To provide quality, affordable dental care to Livingston County residents with limited finances and little to no access to dental care while upholding the professional standards of dentistry in a concerned and compassionate way.
The VINA Community Dental Center of Livingston County, Michigan, a non-profit outreach facility, will give people access to dental care and dental education. Uniting people in the area, VINA will improve quality of life through better oral health, promoting dental care seeking behaviors and elevating prevention awareness. By providing dental education materials, oral cancer screenings, and promoting balanced nutrition and healthy food selections, we believe we can impact patients oral health and in turn, their overall systemic health.
VINA Community Dental Center was established in 2008 to provide basic dental care to low-income, uninsured adults in Livingston County, an underserved group that traditionally has limited access to this important aspect of health care. VINA, which stands for Vision, Integrity, Need, Action, serves as a dental home to over 2,000 people in our community. The concept of a dental home emphasizes the best practices of dentistry; patients at VINA can continue to receive dental care as long as they qualify financially.
Many of the patients seen at VINA have not had dental care in 10, 20, even 30 years, have suffered repeated infections, and/or have had to deal with the incredible pain of a toothache because they cannot afford the cost of routine dental care. Many patients require multiple extractions (sometimes losing all their teeth even in their 20s) or have cavities in nearly every tooth. They share a common goal, that is: to eliminate pain and infection, to keep as many of their natural teeth as possible and to maintain their dignity.
VINA is supported through fundraising events, contributions from the community and limited local grants; this covers 85% of the cost of operating the clinic. Businesses can donate goods and services to be used as auction items, in the raffle or given as door prizes. These generous donations help VINA provide services to those in need. Thank you so much for your support!
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Rating 4.4 out of 5 based on 7 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestMadison Dogariu
3 years ago
Great place doing great work
Madison Dogariu
4 years ago
Great place doing great work
Amy Rose Larcinese
4 years ago
1 star for the generosity of the dental staff who volunteer to help those in need but this will be no shining review. I am absolutely applaud by the behavior and attitudes of the women who work the front desks and phones. They are rude, nasty, classless and downright mean. I finally had the nerve to say to her, "how can you speak to me the way you do? Why do you work for a place whose objective is to help people if you have such distain for people you're supposed to be helping? No one is forcing you to work here and there are plenty of other jobs available that you can seek out any time." I truly believe that what Vina stands for and what Vina gives back to the community is a wonderful, amazing thing. I know how humiliating and agonizing it can be to live with teeth you are ashamed of and have to live with the excruciating pain that comes with it. I am grateful for what vina represents, what Vina brings to our community and what Vina does to change lives. It just makes me sad and disheartened that I have to accept being treated so poorly by their staff because I am less fortunate, because I need the help that Vina is so graciously offering and because they are my only hope. I expect that if I am leaving a dental place in tears that it be caused by something dental related, not because of the way I was just treated.
Amy Rose Larcinese
5 years ago
1 star for the generosity of the dental staff who volunteer to help those in need but this will be no shining review. I am absolutely applaud by the behavior and attitudes of the women who work the front desks and phones. They are rude, nasty, classless and downright mean. I finally had the nerve to say to her, "how can you speak to me the way you do? Why do you work for a place whose objective is to help people if you have such distain for people you're supposed to be helping? No one is forcing you to work here and there are plenty of other jobs available that you can seek out any time." I truly believe that what Vina stands for and what Vina gives back to the community is a wonderful, amazing thing. I know how humiliating and agonizing it can be to live with teeth you are ashamed of and have to live with the excruciating pain that comes with it. I am grateful for what vina represents, what Vina brings to our community and what Vina does to change lives. It just makes me sad and disheartened that I have to accept being treated so poorly by their staff because I am less fortunate, because I need the help that Vina is so graciously offering and because they are my only hope. I expect that if I am leaving a dental place in tears that it be caused by something dental related, not because of the way I was just treated.
Kim Wettig
5 years ago
I can honestly say that I had the best dental experience I've ever had. The ladies that work there are very compassionate took time to answer my questions, made sure I was comfortable and ready for my extraction. I had a very stubborn tooth with long roots. Went very well. I love those ladies. Thanks K. Wettig.
Kim Wettig
6 years ago
I can honestly say that I had the best dental experience I've ever had. The ladies that work there are very compassionate took time to answer my questions, made sure I was comfortable and ready for my extraction. I had a very stubborn tooth with long roots. Went very well. I love those ladies. Thanks K. Wettig.
Stephanie Bennett
6 years ago
Quite possibly saved my life from dental infections at a time I had no where else to turn. Thank you Vina Clinic!
Stephanie Bennett
7 years ago
Quite possibly saved my life from dental infections at a time I had no where else to turn. Thank you Vina Clinic!
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