Adult Dentistry at Tufts University Dental Care Center

As a teaching institution, we offer a unique and comprehensive care setting. During the first adult patient visit, we provide a screening and take necessary X-rays. The second visit is a comprehensive oral exam. Your dental treatment plan will then determine the number of appointments that will be needed to complete your procedure(s) and may involve multiple students.

Pediatric visits take less time and fewer sessions, depending on the treatment.

Our faculty-student teams take time to really listen and assess your needs. It’s part of the teaching process, where you will benefit from the expert opinions of multiple, experienced dental professionals and specialists.

Pediatric visits often take much less time. Talk to your pediatric dental provider so you can plan ahead.

Payment is due at the time of the appointment. This includes co-payments, co-insurances, or full payment for patients without insurance.

Our prices are lower than most private practices, which makes us a great option for patients who either do not have insurance or want to make their insurance coverage go further.

No, a referral is not required for our Comprehensive Care Clinic. 

However, some of our specialty clinics do require or recommend a referral from another provider. Please refer to our specialty clinics list.

After becoming a patient at Tufts University Dental Care Center, you can enjoy priority referrals to our specialty clinics, if needed.

We accept the following insurances: 

• Blue Cross Blue Shield MA and RI
• Cigna
• Commonwealth Care Alliance
• DentaQuest
• Delta Dental
• MassHealth
• Senior Whole Health
• Tufts Health Unify Plan

If you have another insurance not listed above, you can "self pay." Upon completion of each dental procedure, and after you have made payment in full, we will provide you a claim form which you can submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement.

For self-pay patients, we do not offer payment plan options. However, patients may apply for financing through  LendingClub, which offers a range of loan rates.

Learn more about insurance and billing. 

We are unable to offer free care. We do not offer a "sliding-scale" pricing. As a teaching facility, we are committed to offering dental care at lower cost than a typical private practice. 

In our Comprehensive Care Clinic, we do offer local anesthesia but do not offer nitrous (laughing gas), sedation, nor general anesthesia. 

If you require nitrous oxide (laughing gas), visit our Advanced General Dentistry Clinic.

Yes, if you or your family member need assistance in a non-English language, we offer interpreters at no personal cost to you. Some commonly spoken languages are:

• Arabic
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Cambodian
• Cantonese
• European Portuguese
• French
• Haitian Creole
• Korean
• Mandarin
• Pashto
• Russian
• Spanish
• Toishanese
• Vietnamese

Learn more about our language assistance services.

Our Adult Dentistry Comprehensive Care Clinic is open Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. and Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Our Pediatric Dentistry Clinic is open Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Clinic hours vary by specialty, with some offering extended hours during certain days of the week.