Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic

Overview

The Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic at Virginia Commonwealth University is a two-chair facility designed to provide high-quality, compassionate care in a sensory-adaptive environment. We provide care for adults with developmental and acquired disabilities.

Care is delivered by a single dentist working in collaboration with dental and dental hygiene students, all under the close supervision of experienced faculty. This team-based approach ensures safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Do I Qualify for Services?

Intake and referrals

Our mission

Our mission is to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to individuals with developmental and acquired disabilities who have limited access to dental care. We are a teaching institution dedicated to training dental professionals to deliver high-quality care and advocate for individuals with disabilities.

Scope of services

Our services include a range of preventive and restorative procedures, with a focus on comfort, communication, and patient-centered care in a supportive setting.

We provide a wide scope of services, including:

Examinations and individualized treatment planning
Advanced imaging, as needed for diagnosis and care coordination
Preventive and Restorative dentistry
Periodontal services
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – Extractions
Management of oral lesions
Prosthodontics - Fixed and removable
Treatment with nitrous oxide or general anesthesia, when appropriate

Special accommodations available

The Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic is designed to make the patient and caregiver experience as comfortable and calm as possible. We provide accommodations to help with the physical and emotional needs of patients with autism, developmental delays, and physical disabilities. We offer a dedicated building entrance near the clinic space, and accessibility features such as wheelchair lifts, bariatric chairs, private treatment rooms with soothing adjustable multi-colored lighting, sound machines, and a projection screen. Weighted blankets, fidget aids, head and body pillows, mouth rests, sunglasses, and noise-cancelling headphones are also available.

How to become a patient

We are so excited to announce the upcoming opening of the Dr. Roger Wood Special Care Clinic at VCU Dentistry. Our dedicated team is looking forward to providing comprehensive dental care to patients with special healthcare needs.

While we are not yet ready to accept new referrals or schedule new appointments, we anticipate opening our doors soon. We will update this page with more information as we get closer to our patient care start date.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to us at woodclinic@vcu.edu. We appreciate your patience and look forward to serving you.