NYU Dentistry Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities
Location
345 E. 24th Street (at First Avenue)
8th floor
New York, NY 10010
Located at the NYU College of Dentistry in the heart of Manhattan's health sciences corridor, the Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities is easily accessible to people from throughout the tristate area.
ABOUT THE CENTER
We provide care based on a deep commitment to assuring disabled patients, their families, and caregivers that they aren't just cared for, but cared about.
Our dental care providers have the specialized skillsets needed to provide sensitive, essential care for individuals whose disability or disabilities prevent them from being treated in a conventional dental setting. Every component of the center has been designed to accommodate the physical and support needs of our patients, their families, and/or caregivers. And because it provides dental care across the lifespan, the center offers a dental home for disabled patients on an ongoing basis.
Scope of services
Quality, affordable, comprehensive patient care is provided for all ages and all dental needs:
- Basic Dental Care: Cleanings, routine exams, dental hygiene, sealants, fillings, and fluoride treatment.
- Endodontics: Root canal procedures and other endodontic issues.
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Surgical extraction of teeth and removal of diseased tissue. Services provided include surgical treatment of injuries and developmental malformations of the mouth, jaws, and related facial structures.
- Orthodontics: A wide range of treatment is provided for children, adolescents, and adults who need braces.
- Pediatric Dentistry: Pediatric dental treatment and disease prevention for children up to 14 years of age.
- Implant Dentistry: Procedures for dental implants.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS
- Multisensory room: Designed to reduce patients' agitation and anxiety, help them relax, and engage their senses. Amenities include a bubble tube; noise-cancelling headphones; soothing, adjustable, multi-colored lighting; weighted blankets; body socks; and a projection screen.
- Wheelchair tipper: Designed to accommodate patients receiving dental treatment in their own wheelchairs, without the need to transfer to a dental chair.
- Bariatric chairs: Designed to accommodate patients up to 650 pounds.
- Spacious, private treatment rooms: Designed to offer privacy and comfort, with soothing, adjustable, multi-colored lighting; noise-cancelling headphones; and personal entertainment tablets.
- Sedation: Our nurse practitioner and anesthesiologist conduct comprehensive exams to determine what level of sedation is most appropriate for a patient's needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
BECOMING A PATIENT
To register as a new patient, please call 212.998.9988.
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Media coverage of the Center
- CBS News (national coverage)
- The New York Times (Science Times)
- Fox 5 NY
- BBC (audio starts at 9:27)
- AMNewYork
- The Villager
- NYU press release