Thanks to grant award by Highmark Newsroom@DominionPost.com Monongalia County Health Department Dentistry will soon be expanding by about 50%, from five to seven operatories, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health. After Medicaid ...
“I think his biggest challenge was trying to convince people that they could get top-of-the-line dental service at the health department,” Monongalia County Health Officer Dr. Lee Smith said. “He was very much up to that challenge.” Smith’s comments were in regard to the ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com When oral cancers are advanced and invade the jawbone, patients need to have their jawbone removed, along with the teeth. The jawbone can be reconstructed using fibular bone, but cancer patients usually have to wait many months or even years to get prosthetic ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Wilson Martino Dental, TLC Dental and The Smile Defenders will provide a free dental day for kids during August. The dental teams will provide free dental care for all area children ages 12 and younger. The dental care includes: Routine ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Mikhail Conrad’s first visit to the dentist took place after he had just spent time at a hospital, said his mother Tina, so he was not very happy to undergo more treatment. But these days, Mikhail is a pro. On Friday, he sat patiently as dental ...
Mon Health Dept. Dentistry holds second free cleaning event Newsroom@DominionPost.com Barbara Garcia waited nervously at Monongalia County Health Department for her first dental appointment in about 20 years. An hour later, she realized her fear was all for naught after ...