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Building blocks of nonprofit health care success.(Organization overview)
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Academy of Health Care Management Journal
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January 1, 2007
- Author:
- Palmer, David W.; Parker, Jeffrey A.; Arthur, Burt F.
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 The DreamCatchers Group, LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
In March 2004 the Sarrell Regional Dental Center for Public Health, Inc. (SRDC) was opened in Anniston, Alabama. The dental center was created to provide preventative, restorative and emergency care for an underserved market, Alabama Medicaid-eligible children ages 3 to 20. By the end of 2006 it was one of the largest dental service providers in the state. This study discusses the performance of the SRDC and the strategies used by this nonprofit health care center to survive, grow and improve the quality of life of its patients and employees. The SRDC has found five key things that have led to their success: a private-public partnership, intensive marketing ...
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EDITORIAL: Helping the needy with their dental care.(Editorial)
Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT);
October 17, 2006 ;
506 words
......cities are expanding dental care to underserved populations...connection between good dental care and improved health...importance of routine dental care. Providing dental care at steeply discounted...through the nonprofit Dental Center of Stamford, ...
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STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF DENTAL CARE FOR ALL...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
September 20, 2006 ;
387 words
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Feeling the bite: There's no such thing as free dental care ; it's adults...
Charleston Gazette;
February 22, 1999 ;
Kay Michael;
759 words
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Family Dental Center will expand Governor touts federal appropriation.
Columbia Daily Tribune;
May 31, 2007 ;
JASON ROSENBAUM;
397 words
......and Chariton County. Family Dental Center was established in 2002 to...will go toward providing dental care services at the center's...move comes at a time when dental care is about to be reintegrated...patients. Re-establishing dental care became a focal point for...
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DENTAL CENTER TURNS LIVES AROUND PROVIDER OF CARE TO HIV-AIDS PATIENTS HAS...
Rocky Mountain News;
December 4, 2004 ;
Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News;
517 words
......looked wonderful." At Howard Dental Center, they transform lives one...getting desperately needed dental care. "Most of them were very...all are." INFOBOX Howard Dental Center * Purpose: To provide compassionate, comprehensive dental care to people living with HIV-AI...
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Mobile dental center to visit Bangor pool
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;
July 7, 2004 ;
81 words
...BANGOR - The "Miles for Smiles" mobile dental center will be at the Beth Pancoe Memorial Pool beginning...Children and adults will be able to tour the mobile dental center and receive gifts and educational brochures to promote healthful dental care. The mobile dental ...
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DENTAL CENTER TURNS LIVES AROUND PROVIDER OF CARE TO HIV-AIDS PATIENTS HAS...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
December 4, 2004 ;
Ryckman, Lisa;
558 words
......wonderful. At Howard Dental Center, they transform lives...desperately needed dental care. Most of them were...are. INFOBOX Howard Dental Center * Purpose: To provide...compassionate, comprehensive dental care to people living with...Diaz at the Howard Dental ...
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Family Dental Center will expand: Governor touts federal appropriation.
Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO);
May 31, 2007 ;
458 words
......and Chariton County. Family Dental Center was established in 2002 to...will go toward providing dental care services at the center's...move comes at a time when dental care is about to be reintegrated...patients. Re-establishing dental care became a focal point for...
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First 25 Children Get Dental Care Today at new Children's Dental Center in...
PR Newswire;
June 16, 2008 ;
310 words
......PRNewswire/ -- The most unusual dental office in Northern California...begin its mission of providing dental care to thousands of children in Silicon...see a dentist. The Children's Dental Center in Tropicana Shopping Center...have difficulty in accessing dental care. It is a ...
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Profile: Medicaid's low reimbursements to dentists cause many Americans to...
Morning Edition (NPR);
January 3, 2002 ;
BOB EDWARDS;
787 words
......to go without dental care Host: BOB EDWARDS...the Community Dental Center in Waterville...the Community Dental Center says children...t get regular dental care can have trouble...WALKER (Community Dental Center): They're--they'...years without ...
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ACLU urges parents to use free dental care for children in Med-Quest,...
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;
February 9, 2001 ;
381 words
......a Hawaii epidemic -- lack of adequate dental care for children. The ACLU has produced a dental care brochure to advise parents in the Med-QUE...children's right to prompt and proper dental care. It also has set up a hot line to monitor...
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$4 million more earmarked for dental care for poor; Of new funds, $1.14...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
December 25, 2006 ;
STEVEN WALTERS;
630 words
......government is taking big steps to expand dental care available to Wisconsin's poorest residents...41 million was spent last year on dental care under the Medicaid program for the poor...whose plans will offer or expand local dental care. State officials said new ways must...
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Superior Dental Care, Inc. to offer dental benefits in Toledo
Toledo Business Journal;
January 1, 2000 ;
Anonymous;
605 words
...Superior Dental Care, Inc. (SDC), an Ohio-based dental benefits company owned...announce its entrance in the Greater Toledo area. Superior Dental Care has been providing dental care benefits for over 15 years. Currently, Superior Dental...
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Fed:Howard to blame for dental care crisis: Gillard
AAP General News (Australia);
October 23, 2006 ;
301 words
......10-23-2006 Fed:Howard to blame for dental care crisis: Gillard MELBOURNE, Oct 23 AAP...to blame for a crisis in Australian dental care, federal Labor's health spokeswoman...in Australia are waiting for public dental care. The Australian Council of Social Service...
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Bob Billings Rising Star: Legends Drive Dental Center.
Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas);
January 19, 2007 ;
380 words
......Dr. Ryan Brittingham, of 2006 winner Legends Drive Dental Center, isn't just thinking about potential. He wants to offer the area's most cutting-edge, technologically advanced dental care. And that means giving patients the best means possible...
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