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Island Pond Dental Center.....

82 Maple St., PO Box 425, Island Pond, VT 05846
Ph. 802-723-4300, Fax 723-4544, 1-800-339-0227

NCHC dental centers provide high quality, state of the art family dentistry at an affordable cost to the residents of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Our primary mission is to promote good oral health. Our teams of highly qualified dental professionals work with our patients to provide services based on need not ability to pay. They provide comprehensive clinical care, prevention services, and outreach programs to schools.

The Dental Centers offer a Sliding Scale Program. This is offered to patients who meet income guidelines as set each year by the Federal Government, and who live in one of the towns in our service area. Eligibility is based on income, and family size. The program is offered to make dental care more available for those who need assistance. If you would like more information on the Sliding Scale Program, please ask the Practice Manager at the dental sites for qualification guidelines.

IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR CARE
Routine dental care will help prevent gum disease and cavities. Despite your best efforts to have good oral hygiene, only regular cleanings will remove all plaque and tartar from your teeth. Regular visits will detect any disease (decay or other) at an early stage when treatment is easier and less expensive. When you have good oral health, you feel better, you look better, you eat better, your breath smells better, your self-esteem improves, and you prevent mouth infections.

Payment options
NCHC will directly bill many dental insurance companies. In addition, through our sliding scale program we offer reduced fees for those who meet income guidelines, and we offer a discount for those who pay at time of service. Major credit cards are accepted.
No Show Policy
Patients who do not show up for appointments and do not call in advance to cancel or reschedule may lose their right to make advance appointments.

The Island Pond Dental Center is housed within and is part of the Island Pond Health Center, which was established in 1977. Our state-of-the-art dental center is part of a unique health center that consists of 3 different sources of healthcare under one roof - a medical office with 2 physicians and a physician assistant, a dental office with 1 dentist and 2 hygienists and a dispensary where we dispense a number of medicines for our patients so they do not have to travel. Our health center is very proud of the effort and teamwork that is put into serving our surrounding communities health care needs.

We are located on Middle Street, just off of Maple Street, which is the first right, up and over the railroad tracks, as your heading west out of the center of Island Pond town on route 114.

Our Providers.....	Island Pond Dental Center 82 Maple Street PO Box 425 Island Pond, VT 05846	Ph. 802-723-4300 Fax 723-4544 1-800-339-0227
	Dr. Marc Parenteau, DDS, who worked as a dentist in Northern Quebec for four years, has been working fulltime in Island Pond since 2002. He graduated from the Laval University in Quebec City.
	Elaine Gallup, a Registered Dental Hygienist, graduated from Westbrook College in Portland, ME with high honors in 1985 with an associates degree. In May of 2000 Elaine took the local anesthetics course at UVM and is now liscenced to administer local anesthetia. She has worked as a hygienist from June of 1985 to the present time and has been with NCHC since April of 1997.
	Rhonda Perron, a Registered Dental Hygienist, with a background of 5 years as a dental assistant, continued her education and graduated from Vermont Technical College in May 2005. She joined our practice immediately following her certification.