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Children's Dental Care

Florida Department of Health in Hamilton County

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
386-792-1414

Children's Dental Care 

Thank you for choosing the Florida Department of Health in Hamilton County Dental Program as your child's dental provider. The dental program aspires to help your child achieve excellent oral health. We have two different dental programs providing services in our community.

Providers

Dentist

  • Phuc-Hau Nguyen, DMD

Dental Hygienists

  • Lisa Swisher, RDH
  • Phoebe Nipper, RDH
  • Brandy Hunt, RDH
  • Lara Wehrli, RDH
  • Mary McGrath, RDH
 

Miles of Smiles Dental Bus 

This program provides diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental services.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Medicaid children ages 0-18 with DentaQuest, Liberty Dental, or MCNA Dental Coverage.
  • Florida Healthy Kids children 0-18 with DentaQuest or Liberty Dental.
  • At certain times of the year, the dental bus will be visiting the local elementary school to see children with a dental consent signed by a parent or guardian. Other times, it will be stationed at the Florida Department of Health in Hamilton County for dental appointments.

A picture of the Miles of Smiles Dental Bust

Dental Services Provided

We do not provide orthodontics, oral surgery, extraction of wisdom teeth, root canals, permanent crowns, bridges, or dentures. We do not use nitrous oxide or any other form of sedation. Our services include:

  • Dental Examination
  • Prophylaxis (cleanings)
  • Oral hygiene instructions
  • Fluoride varnish
  • Dental sealants
  • Dental x-rays
  • Fillings
  • Extractions
  • Pulpotomies
  • Stainless steel crowns
  • Referrals as needed

School-Based Sealant Program 

The school-based dental sealant program offers preventive dental services to children in the public school system, at no cost to the parent/guardians. A licensed dental hygienist takes portable dental equipment to the schools to provide services onsite.

An image of the School Based Sealant Program set up in the school

Eligibility Requirements

ALL students with a dental consent signed by a parent or guardian. Consent forms are given out by the schools.

Dental Services Provided:

  • Dental screening/assessment
  • Oral hygiene instructions
  • Fluoride varnish
  • Dental sealants, as needed

What is a "sealant"? 

A sealant is a thin plastic coating that keeps food and germs out of the chewing surfaces of the teeth and helps protect teeth from getting cavities.

Sealants are primarily placed on permanent molars but can be placed on any tooth with a groove.

An image of teeth depicting how dental sealants work to protect teeth from germs.

Broken Appointments 

Please make every effort to arrive at your appointment on time. If you are more than 10 minutes late to an appointment, you may be asked to reschedule the appointment.

If you are unable to keep an appointment, please notify us at least 24 hours in advance so that we may offer this appointment time to another patient.

Repeated no-shows may result in dismissal from the dental program.