Dentistry

Carilion Clinic is proud to be able to provide patients with access to our multi-disciplinary oral care specialist team—providing the most advanced in-hospital dental care available in western Virginia.

Carilion Clinic established a hospital-based dental program in 1980 to deliver specialized dental care for patients with medical, physical and developmental disabilities.

Since that time, our dental offerings have grown and expanded into a full-service, comprehensive program. Each of our treatment rooms is outfitted with specialized monitoring equipment, and our office is completely accessible for both wheelchairs and stretchers.

For our younger patients, we offer dental services through Carilion Clinic’s pediatric dentistry program.

• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Renal disease
• Cleft lip/palate deformities
• Bleeding disorders
• Diabetes
• Stroke
• Prosthetic heart valve
• Mentally disabled
• Wheelchair bound
• Bed ridden
• Oral evaluation prior to head and neck cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and heart valve replacement
• Restorative dental care following head and neck surgery
• Multi-disciplinary treatment of cleft lip/palate deformities
• General dental care under general anesthesia
• Bedside consultations
• Dental implants
• Nursing home patient care
• Oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, pediodontics and periodontics specialty consultations  

Who can use Carilion Clinic’s dental services?

Carilion Clinic’s adult and pediatric dental patients are referred to our clinic either by their dentist or their primary care physician because of an underlying medical condition or physical challenges, such as:

Specialized dental care at Carilion Clinic

If your physician or dentist refers you or your child to Carilion Clinic, you will have access to a wide range of inpatient and outpatient dental services, including:

• Oral evaluation prior to head and neck cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and heart valve replacement
• Restorative dental care following head and neck surgery
• Multi-disciplinary treatment of cleft lip/palate deformities
• General dental care under general anesthesia
• Bedside consultations
• Dental implants
• Nursing home patient care
• Oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, pediodontics and periodontics specialty consultations

Does Carilion Clinic accept insurance for dental services?

Often, medical insurance policies do not cover dental treatments. However, there are certain circumstances in which medical policies may contribute toward the total cost.

We will be glad to discuss your financial considerations with you, as well as our payment policies.

How you can help patients with specialized dental needs

Carilion Clinic’s dental care program is a not-for-profit service, and it is the only service of its kind in western Virginia.

We welcome financial support from individuals, groups and organizations to help offset the costs of dental patients with income and/or insurance restrictions. For information on donating to Carilion Clinic Dental Care, please contact:

Rob Vaughan
Roanoke Hospitals Foundation
Carilion Administrative Services Building
213 S. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-224-5136

Location and parking at Carilion Clinic Dental Care

Carilion Clinic Dental Care is located on the second floor of the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Rehabilitation Center.

Parking for ambulatory patients

Use parking lot directly across the street from the main entrance to the Rehabilitation Center.

Parking for patients in wheelchairs or on stretchers

Use circular drive at the main entrance on Jefferson Street for easy access to the Rehabilitation Center. Parking for disabled patients is available directly across Jefferson Street from the circular drive or on McClanahan Street between First Presbyterian Church and the Rehabilitation Center entrance. There is additional parking at the rear of the facility.