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The Wright Center expands access to high-quality oral care services in Wilkes-Barre
A second dentist who completed the postdoctoral residency training program at The Wright Center for Community Health has joined the nonprofit and is now accepting new patients at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre.
Dr. McKenzie Taylor
Dr. McKenzie Taylor provides comprehensive oral care services for all ages, including preventive, endodontic, periodontal, restorative, prosthetic, and follow-up care, at The Wright Center’s largest dental clinic at 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Dr. Taylor holds a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry and completed her postdoctoral Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton through an affiliation with NYU Langone Dental Medicine Postdoctoral Residency Program.
She will join Dr. Michael Regan at the dental clinic in Wilkes-Barre. He began seeing patients there in August after completing his AEGD residency at The Wright Center’s community health center in Scranton. More than 2,000 unique patients have been treated at the dental clinic in Wilkes-Barre since it opened on Aug. 6.
The Wright Center, the NYU Langone Health AEGD Program’s sole Pennsylvania affiliate, has hosted two dental residents each academic year since becoming a program partner in 2021. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) recently approved The Wright Center’s expansion of the dental residency program to three AEGD residents, starting in July. Both Dr. Regan and Dr. Taylor will supervise and mentor AEGD residents as part of their duties.
To ensure high-quality oral care is available to everyone, The Wright Center accepts all dental insurance plans and offers a sliding-fee discount program to individuals who qualify based on Federal Poverty Guidelines. No patient is turned away due to an inability to pay.
The dental clinic in Wilkes-Barre is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. To make an appointment, call 570-491-0126.
