Sydenham Health Center

Sydenham Health Center is a community health center dental clinic in New York, NY, operated by New York City Health and Hospitals, which runs 6 clinics in New York.

The health center is open about 62 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Costs and Coverage

Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. The bands are set by New York City Health and Hospitals rather than nationally, which is why prices differ between two clinics on the same scale. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. 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. New York decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.

Dental Services

The treatments available at this clinic are not listed publicly. Health center dental programs usually cover examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings and extractions; root canals, dentures and oral surgery are the ones that vary, and are often referred out.

Dental Providers at This Clinic

Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental public health practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.

Planning Your Visit

264 W 118th St, New York, NY 10026

The published number is 212-932-6500. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.

Before making the trip, check: 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.

Common Questions

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. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. 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

Straight-line distances. The nearest clinic is not reliably the one that can see you soonest, so try a couple.

• Ryan Health | Adair — New York, less than a mile away
• Institute for Family Health at CASES — New York, less than a mile away
• HELEN B. ATKINSON CENTER — New York, less than a mile away
• Family Health Center of Harlem — New York, less than a mile away