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Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center
100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-2005
Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center is a community health center dental clinic in Brooklyn, NY, operated by New York City Health and Hospitals, which runs 6 clinics in New York.
The health center is open about 65 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 718-260-7835 |
| Operated by | New York City Health and Hospitals |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
Dental Services
What is treated here is not published in a form we can confirm. Examinations, cleanings, fillings and extractions are standard at this kind of clinic. Root canals and dentures are the ones to ask about, since a referral to a private specialist changes the cost completely.
Common Questions
Does New York Medicaid cover adult dental work?
That is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states, ranging from comprehensive to emergency extractions only. Dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid is a required benefit everywhere. Our Medicaid dental page covers how to check where your state stands now.
Do they do root canals, or would I be referred out?
This is the question worth asking before anything else if you already know you need one. Health centers commonly do extractions in-house and refer root canals to a private endodontist at full price, which changes the arithmetic completely. Ask before you start treatment, not after.
What if this clinic cannot take me?
Other clinics run by the same organization and the nearest alternatives are listed further down this page, each with its own waiting list. Dental school and dental hygiene teaching clinics are a separate route worth trying in the same area.
Is anything done for anxiety?
Ask, because the answer changes what the visit costs. Talking it through, longer appointments and numbing gel before the injection are usually free; sedation is a billed extra and does not always fall inside the discount. Our guide to dental anxiety and what it costs covers what to ask for.
Can I book online?
This clinic publishes a website, linked at the top of this page, and some health centers take dental requests through a portal or a form. Calling is still usually faster for dental, because the dental schedule is often held separately from the one an online form writes into.
Can I be seen without insurance?
Yes. Being uninsured is the ordinary case at a clinic like this, not an exception, and it is much of the reason the sliding scale exists. Bring income documentation if you have it and ask what they accept if you do not.
Costs and Coverage
This clinic prices by household income and family size instead of charging everyone the same. The scale belongs to New York City Health and Hospitals, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Have them assess you before treatment is agreed, not after the first appointment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. Adult dental benefits vary by state and New York has set its own; children’s dental coverage is mandatory in every state regardless. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Planning Your Visit
100 N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
The published number is 718-260-7835. This can be a general line rather than the dental desk. Naming both the clinic and the department saves being transferred twice.
Worth confirming before you travel: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Size of the Dental Service
New York City Health and Hospitals provided 48,734 dental visits and 21,108 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 54.85 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.
Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.
Other Clinics Operated by New York City Health and Hospitals
New York City Health and Hospitals operates 5 other clinics in 3 other communities in New York. The wait differs between them, sometimes by weeks, so ask which site could see you first rather than assuming the nearest is quickest. The income assessment usually transfers between sites in the same organization, which saves repeating the paperwork. What is treated at one site is no guide to another, so confirm with the clinic you actually intend to visit.
Other Dental Clinics Nearby
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- Metro Community Health Centers - Downtown Brooklyn — Brooklyn, less than a mile away
- ODA Primary Health Care Network — Brooklyn, about 1 mile away
- Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center — Brooklyn, about 1.1 miles away
- BETANCES HEALTH CENTER — New York, about 1.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
Nearby Affordable Dental Clinics
Community Health Center
ODA Primary Health Care Network
14 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249-7823 1 mile away
Community Health Center
Park Avenue Primary Health Care Center
517 Park Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-1783 1.1 miles away
Community Health Center
BETANCES HEALTH CENTER
280 Henry St, New York, NY 10002-5808 1.3 miles away
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