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Patient Care SERVING THE COMMUNITY, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
Clinical Care Centers at Penn Dental Medicine
Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty are a major provider of clinical care to residents of West Philadelphia and the Philadelphia community at large. A full range of general and specialty services are provided at Penn Dental Medicine, including treatment for medically complex patients, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations. The teaching clinical care centers within the School include:
• Predoctoral Comprehensive Care clinics (Robert I. Schattner Clinic and Henry Schein Cares Clinic)
• Brainerd F. Swain Orthodontic Clinic
• Syngcuk Kim Endodontic Clinic
• Oral Surgery Clinic
• Saito Pediatric Clinic
• D. Walter Cohen and Morton Amsterdam Periodontal Clinic
• William W.M. Cheung Advanced Dental Care Clinic
• Personalized Care Suite, clinical arm of the Penn Dental Medicine Center for Persons with Disabilities, serving medically complex patients and persons with disabilities
• Vulnerable Populations Clinic, serving refugees, survivors of psychological and physical violence, and intimate partner violence
Penn Dental Family Practice
Penn Dental Medicine also operates two group, interdisciplinary care practices through the Penn Dental Family Practice. These practice locations serve faculty and staff of the University of Pennsylvania and the Health System, as well as the general public. The locations include:
Locust Walk University City
240 South 40th Street 3737 Market Street 3rd Floor 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19104
Community Care Centers
Students and faculty treat patients in local community settings via:
• Penn Dental Medicine at Puentes de Salud, serving the Latino immigrant community at 1700 South Street
• Penn Dental Medicine at Mercy LIFE, serving the elderly in West Philadelphia
• PennSmiles mobile vehicle, serving children at Philadelphia schools, Head Start programs, and other neighborhood sites
• Penn Dental Medicine at Woods Mikey Faulkner Dental Care Center, serving children and adults with disabilities and acquired brain injuries at Woods Services Langhorne, PA-based campus
• Penn Dental Medicine at PHMC Health Campus on Cedar – coming in 2023, serving the community as part of this public health center at 54th St. and Cedar Ave.