Roving Dental Hygiene

Roving Dental Hygiene is a mobile dental hygiene practice based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, founded and operated by Registered Dental Hygienist Karen De Luca. The practice is described as Kingston's first mobile dental hygiene service, bringing professional oral care directly to residents of long-term care homes, retirement homes, and group homes across the Kingston, Napanee, and Gananoque areas. Rather than requiring patients to travel to a clinic, the practice delivers fully equipped care at the bedside, in a wheelchair, in a recliner, or wherever the resident is most comfortable. The service is built around the needs of seniors, including those living with dementia. Karen De Luca's mission is to promote greater public access to preventive oral hygiene care, inspired in part by her personal experience caring for her late in-laws who lived with dementia in senior communities. She is a registered provider for both the Canadian Dental Care Program (CDCP) and the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP), two programs that make dental care more accessible and affordable for seniors. Through these programs she has cared for many seniors who had gone years without dental care due to affordability. The practice serves a range of long-term care and retirement facilities in the region, including Limestone Ridge, Arbour Heights, Providence Manor, Sisters of Providence Motherhouse, John Parrott Centre, Lennox and Addington General Hospital Long-Term Care, and Friendly Manor. Families are not required to provide any equipment; the hygienist arrives fully equipped with all necessary tools and supplies. The brand positions itself around compassion, dignity, and convenience, with a focus on gentle, high-quality oral care that helps seniors maintain their health and dignity.

Roving Dental Hygiene was founded by Karen De Luca, a Registered Dental Hygienist with 22 years of experience in the dental field. De Luca began her career as a Dental Assistant for eight years before returning to school to become a hygienist, encouraged by fellow professionals. After graduating, she gained advanced skills working in a periodontal specialty office, then provided compassionate care to patients of all ages in family-oriented general practices. She eventually became an independent mobile dental hygienist, bringing professional oral care directly to clients. The practice is described as Kingston's first mobile dental hygiene practice. It was established to serve residents of long-term care homes, retirement homes, and group homes in the Kingston, Napanee, and Gananoque areas. The inspiration for the practice came partly from De Luca's personal experience caring for her late in-laws, who lived with different types of dementia in senior communities. This experience gave her a deep understanding of the unique needs of residents in long-term care and retirement homes. As a registered provider for both the Canadian Dental Care Program (CDCP) and the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP), De Luca has been able to care for many seniors who had gone years without dental care due to affordability. The practice has served residents at facilities including Limestone Ridge, Arbour Heights, Providence Manor, Sisters of Providence Motherhouse, John Parrott Centre, Lennox and Addington General Hospital Long-Term Care, and Friendly Manor. The service model emphasizes convenience and dignity: the hygienist arrives fully equipped with all necessary tools and supplies, and care can be provided at the bedside, in a wheelchair, in a recliner, or wherever the resident is most comfortable.

• Karen De Luca begins career as a Dental Assistant

• De Luca returns to school to become a Registered Dental Hygienist

• De Luca works in a periodontal specialty office and family general practices

• Roving Dental Hygiene founded as Kingston's first mobile dental hygiene practice

Compassionate, convenient, fully equipped mobile dental hygiene care for seniors in long-term care, retirement, and group home settings.

• Mobile dental hygiene services

  Professional dental hygiene care delivered at bedside, in wheelchairs, or in long-term care and retirement homes.

• CDCP and OSDCP registered provider services

  Dental hygiene care covered under the Canadian Dental Care Program and Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program.

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2. 2About Us | Roving Dental Hygienerovingdentalhygiene.com
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