OHIO MEDICAID DENTAL CLINICS

URGENT NEED DENTISTRY IN FAIRBORN OHIO-

 
State of Ohio has provided a system of

Ohio Safety Net Dental Clinics  

Contact Information
Contact Person: Robin Fosnaugh
Title: Nursing Director
Network/Agency/Contact E-Mail: rfosnaugh@gcchd.org
Greene County
360 Wilson Drive
Xenia, OH 45385-0250
Phone: 9373745655
Fax: 9373745675
Service Type(s): Comprehensive
Program/Agency Type: Local Health Department
Full Time: Yes

When you need a dentist in Greene County Emergency Dental Care Provided by 

Greene County Combined Health District Dental Clinic     

 Network/Agency Name: Greene County Combined Health District

 Other Facilities:
The National Institutes of Health Website: "Finding Dental Care"

Click on the Link for a dentist's advice on how to find a dentist. 

Yellow Springs Dental Care is Not part of Safety Net System

Fairborn Ohio Give Kids A Smile Free Clinic

FAIRBORN – Dr. Gordon Womack wants every kid to have a smile that makes the child proud.

“We want kids to be pain free, so they can smile,” Womack said.

To do so, Womack and other area dentists will partner to provide free dental care to underprivileged children during a week-long clinic that begins Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 in the Berry Room of the Ervin J. Nutter Center.

More than 25 dentists, nine hygienists and a group of orthodontists are participating in the clinic, Womack said.

“It’s a big team effort,” said Nicky Thomas, office manager at Beavercreek Pediatric Dentistry, which Womack owns.

The group will provide free cleanings, sealants, fillings and other “basic dental needs” to about 500 elementary and middle school children up to age 16 from schools across the Miami Valley, Thomas said.

Services are also available for children with special needs up to the age of 22, she said.

The program is part of the statewide “Give Kids a Smile” initiative sponsored by the Ohio Dental Association. Womack plans to continue to treat children from the clinic who have additional needs, Thomas said.

A 2003 U.S. Surgeon General report found more than 51 million school hours are lost each year to dental-related illness, according to the American Dental Association.

Womack hopes to treat and then pair local children who don’t have a regular dentist with a local professional who participates in the program. “Our goal is for every child to have a dental home,” he said.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2342 or cmagan@DaytonDailyNews.com.

"DENTAL CARE REMAINS THE NO.1 UNMET HEALTH CARE NEED FOR FAIRBORN OHIO CHILDREN AND LOW-INCOME ADULTS."  

If Greene County Clinic is Closed--

The Miami Valley Hospital Clinic in Dayton is open 24/7 

FOR CONTACT INFORMATION SEE BELOW:

You and your dentist

On the website of the American Dental Association. Question and answer format discusses how to resolve disputes, seek a dentist, obtain dental records. Includes appropriate questions to ask your dentist about treatment recommendations, cost of treatment, office policies.

Safety Net Dental Care Programs provide clinical

dental services and generally are operated by local

health departments, community health centers,

hospitals and other organizations that serve the

community. Ohio has approximately 100 programs

that provide basic dental services and 12 programs

that offer preventive care. Safety Net Dental Care

Programs offer sliding fee schedules, reduced fees

or free care to clients who can’t afford to pay a

private dentist.
Safety Net Dental Care

Program in Fairborn, Ohio.
 The first section, Primary Dental Care, lists safety net

programs that offer basic dental care. Please use this

section when referring clients in need of

examinations, x-rays, fillings, extractions, partials,

dentures, root canals, cleanings and those who have

dental emergencies.* The Dental Hygiene

Programs section lists dental hygiene programs.

Referrals to these programs should be limited to

clients in need of annual/semi-annual examinations,

x-rays, cleanings and fluoride treatments.

*Not all clinics provide all of these services. Clients

should call individual programs for details.

Fairborn, Ohio's Safety Net dental clinic is provided by Greene County in

Xenia:

Greene County Combined Health District 937.374.5600

Provides emerency dental services for Fairborn, ohio; Xenia, Ohio; Jamestown, Ohio; Cedarville, Ohio, Yellow Springs, and other Greene County communities.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

CONTACT INFORMATION  

CONTACT PERSON: ROBIN FOSNAUGH 

NETWORK/AGENCY/CONTACT E-MAIL: RFOSNAUGH@GCCHD.ORG 

GREENE COUNTY

360 WILSON DRIVE 

XENIA, OH 45385-0250 

PHONE: 937-374-5655 

FAX: 937-374-5675 

SERVICE TYPE(S): COMPREHENSIVE

PROGRAM/AGENCY TYPE: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

FULL TIME: YES

If Greene County Clinic is Closed--

Try the Miami Valley Hospital Clinic in Dayton

HERE IS A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE GREENE COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT CLINIC, NEXT TO THE GREENE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A PART OF THE KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK. 

From Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for Ohioans, 2007

Oral Health and Access

to Dental Care for Ohioans, 2007

Dental Care Remains Greene County's Top Unmet Health Care

Need for Children and Low-income Adults

Oral diseases such as tooth decay and gum infections still affect a large proportion of Ohioans.

Unnecessary dental disease and oral infections are costly problems for families, employers and

government. Severe dental problems can result in poor performance or absence from school or work.

Oral disease has been associated with other serious health problems including heart and lung diseases,

stroke, diabetes, low birth weight and premature births.

Access to dental care means that people can get the dental care they need when they want it. To get that

care, a person must have two things: availability of a private dental office or safety net clinic (operated

by local governments, hospitals and community agencies) and a means to pay for the care. Lacking such

means is the most common barrier to accessing dental care. Low-income families who rely on Medicaid

At-a-Glance: Oral Health and Access to

Dental Care for Ohioans, 2007

Oral Health:

• Cavities: Twenty-six percent of children in third grade and 28 percent of 3–5-year-old

Head Start children have untreated cavities.

• Toothaches: One in 10 children has had a recent toothache.

• Disparities: Disease rates are significantly higher among children from low-income families

and those from Appalachia.

Access to Care:

• Dental care is the No. 1 unmet health care need for children.

• Disparities: The children most likely to have untreated cavities are poor, non-white, and/or

reside in Appalachian counties.

• Uninsured: 23 percent of Ohio children (about 670,000) are uninsured for dental care.

• Medicaid: Only 5 percent of Ohio Medicaid consumers under age 3, and 44 percent of

those ages 3–18 years had a dental visit in 2005.

Oral Health:

• Loss of Teeth: In 2004, 46 percent of adults had at least one tooth removed due to tooth

decay or gum disease (improved from 50 percent in 2000).

■ Including 6 percent who had all of their teeth removed (versus 9 percent in 2000).

Access to Care:

• Dental care is the No. 1 unmet health care need for low-income adults and is second to

prescription needs for adults overall.

• Disparities: The adults most likely to have dental problems are poor, non-white and/or reside

in Appalachian counties.

• Uninsured: 43 percent of Ohio adults (about 3.6 million) are uninsured for dental care.

■ 38 percent uninsured among adults aged 18–64

■ 66 percent uninsured among adults aged 65+

Safety net dental care programs in ohio

Be sure to visit the Ohio Department of Health,

Bureau of Oral Health Services (BOHS) Web site at

http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/ohs/oral/

oral1.aspx for more information about BOHS

programs and resources.

Coalitions

Safety Net Dental Care Programs provide clinical

dental services and generally are operated by local

health departments, community health centers,

hospitals and other organizations that serve the

community. Ohio has approximately 100 programs

that provide basic dental services and 12 programs

that offer preventive care. Safety Net Dental Care

Programs offer sliding fee schedules, reduced fees

or free care to clients who can’t afford to pay a

private dentist.

This brochure lists each Safety Net Dental Care

Program in Ohio and serves as a quick reference

for making referrals to these programs. The first

section, Primary Dental Care, lists safety net

programs that offer basic dental care. Please use this

section when referring clients in need of

examinations, x-rays, fillings, extractions, partials,

dentures, root canals, cleanings and those who have

dental emergencies.* The Dental Hygiene

Programs section lists dental hygiene programs.

Referrals to these programs should be limited to

clients in need of annual/semi-annual examinations,

x-rays, cleanings and fluoride treatments.

*Not all clinics provide all of these services. Clients

should call individual programs for details.

Greene County:GREENE COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT CLINIC, NEXT TO THE GREENE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, A PART OF THE KETTERING HEALTH NETWORK. 

Xenia Serving:  Fairborn, ohio; Xenia, Ohio; Jamestown, Ohio; Cedarville, Ohio, Yellow Springs, and other Greene County communities.

Greene County Combined Health District 937.374.5600

Some materials from From Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for Ohioans, 2007 and Greene County Health Statistics provided by State of Ohio

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