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SICK & WELL
HEALTH CARE
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PROMOTING
HEALTHY LIVING
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PREVENTING
DISEASE
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ABOUT US
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Dental Health: Preventing Disease and Promoting Healthy Teeth
Dental Health is a major problem in Wilkes County. Many people do not understand how important taking
care of their teeth and gums is until it is too late. Others do not have the ability to pay to have their teeth
and gums properly cared for even if they understand how important it is!
The Dental Health Task Force of the Wilkes Community Health Council works to provide education and resources
for children and adults for whom dental pain and disability is a source of low self esteem, absenteeism and abjection.
Its goals are to increase the number of healthcare providers who provide fluoride varnish for children under age 5;
promote the Seal-Out Program by applying sealants to 1st year molars and permanent teeth to as many 3rd grade
children as possible; increase awareness of nursing bottle caries; and decrease the new cases of decay in small children.
Dental Health: Sick Care
Wilkes County Health Department provides administrative support to the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic located in
the West Park business park in North Wilkesboro. The Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic has served in excess of 8,000
children and adults. Since its opening, another two dentists, one a surgeon, have been hired.
For Infants and Children
Children’s dental health in Wilkes County has improved since the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic opened in 2000.
In 2001 a mobile dental unit was outfitted through an anonymous donation to go to the schools to provide care. Services
at the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic include comprehensive exams, dental hygiene, restorative dentistry, pediatric
dentistry, dental varnishing for infants, root canal treatment, consults and patient sedation. Services can be paid for by
cash or through Medicaid.
For Adolescents
Services at the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic include comprehensive exams, dental hygiene, restorative dentistry,
oral surgery, root canal treatment, consults and patient sedation. Services can be paid for by cash or through Medicaid.
For Adults
Another six examination rooms have been added to the Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic for adult services. Adults are
seen on a first-come, first-serve basis. Services can be paid for by cash or through Medicaid.
For more information, please call (336) 903-9399 for the Children’s Clinic or (336) 903-7300 for the adult clinic.
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