New Fulton dental clinic to open in May

Daniel Giddens of St. Louis installs new Vantage X-ray equipment Tuesday for Henry Schein Equipment Services of St. Louis at the new Fulton dental clinic to open in May.
Daniel Giddens of St. Louis installs new Vantage X-ray equipment Tuesday for Henry Schein Equipment Services of St. Louis at the new Fulton dental clinic to open in May.

The Community Health Center of Central Missouri plans to begin providing full dental services in early May at a new dental clinic in Fulton.

The new dental clinic will be at 561 Commons Drive in the Commons Shopping Center in Fulton, located located on the north end of a free-standing building complex that has Koelling Family Chiropractic at the south end.

"Depending on when construction of a new dental clinic office is completed, we hope to offer dental services on May 1," said Lorna Cockrum, a center representative.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 2 p.m. on May 9. A grand opening will follow from 2-4 p.m. on the same day.

Don Holloman, chief executive officer of the center, said the Fulton clinic will provide dental services from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. He hopes to expand the service to more weekdays if demand justifies the change.

Holloman said the Community Health Center of Central Missouri meets all standards to be designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center.

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