Stony Brook Dental Care Center

What it costs

First visit (Program Selection Appointment) with exam, oral cancer screening and X-rays if neededCharged if your insurance does not cover it. Non-refundable. Cash, credit card or money order. From a 2019 form; the clinic's pages now say a nominal fee, so call to confirm.

$46

• Veterans and Gold Star Parents: reduced fees for some treatment

Fees are usually much lower than at a private practice, but treatment takes longer.

When it's open

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. Emergency line for non-patients: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm.

Summer hours may vary.

Will they take me?

Adults and children are seen. At the first visit a faculty dentist checks your needs. If they fit the teaching program, you are assigned to a student or resident. If your needs are too complex, you are referred elsewhere. Emergency care for non-patients is by phone triage, not walk-in.

• Fill out the Program Selection Appointment Packet and bring it
• Bring a government ID, your insurance cards and a list of all your medicines
• Guardians must bring legal papers
• A photo is taken of every patient, including children; remove non-religious headwear
• No cell phones, photos or video in the clinic
• Parents must stay in the clinic while their child is treated
• Three broken or missed appointments in a row means dismissal
• Come for a recall exam at least once a year to stay a patient

How long it takes

Each visit: Up to 3 hours for the first visit

How to get in

Call the Dental Care Center Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, to book a first visit. Adults: 631-632-8989, then press 4. Children under 17: 631-632-8967. Braces: 631-632-8906.

If you are accepted, you get a full exam within 90 days. It can take longer if your needs are complex or your schedule is limited. Your student or resident will call you.

Clinic

631-632-8989

Children's program (under 17)

631-632-8967

Orthodontic program

631-632-8906

Emergency care

631-632-3791

Paying

Cash, Check (with ID), Money order, All major credit cards, Payment plans for some treatment.

Takes New York State Medicaid, several Medicaid managed care and Child Health Plus plans, and some private plans (CSEA, Cigna PPO, Delta Dental PPO, Emblem Health PPO). Check with your plan first. You pay when you are treated.

Takes Medicaid.

What they do

• General dentistry: cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions, crowns and bridges, implants and dentures
• Dental anesthesiology: nitrous oxide, oral sedation and IV sedation
• Endodontics (root canals)
• Oral and maxillofacial pathology, radiology and surgery
• Orthodontics (braces) for all ages
• Pediatric dentistry: cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions, space maintainers
• Periodontics (gums) and implants
• Prosthodontics: implants, crowns, bridges, dentures

Where it is

Dental Care Center, 101 South Drive
Stony Brook, NY 11794

An interpreter is available if you need help. For evening and weekend emergencies, current patients go to the Stony Brook University Hospital Emergency Department (631-638-3600).