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Howard University | College of Dentistry

Howard University College of Dentistry — HBCU dental training clinic in Shaw DC.

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(202) 806-0007WebsiteUpdated Oct 18, 2026

About Howard University | College of Dentistry

Howard University College of Dentistry is located at Suite 2005, 600 W Street Northwest in Washington DC's 20059 zip code — the Howard University campus in the Shaw and LeDroit Park neighborhood of Northwest DC. Howard University is one of the nation's historically Black universities (HBCUs) and among the most academically prestigious, with a College of Dentistry that has graduated African American dental professionals since the late nineteenth century. The college occupies a significant position in the history of Black professional education and dental access in the United States.

A dental school clinic provides patient care through dental students under direct faculty supervision, which carries important implications for patients: treatment is thorough, treatment times are longer than a private practice visit, and costs are typically lower than market rate. Howard's dental school clinic serves both the mission of training future dentists and the practical goal of providing affordable dental care to the DC community — particularly the surrounding Shaw, LeDroit Park, and Howard University campus population, and the lower-income DC residents who may lack access to private dental practices.

The College of Dentistry's services cover the full scope of general and specialty dental care that dental students need to complete their clinical training: preventive examinations, cleanings, restorative treatments, endodontics, periodontics, oral surgery, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and orthodontics. Patients who establish care at a dental school clinic accept the trade-off of longer visit times in exchange for the comprehensive care and lower costs that the training environment provides.

The 600 W Street NW address is on the Howard University campus, accessible from the Shaw-Howard University Metro station on the Green and Yellow lines. For DC patients who want affordable, comprehensive dental care through the Howard University dental training program — and who support the HBCU mission — this college clinic provides both accessible care and direct contribution to the pipeline of Black dental professionals in the United States.

Howard University College of Dentistry clinic at 600 W St NW on the historic HBCU campus in Shaw DC, offering comprehensive dental training clinic care at accessible costs near the Metro.

Clinic Details

Best Known For

General Dentistry

Business Hours

Monday(Today)
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Howard University | College of Dentistry located?
Howard University | College of Dentistry is a dental practice in Washington, District of Columbia (ZIP 20059).
What services does Howard University | College of Dentistry offer?
It is a general dental practice offering preventive, restorative, and cosmetic care for patients of every age.
Does the practice treat children and adults?
Yes. The office sees patients of all ages for routine and ongoing dental care.
How often should I have a dental checkup?
Most dentists recommend a checkup and professional cleaning every six months, which helps catch problems while they are still small.
How do I book an appointment at Howard University | College of Dentistry?
Use this page to contact Howard University | College of Dentistry directly with a question or to request an appointment.

Location

Services Offered

General Dentistry

General dentistry at Howard University | College of Dentistry brings together comprehensive exams, cleanings, fillings, and gum-health monitoring, the everyday care that keeps a Washington smile in good shape.

Reviews

68 reviews

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D***2 weeks ago

The Staff did a very good job and thank you so much God bless them all, they were great.

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B***3 months ago

Staff did an excellent job on everything making sure I was getting great service positive attitude always consistent with their work and communicating for appointments and any changes during the visits

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P***3 months ago

Completely wasted my time. Spent 2 days and had to take off work. 5 hours total. They told me first day they could do a night guard. That's all I wanted. Then the orthodontist is saying I need my whole mouth reconstructed. I can't afford anything like that right now. A night guard would at least help with the wear on my teeth from grinding. There is no reason you shouldn't be able to do this for me. Thanks for wasting my time and just using me as a guinea pig without actually giving me the care you 100% could have given me. I only came here to save money on the guard. Last time I'll ever come to a dental school. That was the worst experience I've ever had with a dentist. I will go back to my private practice dentist who was already going to do this for me, for a much higher price unfortunately. I legitimately would have benefited from that night gaurd. That's just a fact. Why they won't do that for me makes no sense

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L***4 months ago

What can I say bad about this place? The dental students took really good care of me in my time of need. I'm more than 100% satisfied and I will be making this place my dental home in the future.

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S***4 months ago

The Student Drs and staff are doing a great job of transferring knowledge. My providers exhibit a great deal of empathy, caring, and kindness. They will become the next great professionals. Bravo Zulu to them all.

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M***6 months ago

Im so happy! This place was awesome. They take people on an emergency basis & highly affordable. Its a blessing for people without health insurance. People at this clinic where friendly and very professional. Under $100 I had a bad tooth removed. I will be back

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N***7 months ago

Tried to schedule sn appointment, prices apparently are some type of secret code... asked for cleaning price 2 emails later, told $40-500." WHAT? So just bring an open wallet? Huh? Ok, so trying to patronize BOB, HBCU means paying whatever? Cool, I just scheduled at a non HBCU dentist, got an actual price of $79 for cleaning and x-rays. 1 appointment, don't have to come in for a screening, don't have to budget up to $500 for a cleaning. Not sure why Howard has prices with no transparency. I get it's a teaching facility, not sure why that means I'd need 2 appointments for a routine cleaning or why a cleaning would be $500. I should have read the other reviews before wasting my time trying to schedule. Seems to be a 50:50 chance of getting horrible service. Likely dodged a bullet and saved myself the aggravation.

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