Resources

NC Medicaid's dental policy includes dentures for eligible adults, with limits, and lists implants as not covered. Here is what that means and where to go next in Durham.

Since 2021, Local Start Dental has provided $19.4 million in donated dentistry. That number is easy to print and hard to picture. Here is what it actually represents, in mouths rather than dollars.

Having teeth removed and getting dentures are not the same appointment. Here is what happens in between, why the gap exists, and what your options are for not going without teeth while you wait.

New dentures do not come with an eating manual. Here is what to expect stage by stage, from the first soft-food days to biting into an apple again, and why the order you add foods back matters.

No dental insurance? Local Start Dental in Durham offers sliding scale fees based on household income, payment plans through several lenders, and accepts NC Medicaid. Here is how the options work.

Wondering what it means to be a patient in a dental training course? The dentists are licensed practitioners, not students, and the first step is a $39 exam. Here is what to expect.

If it has been a while since you have seen a dentist, you are not alone. Here is exactly what happens at your first appointment at Local Start Dental, from the comprehensive exam to understanding your costs and payment options.

When you donate to Local Start Dental, your gift helps fund care: a procedure, a denture fitted, an implant placed. Here's how a nonprofit dental clinic puts donations to work for patients in North Carolina.

For thirty years, Viola managed dentures that made her sick after a car accident left her with no other option. Then she walked into Local Start Dental. "The reception was wonderful. I felt like there was hope." Here's what happened next.

Local Start Dental does more than provide care to people who can't afford it. Through SIDE, the Southeast Institute for Dental Education, we train practicing dentists from across the country. Here's how the service-and-training model works.