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Community Dental Clinic

A Good Idea

Description

Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council's Community Dental Clinic provides low-income families with routine dental care, specialty referral and preventive/educational services. Families must meet the eligibility criteria in order to qualify for treatment.

Goal / Mission

The goal of this program is to improve the health of all its community members, while providing the same quality of service paid for by privately insured patients.

Results / Accomplishments

Patients are able to overcome health barriers that would have prevented them from functioning normally on the job or at school.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council
Primary Contact
Jo Boyd Hines, Program Director
Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council
PO Box 4069
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72914
(501) 782-2061
Topics
Health / Oral Health
Health / Health Care Access & Quality
Organization(s)
Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council
Source
Center for Community Action Research
Date of publication
2002
Date of implementation
1997
Location
Crawford-Sebastian County, AK
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Target Audience
Families
Additional Audience
Low-Income
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