PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A new mobile dental clinic is rolling into Hampton Roads!
The new Healthy Smiles Dental Center van arrived at the Hampton Roads Community Health Center (HRCHC) headquarters in Portsmouth on Friday morning. It's funded by a $500,000 Sentara Cares grant and will serve the most vulnerable groups in Hampton Roads.
Dental services the clinic will offer include exams, X-rays, restorations, cleanings, extractions, full and partial dentures. It will also have a TV, music, and an awning to accommodate outreach events.
The dental program also provides services for the unhoused and unsheltered at the Oasis Social Ministry and Union Mission Ministries, as well as people with mental health and developmental issues at the Community Services Board and Eggleston. Plans are in place to eventually offer dental care to residents of a nursing facility on Greenwood Drive in Portsmouth.
HRCHC locations are:
- Barbara L. Willis Wellness Center, 1541 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704
- Park Place Family Medical Center, 155 Kingsley Lane, Suite 320, Norfolk, VA 23505
- Ocean View Medical & Dental Center, 9581 Shore Drive, Norfolk, VA 23518
- CommuniCare Health Center, 804 Whitaker Lane, Norfolk, VA 23510
- Little Creek Family Medical Center, 7447 Central Business Park Drive, Norfolk, VA 2351
