Westside Family Healthcare marked the opening of its new dental office, which will serve the greater Kent County community, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new dental office is located at 1020 Forrest Avenue, Dover, adjacent to Westside Family Healthcare’s health center.
“Access is the Answer, and Westside Family Healthcare is grateful to have the support of the community as we open our doors to offer access to affordable, quality oral health services to the greater Kent County community,” said Lolita Lopez, CEO. “This is a community that has long been underserved, and we look forward to working with our patients as partners to improve their oral health.”
The dental office will serve Delawareans who reside in the greater Kent County arae including northern and western Sussex County.
Located in the Gateway West Shopping Center, the dental office is opening its doors after receiving $1,022,123 in capital funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Affordable Care Act to renovate and equip the facility. Westside Family Healthcare also received grant support for operations of this program through the Longwood Foundation, Highmark Delaware BluePrints for the Community, Laffey McHugh Foundation, Potter Charity Trust, and M&T Charitable Foundation.
In addition to oral health services, Westside also provides at this location family medical and prenatal care; as well as support services such as social work, chronic disease case management, and enrollment and financial aid assistance. The center’s opening will provide an opportunity to improve the health status of residents of this community.
Recently, Kent County’s residents were identified as having the poorest quality of health among all three counties.
For further information log on to www.westsidehealth.org.
