Dental Hygiene Students & Their Role

Christine Dominick, CDA, RDH, M.Ed

Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene is dedicated to caring for all diverse populations in Worcester and beyond. Our students are trained in comprehensive dental hygiene care and spend extra time with patients getting to know them and their overall health issues, and teach patients how to care for their mouth health. It is our mission to never turn a patient away for financial reasons; we charge minimal fees for cleanings, X-rays, education, and referrals, as needed.

MCPHS Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene has reopened its clinic during COVID-19 and welcomed back patients. We have implemented additional safety measures to assure patient safety and continued health at each visit. In addition to our established protocols, we have reduced the number of people in the clinic at any one time and we ask all students, faculty, staff, and patients to get a COVID-19 test each day they are on campus. We do not do procedures that produce aerosols, and we are wearing additional PPE exceeding CDC Guidelines.

During this time of social distancing, our students continue their work in the community by creating virtual presentations and activities highlighting ways to improve oral health for all. Please look for them at: Worcester Senior Center, Boys and Girls Club, Everyday Miracles Peer Recovery Center, Webster Square Day Care Center, Head Start, Aids Project Worcester, Rainbow Child Development Center, Southeast Asian Coalition, Bay Path Vocational Technical High School, Worcester Public Schools Transition and New Citizens programs, Coes Pond Village, Together We Grow Preschool, Veterans Inc., Charles J. Faris Recovery Center, Marie’s Mission Diaper Distribution, Training Resources of America, and the Free Medical Clinic at Epworth Church.

No insurance? Remember, patients may qualify for free care on our voucher system! For more information, you or your patients can call 774-243-3410 today!

Christine Dominick, CDA, RDH, M.Ed Professor of Dental Hygiene and Associate Dean Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene Email: christine.dominick@mcphs.edu