Special Needs & Medically Compromised Individuals

The UCLA School of Dentistry is committed to providing quality dental care to the entire community, this includes individuals with severe developmental disabilities and complex medical histories, like end stage organ disease, cancers and associated therapies, complex syndromes, intellectual disabled, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, and dementia.

The dental school operates one of the only clinics in the region that accepts medically compromised patients, our Special Patient Care Clinic. In just one year, the SPC clinic administers almost 2,000 patient visits, providing general dentistry, oral hygiene, urgent and emergency care, and oral disease prevention, as well as more advanced and complex treatments like root canal therapy, periodontal treatment, extractions, and advanced restorative procedures. And treats nearly 300 patients under anesthesia.