Greater Family Health is pleased to announce the expansion of its School-Based Oral Health Care program. The expansion occurs during the 2019-2020 Academic Year and focused on increased care provision in the schools of both School District 300 and U-46.
Greater Family Health has provided dentistry since its inception, and the initiation of its School-Based Oral Health Care Program began in September, 2007.
Greater Family Health’s longstanding partnership with Districts 300 and U-46 has led to a projected growth of 42% in the number of schools served by Greater Family Health and its School-Based Oral Health Care Program. For Academic Year 2019-2020, Greater Family Health projects that its School-Based Oral Health Care Program will be offered in 37 schools in the 2 Districts, compared to last Academic Year’s 26 schools.
Greater Family Health is proud of its substantial and ongoing collaboration with both Districts and is appreciative of the trust each has placed in Greater Family Health’s Dental Care Team.
Greater Family Health’s mission of providing quality affordable health care for all, including those without the ability to pay, is the driving force behind the organization’s motivation to create access to health care services for the community’s most vulnerable. School-based care is an important part of the fabric of the country’s health care system, as the model brings essential services right to where they are needed the most. School-based care is provided in a safe, convenient, and accessible location – one that is central to the lives of many families. A partnership between a Federally Qualified Health Center, such as Greater Family Health, and large school districts like D300 and U46, further strengthens the safety net for the community, ensuring that children are succeeding not only in school, but also in life.
Patients seeking oral health care services can also schedule an appointment with Greater Family Health’s Dental Clinic by calling 844-599-3700.
Greater Family Health is the area’s premier Federally Qualified Health Center, providing the full range of quality, affordably priced, fully integrated primary care services to over 51,000 area residents by almost 167,000 medical, behavioral health and dental appointments annually. Operating 10 Community Health Centers in 5 northeastern Illinois counties, the organization is accredited by The Joint Commission, Primary Care Medical Home certified, repeatedly nationally recognized for both its health outcomes and cost efficiency, and provides care regardless of the patient’s ability to pay.
