Community Care Clinic Of Dare

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - APPLICANT NAME: COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF DARE ADDRESS: 425 W HEALTH CENTER DRIVE, NAGS HEAD, NC 27959-8944 PROJECT DIRECTOR: LYN JENKINS RN BSN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHONE NUMBERS: VOICE 252-340-2031; FAX 252-255-6352 EMAIL: LYNJENKINS@DARECLINIC.ORG WEBSITE: DARECLINIC.ORG FUNDING REQUEST: CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING $423,000 PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE DESIGN AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF DARE FACILITY TO INTEGRATE A SAFETY NET DENTAL CLINIC AND PHARMACY. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE REDESIGNING THE NORTHWEST END OF THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE THREE TREATMENT ROOMS, LAB, IMAGING ALCOVE, MECHANICAL SPACE, OFFICES, AND PHARMACY. BOTH FIXED AND MOVABLE, NON-DISPENSABLE DENTAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. RENOVATION RELATED ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND CONSTRUCTION. THE SAFETY NET DENTAL CLINIC WILL ADDRESS THE LACK OF DENTAL ACCESS FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, MARGINALIZED ADULTS IN DARE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. PROPOSED SERVICES INCLUDE GENERAL DENTISTRY ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE AND FREE OR REDUCED COST MEDICATIONS. THE COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF DARE'S HEALTH EQUITY CAMPAIGN IS ALIGNED WITH THIS PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. GOALS: TO CREATE A QUALITY SAFETY NET DENTAL CLINIC AND PHARMACY THAT WILL: PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH CARE AND MEDICATION ACCESS TO MARGINALIZED ADULTS IN DARE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES; REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY IN MARGINALIZED ADULTS; INTEGRATE ORAL HEALTH INTO MEDICAL CARE FOR OPTIMUM OVERALL HEALTH; ACHIEVE PHARMACOEQUITY WHERE MARGINALIZED ADULTS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICATIONS TO MANAGE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. TARGET POPULATION: MARGINALIZED ADULTS IN DARE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: WITHIN THE PROPOSED TIMELINE, DESIGN AND RENOVATE EXISTING SPACE AT THE COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF DARE TO CREATE A SAFETY NET DENTAL CLINIC AND PHARMACY. BEGIN SERVING PATIENTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE AWARD APPROVAL. PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH ACCESS TO 1500 MARGINALIZED ADULTS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF DENTAL CLINIC OPERATIONS. METHODOLOGY: TO ADDRESS THE UNMET ORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND LACK OF MEDICATION ACCESS IN MARGINALIZED ADULTS, COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF DARE WILL UTILIZE HRSA FUNDING TO CREATE A SAFETY NET DENTAL CLINIC AND PHARMACY. THE CLINIC WILL LEVERAGE THIS FUNDING TO STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS AND ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY. EVALUATION: OBJECTIVE DATA REPORTED BY ELECTRONIC DENTAL RECORD, ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, AND PHARMACY SOFTWARE: NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED; IMPROVEMENT IN A1C LEVELS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AFTER GAINING ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND MEDICATIONS; SUBJECTIVE DATA REPORTED THROUGH PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS.