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Mobile Dental Center

• Eva Matos-Botex,
  Program Coordinator
  
  School of Dental and Oral Surgery
  630 West 168th Street, 3rd Floor
  New York, NY 10032
  
  Tel: 212-305-1045
  Fax: 212-305-6032
  
  E-mail: elm26@columbia.edu
  
  Hours: Monday through Friday:
  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  
  The Mobile Dental Center is a collaborative effort between the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery and The Children’s Aid Society Department of Dentistry. The two-chair mobile facility provides comprehensive diagnostic, preventive and restorative dental care to preschool-aged children in the Washington Heights/Inwood and Harlem communities of northern Manhattan. Services include oral exams, sealants, tooth brushing instructions, fillings, fluoride treatments, x-rays and extractions. By collaborating with headstarts, family day cares and elementary preschool programs, the Center delivers services directly at program sites. Through the provision of onsite health promotion and disease prevention information, the Mobile Dental Center seeks to educate children on the importance of oral health. The outreach and enrollment component identifies uninsured children and works directly with families to determine eligibility and enroll them into Medicaid or Child Health Plus.