DENTAL CLINIC: NYC Health and Bellevue Hospitals Expansion

By Staff Reporters

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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is seeking approval to expand its outpatient dental clinic, according to Healthcare Brew and plans filed with the state this week.

The $830,000+ renovation of Bellevue’s clinical space would double the number of dental chairs from three to six, and allow the Manhattan public hospital to “meet the existing demand for dental services, meet the training requirements of the dental general practice residency program, and allow for additional growth to meet the oral health needs of the under served and uninsured population in the community,” according to the application.

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Bellevue reported that each of its dental chairs has an average annual utilization rate of 2,000 visits, or about 6,000 total visits a year. According to the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, “most safety net dentists see 2,500–3,200 patient visits per year, with the yearly national average coming in at 2,600.”

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