CODMAN SQUARE HEALTH CENTER INC

THE LARGEST PROGRAM BY EXPENSE IS OUR PRIMARY CARE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME EFFORTS. PROVIDERS CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF LIFE, INCLUDING BOTH WELLNESS APPOINTMENTS AND VISITS REQUIRING ATTENTION TO A SPECIFIC ILLNESS OR INJURY. THE HEALTH CENTER CARES FOR BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER FAMILY THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF BIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. OUR APPROACH IS INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC, AND ADDRESSES BOTH THE CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL (SOCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS). WHEN SPECIALTY SERVICES ARE NEEDED WE COORDINATE THAT CARE. THE HEALTH CENTER RECORDED 49,447 VISITS IN FY 2024.

OUR DENTAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE TREATMENT. THIS INCLUDES EXAMS, CLEANINGS, FILLINGS, ROOT CANAL TREATMENT, CROWNS, AND ORAL SURGERY PROCEDURES. OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART DENTAL CLINIC HAS 7 DENTAL OPERATORIES FULLY EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY & AUTOMATIC DENTAL CHAIRS. WE ALSO HAVE A PEDIATRIC DENTAL SUITE EMBEDDED IN THE PEDIATRIC DENTAL CLINIC, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE. DENTRIX IS THE DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEM UTILIZED IN THE PRACTICE TO STORE DIGITAL X-RAYS, INTRAORAL PICTURES, PATIENT MEDICAL HISTORY, CLINICAL NOTES AND DENTAL BENEFIT INFORMATION. THE DENTAL STAFF INCLUDES GENERAL DENTISTS, HYGIENISTS, A PERIODONTIST (GUM SPECIALIST) AND ENDODONTIST (ROOT CANAL SPECIALIST). TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING UNINSURED PATIENTS, PATIENTS WITH MEDICAID, MEDICARE, MASS HEALTH, AS WELL AS COMMERCIALLY INSURED PATIENTS. WE ALSO SERVE AS AN EDUCATIONAL SITE FOR DENTAL STUDENT EXTERNS AND RESIDENTS FROM BOSTON UNIV., TUFTS UNIV. DENTAL SCHOOLS AND NYU LUTHERAN ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE DENTAL DEPARTMENT RECORDED 9,184 VISITS IN FY 2024.