1111 9^th Street, Suite 190

United Way Human Services Campus

Des Moines, Iowa  50314

Phone:  (515)244-9136

Fax:  (515)244-9153

E-mail:  mdeanda@dsmhealth.com

President and CEO:  Mike DeAnda, M.S.W.

Board Chair:  Scott Rhodes

CFO:  Lucy Habick

Clinical Manager:  Laura Myers

Dental Director:  Ryan McKenna, D.D.S.

Mission

To reduce oral health disparities in central Iowa.

Vital Statistics

Des Moines Health Center has been operational since 1919.

Patient/Client Visits

Total number of dental visits per year – 14,045

(Visits are defined as face-to-face encounters with a primary care service provider.)

User Characteristics (based on number of users)

Total number of General Community clients served – 7,352

Total number of Homeless clients served – 7,834 (school smiles and mobile dental clinic)

Dental Programs
·          Comprehensive general dental care
·         Specialty care provided by a pediatric dentist
·         Orthodontia program – Volunteer program in cooperation with area orthodontist providing complete ortho care for children
·         Orthondontia consultation program – Volunteer program with area orthodontists to provide consultation and treatment
·         School Smile Program (a school based oral health promotion/disease prevention program) includes three projects:

1.       Healthy Smile Project – Core services – oral health education, screenings, and referrals.

2.       Dental Sealant Project – Provides core services plus dental exams, sealant retention checks, and dental sealants.

3.       Little Healthy Smiles – A fluoride varnish project.  Provides oral health education, screenings, referrals, and two fluoride varnish applications to children in preschools and Head Start programs.

Des Moines Health Center is not a federally qualified health center; therefore, they are not required to submit information to the U.S. Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System.