BY JESI MUNGUIA
The Sault Health Adolescent Care Center will be adding a new service to their clinic. The new addition will be focusing on the students' oral health needs.
In August the health center received a $500 thousand grant to add oral health services to the clinic.
The program is a school based health center located in Sault high school. It provides a full range of health services from treatment for chronic and acute disorders, to physicals, immunizations and counseling for middle and high school students.
Karen Senkus is the Prevention Coordinator for the Chippewa County Health Department. Said throughout the state there are 68 school based health centers.
"Michigan is fourth in the nation for the number of school based health centers and the quality of them. School based health centers are really a good avenue for kids to make sure they're keeping up on immunizations that they're getting things treated that they wouldn't normally get treated right away. That they're getting mental health services that they need. So check it out, it's a really good service that we can provide."
Senkus said last year alone the facility provided 2,300 services to students. The new dental clinic is expected to begin servicing students as early as January.