Carnival opens first in-store dental clinic in Texas

COPPELL, Texas The in-store clinic model continues to evolve as Carnival Food Stores has announced the opening of the first in-store dental center in Texas.

To develop the clinic model, Carnival partnered with All Smiles Dental and Orthodontics practice, which has 15 North Texas dental centers. In addition to operating the in-store clinic at Carnival, All Smiles also operates two mobile dental clinics that will visit a Carnival store every week on a rotating basis to provide basic dental health care beginning in April.

The in-store clinic will be located within the 55,000-square-foot supermarket at 3320 K Avenue in Plano. The new All Smiles Dental and Orthodontics center will be open during the week and on various weekends.

“Offering dental services is one more step we are taking to provide the best services to the neighborhoods we serve,” explained Michael Byars, chief executive officer for Carnival Supermarkets. “With All Smiles’ new clinic and its mobile units, both residents around our Plano store and shoppers at our other grocery stores will be able to receive low-cost dental care.”

All Smiles specializes in providing general dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and pediatric dentistry for low-income families. It accepts Medicaid, CHIP and PPO insurance programs as well as cash plans.

“The focus of the Carnival Super Markets on the Hispanic community, plus its commitment to preventative health education and healthy families fits in perfectly with our customer base. Now we have an opportunity to provide dental care in a convenient and practical setting for our customers,” stated Dr. Richard J. Malouf, founder and chief executive officer of All Smiles Dental and Orthodontics.