Shaw Family Dental Center offers a variety of services
The center, which opened in November, serves
The center is a partnership with
"We think it's important to provide opportunities to our patients and encourage them to make healthy decisions," Craig said. "It points to our vision at Shaw of creating a better future. We want to make sure those services are available and the barriers to care are removed anytime we can do that."
The center, which includes three exam rooms, operates inside of an
Craig said between the health and dental centers there are about 3,500 active patients.
"Given the connection between oral and physical health, the (centers) cross-refer patients in an effort to offer patient-centered, comprehensive care," a press release said.
There are four employees on site at the dental center: Dr.
The dental center is open Monday through Friday from
DeBartolo, who has been with the center since November, sees between eight and 10 patients a day. He also helps the hygienist.
DeBartolo said he has been a practicing dentist for a "long time."
"I love the concept here," he said. "I think it's very convenient for all the employees."
He said the dental center concept works "very well" for Shaw employees and his staff.
"We all love working here with them, they have great management and are good people," DeBartolo said.
Craig said both teams work hard to make sure patients' needs are met.
"If a patient calls the dental center in the morning with a toothache, we're going to see them the same day," she said. "They may have to come back for service, but we will see what is going on."
"When new patients come in the doctor does a complete treatment plan," Craig said. "Patients know when they walk out the door what their out-of-pocket costs will be."
Craig said the co-pay varies depending on the insurance plan the associates have.
Crabtree said for services that OnSite doesn't provide, patients are referred to another office.
"We typically help patients get appointments with a doctor in their network," she said. "If a patient needs a surgical extraction, for their comfort level we refer them to an oral surgeon in our network or preferred provider organization (PPO).
In a press release,
"We are excited to open the
Craig said the employees' reaction to the dental center has been "very positive."
"Everyone is excited to see that we offer services to them and their family at extended hours and competitive prices," she said.
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