Adult Dental Care - Mobile Dental Health Unit
The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness’ mobile dental unit provides emergency and regular dental services to adults and seniors at locations throughout Louisville. It is equipped with two dental chairs and digital imaging capability and is staffed with a dentist, two expanded-function dental assistants and a driver who also serves as a dental clerk.
Public Health and Wellness dental services are provided three days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, at clinics sites on Dixie Highway, in Middletown and in Newburg. The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness is also in the process of securing a site for the dental unit in west Louisville.
The mobile dental health unit was purchased in 2009 with $387,000.00 in federal funds secured by Congressman John Yarmuth.
The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has a second mobile health unit to provide such services as dental screenings and immunizations to children in schools throughout Louisville. Last year the department used its other mobile unit to provide dental screenings at elementary schools to more than 1700 children in partnership with Smile Kentucky and at middle schools to more than 185 children with immunizations provided by the Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.
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Louisville Metro Public Health & Wellness
Mobile Dental Clinic Schedule
502.574.6688
Monday: Southwest Government Center
7219 Dixie Highway
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: East Government Center
200 Juneau Drive
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: Newburg Community Center
4810 Exeter Avenue
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Payment Methods:
Private Insurance
Passport Health Plan
Payment plans available for uninsured (a small payment may be requested at time of services)
Pediatric Dental Care - Mobile Dental Health Unit
The Department of Public Health and Wellness is currently partnering with Smile!Kentucky and Jefferson County Public Schools to use it’s mobile van to bring dental screenings, sealants and fluoride varnishes to elementary school children.
Smile Kentucky! is a community partnership that tackles what the U.S. Surgeon General has called the number one common, chronic childhood disease, tooth decay. Smile Kentucky! Recruits volunteer dentists and hygienists to do free oral health screenings at school to children in grades three through five. In addition, over 60 health educators provide instruction to every student in kindergarten through sixth grade on brushing, flossing, the importance of fluoride and how to identify the amount of sugar in snacks. Click here to see a fact sheet on Smile!Kentucky. 
Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program (KCHIP)
This program is also instrumental in helping children with low income families (birth to 19 years of age). The phone number to call for more information on this program is:
1-877-524-4718
Community Care Program
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry
This program helps individuals of low income get dentures and some extractions. This program is also based on your income. They also provide one time emergency care to those patients who qualify according to income.
For more information and to schedule an appointment call:
University of Louisville School of Dentistry
501 South Preston Street (corner of Preston and Muhammad Ali)
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 852-5096