full range of services for adults and children and give students the opportunity to perform dental procedure under the supervision of faculty. Often, the faculty members are well-known specialists, so the level of care is high but the bill isn't.
UCLA School of Dentistry
The University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry provides specialty services and general dentistry to the public at two locations: Westwood Clinics and Venice Clinics. Services include cleaning, repair or replacement of damaged teeth, oral health treatment plans, inlays, crowns and bridges, dentures and emergency oral and maxillofacial surgery. Patients may choose from services provided by senior faculty, resident dentists or supervised student dentists. The fee schedule varies according to provider level. UCLA has cut back some services due to state budgetary constraints, so be sure to check with the clinic you want to use.
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
CHS - Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-825-2337
uclasod.dent.ucla.edu/patientcare
University of Texas Health Science Center
At the University of Texas in San Antonio the dental clinic offers services from post-graduate students, advanced general dentistry students or university faculty. The pre-doctoral clinic screens patients to see if their needs meet the training needs of the school and charges about 60 percent less than comparable private dentistry fees. The advanced education clinics offer a wider menu of services at fees about 30 percent less than private practice fees. Services available include general dentistry, root canal, geriatric dentistry, oral medicine, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and tooth replacement.
UT Health Science Center
San Antonio Dental School
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-567-3217
www.dentalscreening.com
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Columbia University runs a busy dental clinic that serves the general public with a range of services. In addition to general dentistry, such as a review of past treatments, screening exam, X-rays and oral cancer screening, the clinic also offers specialty care, including endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics and advanced general dentistry. Emergency care is available during regular hours at a reduced fee. After hours emergencies are handled by Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Room. The dental clinic has an implant center and does a brisk business in pediatric braces. All services are provided by students, postgraduates, and residents working under the close supervision of Columbia University faculty dentists and specialists.
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Teaching Clinic
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Vanderbilt Clinic, Seventh Floor
622 West 168th St.
New York, NY
212-342-4160
dental.columbia.edu/patients/sdosclinics.html
