Latest issueAll Care breaks ground on a new Council Bluffs dental clinicRead now

Good Day Council BluffsSubscribe — it’s free

← Council Bluffs news

HealthTuesday, November 10

All Care Health Center breaks ground on a new dental facility in Council Bluffs

The Good Day Council Bluffs teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

ShareEmailFacebookX

If cost or distance has kept you from a dentist, this one's for you. broke ground Monday morning on a new dental facility in Council Bluffs. CEO Joel Dougherty spoke at the groundbreaking on All Care's campus.

“Access to dental care should not be determined by someone's income, insurance coverage, or ability to travel long distances to find a provider.”

Joel Dougherty, chief executive of All Care Health Center, in a statement

All Care says access to affordable dental care is lacking nationwide, especially for people on Medicaid. The nonprofit hopes to raise $1.3 million for the clinic, which it says will eventually serve 8,000 patients per year. KMTV calls this a developing story, so more details may follow.

$1.3 millionAll Care hopes to raise for the new dental clinic

That's the fundraising goal All Care gave for the clinic.

Source: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha

  • Where: All Care's campus in Council Bluffs
  • Groundbreaking: Mon., Nov. 9
  • Led by: CEO Joel Dougherty

8,000patients per year the clinic will eventually serve

All Care says the clinic will eventually reach that number.

Source: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha

Sources: KMTV 3 News Now Omaha, Daily Nonpareil

Read it in the full edition

More from today’s edition

Read the edition
Around the MetroOmaha's average gas price slides to $3.76 a gallon as Veterans Day events fill the metroIf you're filling up this week, the pump is finally cutting you a break. The average price for a gallon of gasoline was continuing to slide going into Monday, and it's $3.76 a gallon in Omaha. An analyst cites a "seasonal shift, not politics."Today’s editionRead

More health from local newsrooms

All health news

  1. KETV8 hours ago

    Nebraskans urge the state to update system for Medicaid work requirements

    According to advocacy group Nebraska Appleseed, over 1,000 Nebraskans are without Medicaid because of the expansion work requirements.

    Also reported byOmaha Reader

  2. KETV8 hours ago

    Barbie honors Omaha Tribe physician with new doll

    Barbie is honoring Nebraska native Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, with a new doll.

  3. WOWT9 hours ago

    Nebraska has denied 1,090 Medicaid applications and renewals under work requirements

    More than 1,000 Medicaid applications and renewals have been denied since Nebraska started its work requirements six months ago, according to new data from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

  4. WOWT9 hours ago

    Town hall over Medicaid frustrations

    Families and advocates gathered at a town hall in Omaha, where some said getting answers from the state is part of the problem.