The Gardetto Family Community Dental Clinic, one of Wisconsin’s only special needs dental clinics, received a $7,500 grant from the Catholic Community Foundation. The clinic, located at 2450 W. North Ave., was established by St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care to exclusively serve people with physical and cognitive disabilities.
“We are most grateful to the Catholic Community Foundation for their generous support of this clinic,” said St. Ann Center President Sr. Edna Lonergan. “Our costs for treating adults and children with disabilities is very high, and we are one of the few dental clinics in the state that accepts government pay programs like Medicare and Medicaid. For too long, people with disabilities have had limited access to quality dental treatment—this grant helps ensure they get the care they need.”
Many special needs clients come to the clinic after suffering for years with moderate to severe dental pain, and are often unable to communicate the discomfort they are in. Because of the extreme need, the dental clinic at St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus Campus attracts patients from every area of the state.
To read more about the clinic, visit stanncenter.org/community/
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