High-Quality Preventive Care and Treatment for People With a Wide Range of Disabilities

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Penn Dental Medicine at Woods

Often, people with cognitive, developmental, or physical disabilities have trouble finding a dental team willing and able to meet their needs. That puts more than their teeth at risk: Oral health problems have been shown to increase the risk of heart disease, respiratory infections, diabetes, and more.

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Specialized Premier Dental Care in Bucks County

Woods Services has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, one of the leading dental schools in the United States, so families and patients of all ages can access world-class care in Langhorne, PA.

Our center is specially designed and staffed to ensure that individuals with a wide range of disabilities comfortably receive high-quality care. Our convenient suburban location offers ample parking in a calm, quiet setting.

Our Services

Oral examinations
Cleanings (dental prophylaxis)
Oral cancer screening
Digital x-rays (reduction in radiation)
Occlusal guards (night guards)
Restorations (fillings composite, tooth-colored)
Crowns (caps)
Bridges
Dentures (complete and partial)
Root canals
Extractions
Scaling and root planing (deep cleanings)
Restoration of implants placed at Penn Dental Medicine at 240 South 40th St., Philadelphia
Teledentistry

Our Facility

The care suite is designed and equipped to make oral care comfortable for every patient. Special features include:

  • Treatment and consultation spaces large enough to accommodate multiple individuals and wheelchairs.
  • A low-stimulation room with lower lighting and soundproofing for patients with sensitivities to light and loud noises
Exterior of Woods Medical Center

What to Expect

If this is your first visit to Penn Dental Medicine at Woods, your dentist will begin with a comprehensive evaluation. This means that you will meet with your doctor and receive an oral examination as well as any necessary x-rays or radiographs. Your dentist will also ask you about any pain, discomfort, or concerns you have and address those during this appointment.

If you have any records, X-rays, or radiographs from your previous dentist from the past five years, you should bring those with you. Both printed and digital formats are fine.

You will receive an automated telephone message two days in advance to remind you of the scheduled appointment for your first visit.

Videos

Preventive Care Video

Dental Examination Video

Suction Video

Use of Scanner Video

Radiology Video

Imaging Video

X-Rays Video

Getting Numb Video

Cavity Restoration Video

Extractions Video

Our Staff

Care is provided by postgraduate doctors of dental medicine within Penn Dental Medicine’s Advanced Education in General Dentistry program under the close supervision of licensed faculty dentists with extensive experience in assessing and providing treatment to patients with special healthcare needs.

Marc Henschel, DDS

Marc Henschel, DDS
Robert Frare

Robert Frare, DMD, FACD
Marc Henschel, DDS

Marc Henschel, DDS

Associate Professor of Clinical Community Oral Health, AEGD Program Director, Division of Community Oral Health 

Dr. Henschel serves as Associate Professor of Clinical Community Oral Health at Penn Dental Medicine and Program Director of the AEGD Program. He obtained his DDS from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986 and went on to complete his General Practice Residency at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Center in Buffalo, New York in 1987. Before his appointment at Penn Dental Medicine, Dr. Henschel was on faculty at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, serving as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine. During this time, he led the NYU Special Patient Care Clinic as Director and was Course Director for Clinical Management of Patients with Special Needs, as well as the honors program in Clinical Management of Patients with Special Needs. Dr. Henschel started teaching at NYU on a part-time basis in 1987, first as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Oral Medicine until 1991, and then as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine until 2015. Since 1989, he has also maintained a private practice in general dentistry in Forest Hills, N.Y 

Robert Frare

Robert Frare, DMD, FACD

Dr. Frare is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. His post-graduate training includes a Fellowship for Developmentally Disabled Individuals at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, General Practice Residencies with the Veterans Administration Hudson Valley Health Care System, and Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn New York.

He has been a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, an Adjunct Clinical Instructor in the Departments of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, and a Clinical Educator at New York University College of Dentistry in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, & Medicine. 

He has been an Editorial Board Member for multiple dental journals, a published author and reviewer in peer-reviewed dental journals, and lectured internationally and domestically, including the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. 

He is a member of the NJ Medical Reserve Corps, the American College of Dentists, the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry, and the Special Care Dental Association. 

Dr. Frare was an associate in a pediatric dental practice and maintained a private practice in Voorhees New Jersey. 

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What People Are Saying

“The dentist couldn’t have been more caring and calm with my autistic son.
He even told me he can’t wait to go back!”

~ Maria H.