Resources

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.

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.

Without dental insurance, the cost of implants can be hard to plan for. Here are your realistic options in North Carolina, including how implant care works at Local Start Dental in Durham.

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.

Comparing implants vs dentures cost in Durham NC? See a full breakdown of every tooth replacement option at Local Start Dental, real pricing, long-term costs, and how to make treatment affordable.

Discounted dental implants don't mean settling for less. Learn how dental schools, provider models, and nonprofit clinics like Local Start Dental in Durham, NC can make implant care more affordable, and which shortcuts to avoid when cost is a factor.

Local Start Dental partners with SIDE in Durham, NC to offer dentist continuing education courses for North Carolina dental professionals, with live patient training and hands-on dental implant programs for beginning through advanced practitioners.