Student Care Clinics

Thank you for your interest in becoming a patient in the student program at the OU College of Dentistry. You are helping to train Oklahoma's next generation of dentists. The Student Care Clinics offer quality care with cutting-edge technology, where treatment is closely supervised by faculty dentists and specialists. Patients may be seen in the Dental Hygiene Clinic, Pediatric (Children's) Clinic or Adult Clinic. 

Whether in Tulsa or Oklahoma City, there are guidelines that individuals wanting to become patients should be aware of:

• OU College of Dentistry fees are normally 40 – 60% lower than private practice fees.
• Patients should be available to make regular appointments during daytime hours.
• Most procedures will have a duration of 3 hours.
• Patients are expected to pay for services before the procedure is performed.
• Patients may qualify for Patient Assistance Funding for non-covered services.

If a patient cannot adhere to any of the above requirements, they may be better suited for care from the Specialty Care Clinics or Faculty Clinic. There are also resources for free and low-cost providers at this link. 

If a patient can adhere to the above requirements, please complete the Prospective Patient Form below:

• Apply to Become a Patient

The Adult Clinic is a comprehensive clinic that services those individuals 12 years of age and above. Services include the following:

• Cleanings
• Fillings 
• Bridges
• Crowns
• Implants
• Root Canals
• Complete Dentures
• Partial Dentures 

To schedule an appointment in the Adult Clinic or the Dental Hygiene clinic, please complete the Prospective Patient Form. Once the form is complete, a representative from the Communications Center will contact you with more information. If you have any questions about completing the Prospective Patient Form, please call the Communications Center at (405) 271-7744. 

*We ask that you not bring children to your appointment. The presence of unsupervised children under the age of 12 will result in your appointment having to be rescheduled.

The Infant Oral Health Program provides low-cost care to infants and toddlers and teaches parents preventive measures to raise their infants and toddlers to have healthy mouths and teeth. 

Once infants begin the program, they are retained in the Pediatric Clinic where the dental students can monitor the growth and development of the child as they grow from infants to toddlers, toddlers to children, and children to teenagers.

The initial appointment for infants ages 1 - 2 includes a dental examination, an oral health plan, a cleaning and an elective fluoride treatment.

The Pediatric Clinic provides dental care to children ages 3 to 11. All dental care is provided by dental students who are supervised by specialists in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics. A fee for treatment will be charged; however, they are considerably less than private practice charges. Services Include:

Preventive Dentistry

• Comprehensive Examinations
• Gentle Dental Cleanings
• Radiographs (x-rays)
• Sealants (to prevent cavities)
• Fluoride Treatments
• Oral Hygiene Instructions
• Nutritional Counseling

Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry 

• Fillings (both silver and tooth colored)
• Crowns
• Bonding
• Veneers
• Repairing teeth broken by trauma
• Teeth Whitening

Other Services

• Orthodontic Evaluation
  • Early Treatment of Crooked Teeth
  • Retainers
  • Correction of Early Bite Problems
  • Space Maintainers
  • Oral Habit Prevention
  • *If treatment indicated referral to Graduate Orthodontics Clinic

• Dentistry for Special Needs Patients
• Treatment for Pediatric Dental Trauma
• Nitrous Oxide Analgesia (laughing gas)

A new child patient appointment includes diagnostic X-rays, examination, cleaning and fluoride.

Call (405) 271-2360