WNCCHS Opens Dental on Livingston to Expand Urgent Dental Care

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) has opened Dental on Livingston, a new dental site created in collaboration with Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM), to expand access to urgent dental care in Buncombe County.

Located within ABCCM’s Medical Ministry Clinic at 155 Livingston St. in Asheville, Dental on Livingston began seeing patients Aug. 25. The WNCCHS dental team will provide urgent dental care three days a week at the new site.

On Sept. 1, WNCCHS marked the opening with a ribbon cutting attended by representatives from both organizations, as well as board members, leadership and staff.

“Access to affordable dental care is one of the greatest unmet needs in western North Carolina,” said Anita Case, CEO of WNCCHS. “Oral health is critical to overall health and well-being. Through collaboration and creative partnerships, the safety net community can address barriers to care, expand access to care and create a healthy and thriving western North Carolina.”

The site was made possible through a multiyear $667,673 grant from The Leon Levine Foundation. WNCCHS expects to provide an additional 1,040 urgent dental visits during the first year of the project and 1,440 in the second year.

Care at Dental on Livingston will focus primarily on extractions and other urgent dental needs, with the goal of connecting patients to ongoing, comprehensive dental care at Minnie Jones Health Center in Asheville.

WNCCHS is a nonprofit community health center that provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and supportive services across western North Carolina.

Visit wncchs.org for more information.