• Prevention – oral health screenings and the placement of protective
  sealants and fluorides.
  
  
• Education – health education to both parent and child on oral health
  promotion and disease prevention.
  
  
• Treatment – examinations, radiographs (X-rays), diagnosis, treatment
  plans, prophylaxis (cleanings), restorations (fillings), as well as orthodontic
  care (braces), endodontic care (root canals) and oral surgery
  (extractions).

To be eligible for treatment services, a child must be 18 years or younger, in school (if schoolaged), dentally uninsured, living in a household with one or more working parents/guardians, and a family income no greater than 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines. A person or family may also be enrolled in Denti-Cal or Healthy Families. Acceptable proof of income (most recent tax return or paycheck stub) is requested at the time of enrollment and then again every six or 12 months.

The Center includes The Smile Store, with 10 fully-equipped, child-friendly dental operatories, each with newly installed dental chairs and television monitors. In addition, intraoral wireless cameras and the latest dental materials assure that the highest quality care possible is being provided to each patient. To serve the nearly 900 children (and growing) in need each month, our staff dentists, hygienists supervisors, and dental hygiene students from UCLA, USC, West Los Angeles College and Cerritos College. As a dental learning facility, over 1,000 oral health professionals dental students have passed through The Center’s doors.