Community Dental Care

Community Dental Care provides comprehensive oral health services for low-income, diverse and underserved populations throughout Minnesota via five clinics, as well as outreach preventive education and services in 40 Community settings. In 2023, we provided 105,904 patient visits in our clinics and offered oral health education and preventive services for over 7,000 children and pregnant women in our clinics and outreach locations. We also partner with 11 Minnesota colleges/universities to provide clinical training for 350 students in the areas of Dental hygiene, Dental assisting and nursing. Over 93% of our patients are either on public programs (88%) or are uninsured (5%). About half of our patients are children (under the age of 21), and 70% are people of color. A key area that sets us apart is our strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and providing culturally competent Care. Our current staff of 260 employees, 63% are racially/ethnically diverse. Collectively, our employees speak over 34 different languages.