Northern Neck Free Health Clinic

Services are offered 3 ½ days per week out of a state-of-the-art facility.A staff dentist, volunteer dentists and VCU students provide the services.Twelve area dentists volunteer, as well as hygienists, assistants, and clerical personnel.Procedures are conducted on most Mondays and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.Facilities include:Six operatories • Lab room • Conference roomPanorex machine • Darkroom • Administrative roomDENTAL CLINIC HOURSGeneral hoursat Kilmarnock facilityWednesdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Services include:Oral exams • Amalgams • Root canalsX-rays • Restorations • SealantsExtractions • Crowns • DenturesThrough a partnership with the VCU School of Dentistry, dental and hygiene students rotate through three days per week, working with dentists from the area who volunteer their services. The arrangement allows for hands-on experience for the students, providing a learning lab along with the opportunity of seeing more patients in the six dental stations.The Dental Clinic also has worked with the Head Start Program, allowing children from low-income families to be educated on dental hygiene, screened, and scheduled for procedures as needed.Additionally, in working with the Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic, qualified patients have been seen from that area, and dentists are recruited to volunteer. Ask for Jean Nelson