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Preventive oral health, integrated care, and practical operations for the community health centers people already trust.
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · March 26, 2026
Community health centers are doing something remarkable right now: delivering dental care at national scale, often in the communities where access is hardest to come by. But here’s…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · March 19, 2026
America’s community health centers (CHCs) are celebrated for delivering whole‑person care to more than 50 million people each year. Yet, even as 81 percent of CHCs offer dental…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · March 12, 2026
The recent FQHC telehealth billing extension has provided welcome stability for community health centers. Under current federal policy, FQHCs can continue billing distant-site telehealth services through December 31,…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · March 5, 2026
Community health centers are entering 2026 with something that looks like stability. Telehealth flexibilities have been extended. Federal funding has been secured through December. Rural transformation initiatives are…
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By Josh Gwinn · February 26, 2026
The Oral Health Workforce Shortage in Community Health Centers Community health centers (CHCs) care for more than 52 million people across the United States. They are the backbone…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · February 19, 2026
It is easy to think of oral health as separate from the rest of the body. Historically, dentistry and medicine have lived in different clinics, used different record…
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By Josh Gwinn · February 16, 2026
Community health centers provide essential medical and dental services to millions of Americans. Even so, many patients, particularly in rural and underserved communities, struggle to see a dentist…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · February 5, 2026
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as an orthodontic surgeon is that the body rarely acts in isolation. Systems communicate constantly, often in subtle ways, long…
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By Josh Gwinn · January 29, 2026
Community health centers wear many hats. They manage chronic illnesses, deliver preventive screenings and navigate tight budgets. Oral health often ends up at the bottom of the priority…
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By Dr. Ara Jil-Agopian · January 22, 2026
Dental care has long been treated as a separate, specialized service, important, but siloed. For decades, this separation shaped how health centers planned facilities, staffed teams, and delivered…
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