Due to a staffing shortage that is affecting many dental practices nationwide, our dental centers cannot accept any new patients right now. (Even current primary-care patients may not make dental appointments unless they have used our dental center in the past.)
Your oral health is very important to us. Making all of our dental services available to you again is a top priority for this organization. We apologize for delays or lack of availability of dental services and how this may be impacting you.
We are working hard to recruit more dentists, dental assistants and hygienists and will update this website as soon as we are open again to new patients. Please visit these pages for more information:
- Dental Center updates and other resources for dental care.
- Dental Center Hours (includes Emergency Standby Hours for current patients, as well as the hours for Families First and Goodwin Dental Center, currently open 4 days each week)
Our dentists, dental assistants and hygienists treat every patient as an individual and care about your oral health. We meet your needs using state-of-the-art technology including a panoramic digital x-ray machine. And if you get your primary care at our community health centers as well, you’ll benefit from your dentist and doctor being able to work together for your good health.
We accept most dental insurance plans and offer discounts (sliding fee) based on your income to make it affordable.
- The Dental Center at Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth, NH:
Call us at (603) 749-2346, or email us at dental@goodwinch.org - The Dental Center at Families First in Portsmouth, NH:
Call (603) 422-8208
- Diagnostic Services
comprehensive exams, periodontal exams, evaluation of hard & soft tissues – extra and intraoral, digital x-rays, and caries risk assessment - Preventive Services
prophylaxis, debridement, fluoride treatment, oral hygiene instruction, and sealants - Restorative Services
amalgams, composites, stainless steel crowns, crown & bridge, and sedative fillings - Dental Emergency Standby Hours
For established patients only. For information, tap the clock icon in the blue bar above and scroll to "Dental Emergency Standby." - Prosthetics
dentures, partial dentures, denture relines, denture repairs, and implant crowns - Endodontics
simple root canal therapy, pulpotomies - Oral Surgery
simple extractions, surgical wisdom teeth removal – on a case by case basis, and excision of lesions
The first visit will consist of a comprehensive exam and a full set of radiographs (x-rays). It takes about one hour.
Due to staffing shortages, the Mobile Dental Clinic at St. Vincent dePaul in Exeter will not be held until further notice. Find other resources here.
