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- EIN 20-5213099
- 513 W Bridge St Ste A Yerington NV 89447-2659 USA
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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Health
Mission: To provide dental care for over 5000 under served patients in the lyon county nv area. Of those served 48% were covered by medicaid, 39% were covered through a sliding fee scale, and the others were covered through private insurance
Programs: Organization offers dental care to members of the community of lyon county nevada. Dental care is available for those who are low income, have limited funds, or are within the medicaid program. The organization encourages dental care for those with limited funds by offering a sliding fee scale. Also, the organization accepts patients who are covered by private insurance and compiles and prepares the reimbursement from those companies for the patient. A discounted donation treatment is offered at the organizations option and is used when patients have no means of paying. The organization provides programs for children throughout the county in the form of free dental screening, education of oral hygiene, and flouride varnish. Aproximately 125 children took advantage of this program.