ISLAND HEALTH CARE

Dental Clinic

Award: $500,000

Mission: To provide the people of Martha?sVineyard with accessto equitable, high-quality, affordable health care; resourcesand support for social and economic needs; and public health leadership.

Weareexcitedto report that work iswell underway at Island HealthCareto build, equipandstaff anew,4 chair dental facilitywherewecan providecritical,full service,safety net dental carefor islandyouthand their families.

Our architectshavecompleted theplansand drawingsfor our beautiful spaceat 1 MarinersWay inEdgartownand areintheprocessof orderingequipment and supplies Our planistobuildout thedental center spaceover thenext 9 monthsand openfor businesstowardstheendof 2023

InauniquepartnershipwithBostonUniversity?sHenry M GoldmanSchool of Dental Medicine,wearedevelopinganintegratedmodel of primary carethat will includeoral healthcareprovidedby ateamof full-timeoral healthprofessionalsand dental faculty,students,and residentsfromBostonUniversity.

What thismeansfor our community isalong-termcommitment by theIsland?s FederallyQualifiedHealthCenter tooperateacomprehensivesafety net dental center that will finally meet theneedsof themorethan2500 childrenwhopresently lack any accesstooral healthcare Wewill alsoprovidepreventiveservicesand support for school childrenincludingtheuninsured andunderserved,andthose coveredby Medicaid,includingour Brazilianimmigrant population.