LCCC’s Benco Dental Clinic offers free services to the community

NANTICOKE – Luzerne County Community College’s Benco Dental Clinic, 38 East Main St., in downtown Nanticoke, in the Francis S. and Mary Gill Carrozza Health Sciences Center, will now offer free dental services to the community.

“We are excited to begin offering our dental hygiene services to the community,” said Karen B. Rainey, DMD, LCCC Dental Director. “We hope that by removing that financial barrier, people will visit the dental hygiene clinic regularly to take care of their dental health.”

LCCC President Thomas P. Leary said, “Our dental students provide excellent service to the community, and eliminating this fee will increase their opportunity to help more people maintain good health.”

Clinic hours vary by semester and are generally 4 days a week.

Monday 16:00-19:00

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30, 12:30 and 13:30-17:30

Services provided:

• Full oral assessment

• Cleaning of the teeth

• Instructions for home care

• Radiography (X-rays), if indicated

• Sillante

• Cleaning of prostheses

• Fluoride treatment

• Dental exam

Other services available for a fee are night guards and bleach trays.

Established in 2012, Luzerne Community College’s 24-chair Benco Dental Clinic is staffed by licensed dental hygienists and dentists.

A teaching and learning facility, treatment at Luzerne Community College’s Benco Dental Clinic is slower than in a dental office because services are carefully evaluated by the faculty.

Appointments usually last two to four hours and patients may need to return for full treatment.

All services listed are available by appointment – call 570-740-0446.