Dental Clinic at MCC
Start Your Career in Dental Hygiene Clinic!
MCC provides preventive dental hygiene services from September through May at our
on-campus Dental Hygiene Clinic in Lowell. These services are available at reduced cost to the community, as well as MCC faculty, staff and students. We always welcome new
patients!
At the clinic, dental hygiene students:
- Provide direct patient care
- Have extensive education and training
- Must demonstrate competence in clinical services before treating the public
- Are supervised by licensed dental hygienists and dentists
The MCC dental hygiene program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
of the American Dental Association.
The dental hygiene clinic is open!
Please call 978-656-3250 to make an appointment today!
Oral Health Services
MCC dental hygiene students provide the following oral health services under faculty supervision:
- Medical history review and blood pressure reading
- Head, neck and oral examination and cancer screening
- Dental and periodontal charting
- Oral Health Education
- Scaling Antibiofilm removal (cleaning)
- Flouride therapy
- Dental sealants
- Nutritional counseling
- Prosthetic (denture/partial) cleaning
- Custom athletic mouth guard
- Custom fluoride tray
- Intraoral photographs
- Arestin
- Bitewing radiographs
- Full-Mouth radiographic series
- Individual radiographs
- Digital radiographs
- Panoramic radiographs
Radiographs and results of the oral examination may be referred to the individual's family dentist.
Services performed in the Dental Hygiene Clinic are preventive and do not replace regular dental visits. Patients with compromised medical histories may be referred to a physician for medical clearance before receiving dental hygiene services.
Statement of Confidentiality
The MCC Dental Hygiene program strictly maintains the confidentiality of each patient
in a safe environment. The Program adheres to the Statement of Confidentiality found
in the MCC Dental Hygiene Patient Handbook found in the clinic reception area, which
can be requested from the Clinic’s front desk manager.
Blood-borne and Infectious Disease Exposure Control Policy
MCC adheres to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health recommendations and OSHA
standards dealing with risk management and infection control education of the student
concerning exposure to blood borne pathogens.
You may request a copy of the MCC Dental Hygiene Program Blood-borne and Infectious Disease Exposure Control Policy from the Clinic’s front desk manager.