Health Department  

 Dental Health Clinic

Purpose

The Dental Health Clinic promotes and improves the oral and dental health of eligible children.  Those eligible for these services are Medicaid and N.C. Health Choice insured children and uninsured children who are at/or below 100% of the Federal poverty level.  Services provided  include examinations, fillings, sealants, extractions, screenings, and education. 

Availability

Clinic hours are: Monday - Wednesday 7:45am - 5:30pm & Thursday 7:45am-5:00pm.. No clinic hours on Fridays. 

Eligibility

Children, ages birth through 12, who are on Medicaid or NC Health Choice.  Uninsured children are eligible who are at/or below 100% of the Federal poverty level.  NOTE:  No new patients are being accepted at this time.

Contact

To make an appointment, call 704-986-3845 during office hours. 

Appointment Policies
A parent and/or legal guardian must be present on the child's first dental appointment.  You need to be 15 minutes early for your child's first appointment.

Patients are expected to be on time for appointments.  If you are more than 15 minutes late for an appointment, you may be asked to reschedule your child's appointment.

Broken Appointments
A broken appointment is:

• not showing up for an appointment;

• arriving later than 15 minutes after your scheduled appointment time; or

• failure to cancel an appointment with at least 24 hours notice.

Children with two broken appointments will be dismissed as patients from the Stanly County Dental Clinic.  You will be responsible for finding another dentist to treat your child.

Cancellations
Parents or guardians are responsible for calling the Stanly County Dental Clinic at least 24 hours before their child's appointment to cancel.

Emergency Treatment Needs
If your child has a toothache, you may give the pain reliever your child normally takes and call the dental clinic to make an appointment.

If your child has a swollen mouth or face, take your child to the closest hospital emergency room immediately.

If your child has been involved in an accident and sustained an injury to his/her teeth, you may call the Stanly County Dental Clinic during office hours.  If the injury occurs after office hours, you may take your child to the closest hospital emergency room.

Questions
If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at 704-986-3845.   We look forward to treating your child and working with you to help your child have a healthy mouth.

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This page was last updated on 08/11/10 .