{"id":320601,"date":"2026-08-13T19:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/320601\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:14:50","slug":"jacobi-north-central-bronx-dental-department-now-offers-evening-dental-care-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/320601\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobi | North Central Bronx Dental Department Now Offers Evening Dental Care Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n

\t\t\"\"<\/a>Dr. ROBERT MARGOLIN is chairperson of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) at NYC Health + Hospitals\/Jacobi | North Central Bronx
Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals<\/p>\n

NYC Health + Hospitals\/Jacobi | North Central Bronx (Jacobi-NCB) announced in June that its dental department has begun offering evening appointments, expanding to serve an additional 60 patients a week.<\/p>\n

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NCB officials said that since Aug. 1, dental appointments are available until 6.30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays at both the Jacobi and North Central Bronx campuses, a direct response to what they say is the reality that many working Bronx residents cannot access care during standard daytime hours.<\/p>\n

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They said the expanded schedule includes dedicated pediatric appointments on Tuesday evenings and adult appointments on Thursday evenings. Patients can schedule a dental appointment by calling (718) 519 3300.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Robert Margolin, chairperson of dentistry\/oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) at Jacobi-NCB, said, \u201cWe realized that some people work and may not be able to make traditional office hours, so we thought offering evenings would be a nice option for them.\u201d Jacobi-NCB officials said the expansion also includes adding a new portable dental unit into one of the treatment rooms, along with plans to hire additional dental assistants.<\/p>\n

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They added that one of the most important changes is that dental care is now officially available for Women\u2019s Health Services patients, and they are being brought directly into the clinic for treatment.<\/p>\n

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Margolin added, \u201cPregnant patients are especially prone to dental disease, they have more circulating hormones. It\u2019s important for them to maintain dental health. Also, if the moms have any dental infection or bad cavities and wind up with pain or swelling, these could put the fetus at risk too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>TUESDAY EVENINGS AT NYC Health + Hospitals\/North Central Bronx will be dedicated to pediatric dental patients, while Thursday evenings will serve adult dental patients, NCB officials said.
Photo courtesy of NYC Health + Hospitals<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cUnhealthy gums are associated with low birth weight. It\u2019s very important that we see these patients for checkups, cleanings, and to eliminate any potential sources of infection during pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jacobi-NCB\u00a0officials said the department currently operates five days a week, supplying a range of services including general and pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, laser dentistry, implants, root canals, and full-mouth rehabilitation. Emergency dental care is available daily.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re always here to help,\u201d said Margolin. \u201cCheck-ups every six months, cleanings, fillings, restorations, restoring every patient to health and function. That is what we are about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With substantial oral health needs in The Bronx, Jacobi-NCB officials said the hospital stands to gain from its growing capacity to serve its diverse, densely populated communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By S\u00cdLE MOLONEY Dr. ROBERT MARGOLIN is chairperson of dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-320601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}