(FAITH, SD) – Horizon Health Care, Inc. (Horizon)’s new Faith Dental Clinic project is moving forward and on track to be completed in mid-October.
Renovations began in mid-August to make room for the dental clinic, which will be located in the upstairs portion of the Faith Community Health Center building, behind the current front desk and reception area. Construction plans include two dental exam rooms and a full dental lab, as well as a renovated waiting room and reception area.
“We are excited about the progress the dental clinic has made thus far and to be able to start seeing dental patients,” said Dr. Michelle Scholtz, Horizon’s Chief Dental Officer. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the community of Faith and the surrounding area, as we continue to provide close-to home access to primary, and now, oral health care in a cost-effective setting.”
The clinic will be open four ten-hour days, Tuesday through Friday each week. Mark Kampfe, DDS, and Jessica Lawson, Registered Dental Hygienist, have been hired to lead the dental team and provide the oral health services. “Dr. Kampfe and Jessica both have extensive previous experience in the Rapid City area and will be an asset to our Faith Dental team,” said Dr. Scholtz.
Appointments will be available starting September 19th by calling the Faith Community Health Center at 605-967-2644. A grand opening celebration will be held on Thursday, November 3rd from 11:30 am – 1:30 p.m., which the community is invited to attend. More information will be released in the coming weeks as the dental clinic prepares to open.
For over 38 years, Horizon Health Care, Inc. has been providing personalized, affordable, high-quality medical, dental and mental health care through a rural, community-based network in South Dakota. Horizon is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves the medical, dental and mental health care needs of South Dakotans in rural, medically underserved areas through 83,000 patient visits annually in 25 community health centers in: Aberdeen, Bison, Bryant, De Smet, Eagle Butte, Faith, Fort Thompson, Howard, Huron, Isabel, La Plant, Lake Preston, Martin, McIntosh, Mission, Plankinton, Wessington Springs, White River and Woonsocket. For more information please visit www.horizonhealthcare.org.