Kids & Family
The Molar Express is Coming to Middletown
East Bay Community Action Program is offering dental services in Newport County to children, ages 2-21, by appointment in July.
East Bay Community Action Program is pleased to announce it is offering dental services in Newport County for children, ages 2 to 21 years of age, during the month of July 2024. Services will be provided from 8:00am to 4:00pm by appointment only aboard The Molar Express, a 40-foot long, specially designed dental office on wheels that travels to local communities providing preventive and restorative dental care for children.
The Molar Express will be available from 8:00am to 4:00pm on the following dates and locations:
• Monday, July 1: Frank E. Thompson Middle School, 55 Broadway, Newport
• Friday, July 5: East Bay Family Health Care, 6 John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport
• Monday, July 15: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown
• Tuesday, July 16: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown (hygienists only)
• Wednesday, July 17: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown
• Friday, July 19: East Bay Family Health Care, 6 John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport
• Thursday, July 25: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown
• Tuesday, July 30: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown (hygienists only)
• Wednesday, July 31: Linden Park, 141 West Main Rd., Middletown
Children ages 2 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Most insurances are accepted, and no one will be denied services due to inability to pay. To schedule an appointment, call 401-847-7821, ext. 1512. Appointments are required. No walk-in services will be available.
The Molar Express is part of EBCAP’s Community Dental Program for children and is made possible by a grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England. EBCAP shares the Molar Express with Comprehensive Community Action Program in Cranston and Thundermist Health Center in Woonsocket to bring essential dental services to communities throughout Rhode Island.
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East Bay Community Action Program is a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation that provides a wide array of health and human services to the residents of Rhode Island’s East Bay, including the municipalities of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren. For more information regarding services and and programs, visit www.ebcap.org.
