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Vote for your
favorite clinic!
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This year, we're asking for some input on which clinics to
fund. We have six potential clinics and would love to know which
you think we should support. We'd also like you to suggest clinics to consider in 2010—if you know of a deserving clinic
in your community, please give us their contact information and
we'll follow up!
The clinic information is below;
click here to choose one of these clinics and suggest
new ones for next year.
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The Children’s Dental Health Clinic
in Long Beach, CA provides “access to quality dental care and family education that may not be available to infants, children, adolescents and persons with disabilities due to their economic status.” Last year the CDHC provided over 49,000 people with oral health information, dental screenings and/or education. Additionally, within clinics over 10,000 children were treated (approximately 33,000 visits). In the past two years, the number of patients referred to the CDHC for treatment has increased 100%.
Project:
CDHC has requested $15,000 in funding to support the purchase of one dental operatory unit. A new unit will allow the CDHC to provide more than 1,000 children with 3,000 visits annually at the CDHC’s Bellflower satellite clinic.
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Community Healthcare Network
in New York, NY provides “accessible, comprehensive, culturally competent primary care, mental health care, and social services to diverse populations in underserved communities.” CHN’s network includes ten federally qualified health centers providing services to over 65,000 patients annually. CHN operates three dental clinics in Central Harlem, North/Central Brooklyn, and Queens. Over 77% of CHN’s patients live at or below the poverty level and do not have access to private dental insurance.
Project:
CHN has requested $15,000 to purchase digital imaging equipment. Digital imaging equipment provides faster, more accurate results, with 90% less exposure to radiation, no processing chemicals, and drastic paper reduction. In 2007 CHN had 2,700 dental visits, and the clinic estimates a 25% increase (+675) as a result of this project.
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Inner City Health Care
in Denver, CO provides “quality medical, dental and counseling services to the medically uninsured and very low-income families of metropolitan Denver and beyond.” The dental programs of ICHC are the only clinics serving the low income and uninsured that do not have population restrictions. Approximately 97% of ICHS’c patients live at or below the poverty level, and 74% are uninsured with over 7,000 patient visits in 2008.
Project:
ICHC has requested $15,000 for staffing related to expanding the clinics health care and education efforts. This program is estimated to lead to an increase of roughly 1,700 patients in the first year.
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The Dental Health Clinic of the School of Dental Health Science in Forest Grove, OR provides preventative dental health services to the community, with an emphasis on patients who have limited access to dental care. In the clinic’s first 18 months of operation over 3,000 patients have been served. More than 50% are at or below the poverty level, and 80% lack sufficient insurance coverage.
Project:
The organization has requested $20,000 to purchase a van for a mobile dental clinic.
The project – dubbed “Smile Care Everywhere” will be implemented to promote dental health in limited access areas of Washington and Yamill Counties. Having a dedicated vehicle to facilitate off-site visits will provide care to 60-100 patients per academic year.
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The Petaluma Health Center
in Petaluma, CA provides high quality medical, dental, and mental health services to patients regardless of economic, insurance, or cultural barriers. The clinic serves just over 1,000 patients with dental services, 95% of whom live at or below the poverty level.
Project:
The organization has requested $15,000 to support a $750,000 construction project. PHC is constructing a three dentist clinic in a new location. It is estimated that this project will allow the organization to provide care to an additional 1,300 patients (3,510 visits estimated) in the first year of operation.
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The Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley
in Aurora, IL provides quality primary care and community health services to individuals regardless of their ability to pay for service. Roughly 780 patients are served by VNA’s dental program (1,600 patient visits), with 85% of these living at or below the poverty level, and 85% uninsured.
Project:
VNA has requested $15,000 to help create a new dental office in the existing health clinic. The total project budget is estimated at $622,000, and the organization estimates that it will lead to an increase of over 1,700 patients and 3,400 visits in the first year of operation.
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