MOBILE, Ala. -- The Mobile County Health Department's Family Health division was recently awarded a $10,000 grant by the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation. The money will be used to help offset the cost of purchasing dental equipment for the Dauphin Island Parkway Health Center.
Among the items to be purchased include an exam chair, lights, an X-ray system, and a computer, said Dr. Kerri Bowie, Family Health's Dental Department director. Bowie said the DIP Health Center, which is in close proximity to at least three public schools and several Head Start programs, will soon be able to provide cleanings, sealants and screenings to children.
Right now, only screenings are available at the DIP Health Center. Dr. Bowie said with a dentist at the site one day a week, she anticipates serving 15 patients a day for a total of 780 encounters a year.
The mission of the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is to increase access to dental care by providing grants to non-profit community clinics that extend the benefits of dentistry to underserved residents in communities across the region.
Family Health's dental clinics provide teeth cleaning and treatment services to children between the ages of 1 and 20 and adults who qualify. Fees are based on a patient’s family size and income.
Services are offered at the Downtown Health Center, Eight Mile Health Center, North Mobile Health Center in Mount Vernon and the Semmes Health Center. Dental services will soon be available at the Southwest Health Center and at the DIP Health Center. To find out about how to qualify for services, call 251-690-8139.
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