Health Care for The Homeless State Funded Rehab
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111 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD - 21201
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(410) 783-0482
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Health Care for The Homeless State Funded Rehab
Comprehensive dental services for low-income
people long have been scarce in Maryland. Until recently, HCH clients
had few options for preventive or restorative dental care and only
limited access to extraction services. Most Maryland residents still
remember Deamonte Driver, the 12-year-old homeless boy who died of a
brain infection from an untreated tooth abscess. That unfortunate event
brought increased public attention to the deplorable lack of
comprehensive dental services.
In 2009, with support from the Federal Bureau of
Primary Health Care, HCH began offering dental services through Chase
Brexton Health Services, Inc. and the University of Maryland Dental
School. For the first time, HCH clients gained access to comprehensive
dental care.
Beginning in 2010, HCH will
operate the first comprehensive dental program in Maryland
designed to address the unique needs and life circumstances of adults
and children experiencing homelessness. HCH’s new clinic and
headquarters at 421 Fallsway will include a three-chair dental suite
staffed with a full-time dentist, oral hygienist, and dental assistant
to provide an array of oral health care services for adults and
children. For more information, contact us at 410-837-5533 or info@hchmd.org.
This dental assistance location provided is subject to change. We work to maintain an accurate list, but we urge you to call the location directly for further information as may have changed since this posting was created.
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