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Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine

500 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033

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Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine is a dental school in New York, NY with an accredited predoctoral program. Dental degrees are earned in part by treating patients under supervision, so many schools run clinics that anyone can apply to as a patient.

Fees at a teaching clinic are set by the school and are usually well below private practice rates, though the care is reduced-cost rather than free. In exchange, appointments are longer and treatment can take more visits than it would elsewhere. New York has 6 accredited dental schools in total, listed on the New York page.

Before You Call

Schools commonly keep the patient clinic on a different line, and occasionally at a different address, from the school office. Ask before you travel.

  • Is the clinic open to the public right now, and taking new patients?
  • Is a screening appointment required first, what does it cost, and how soon can you get one?
  • Which clinic would handle the treatment you need — the student clinic, a specialty clinic, or the faculty practice — and does it have its own waiting list?
  • What are the fees for that treatment, and do they include laboratory work for crowns or dentures?
  • Is your insurance or Medicaid plan accepted, and is payment due at each visit?
  • Which number reaches the patient clinic rather than the main switchboard?
  • If the school cannot treat part of your case, where does it refer that work?
  • Where is the patient entrance, and what should you bring — identification, proof of income, previous X-rays?
  • Does the school run an emergency or walk-in session, and who is eligible for it?

What a Teaching Clinic Is Like

Care is normally split between a student clinic doing general dentistry at the lowest prices, graduate clinics where qualified dentists train in a specialty and charge more, and a faculty practice priced near private practice.

Two things surprise most first-time patients. Nearly every school screens you before agreeing to treat you, and being screened is not the same as being accepted. And appointments run long — often two to three hours — because an instructor checks the work as it goes, so a course of treatment can take months and follows the academic calendar.

Our guide to dental schools and teaching clinics covers the screening process, how the discount works on laboratory costs, and what to ask before the first appointment in more detail.

Other Accredited Dental Schools in New York

New York has 6 accredited dental schools altogether. If this one is full or the wait is too long, the others are separate institutions with separate lists:

Common Questions

How is this different from a dental hygiene clinic?

A hygiene clinic is staffed by hygiene students and does preventive work only — cleanings, X-rays, sealants, gum treatment. It cannot fill a cavity or pull a tooth. For preventive care it is cheaper and easier to book; for anything else you need the dental school or a dentist.

How long will a course of treatment take?

Longer than at a private practice, and the gap widens with the amount of work. Individual appointments often run two to three hours because each stage is reviewed, and clinics slow down or close between terms. Someone needing several crowns should expect months rather than weeks.

Will I see the same person at every visit?

Usually yes for the student, which is one of the better features of this route: your case belongs to one person for the whole course of treatment. The supervising faculty member may change from session to session, and the practice varies by school.

Do they take insurance or Medicaid?

Not published in a form we can confirm for this school. Schools differ widely: some bill dental plans, some are out of network, some ask for payment at each visit and give you a receipt to submit yourself. Adult dental coverage under New York Medicaid is set at state level — our Medicaid dental page explains what to check.

Can I come just for a cleaning?

Sometimes, but not always at the dental school. Several schools route simple preventive work to the dental hygiene program instead, where it is cheaper and quicker to get an appointment. If a cleaning is all you need, ask about that route first.

Do they do braces or orthodontics?

Many schools run a graduate orthodontics clinic, and treatment there costs substantially less than private orthodontics — but waiting lists are long and the clinics are selective, because residents need particular kinds of case. Adults are treated as well as children at most of them.

Accreditation

Status: Initial Accreditation, next reviewed in 2028. That is a judgment on the education, not on the clinic: it says nothing about opening hours, prices or whether anyone is being taken on.

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