The Huntridge Teen Clinic

Description of Organization

Mission Statement

The mission of The Huntridge Teen Clinic is to provide medical and dental care to uninsured and at-risk adolescents who are ineligible or unable to obtain services available through Clark County agencies.

History

The Clinic was established in October 1994 to provide medical care to at-risk teens. The dental clinic was added in 1998. The Huntridge Teen Clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, federal tax identification number 88-0329221.

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, the medical clinic saw 2,889 teens, an increase of 41% over the prior fiscal year, and the dental clinic saw 826 teens. These are kids from families with meager financial resources, no insurance and few options. The Huntridge Teen Clinic represents, in most cases, their only hope for the basic medical and dental care most people take for granted.

Current Programs

The Clinic offers two programs for at-risk teens, a medical program and a dental program. Criteria for acceptance in either program is that the patient must be between the ages of twelve and eighteen, except the Clinic will continue seeing an existing patient through age nineteen.

The medical clinic charges $15 for a sports physical, and a donation of $5 is requested for lab tests. The most commom lab tests include pap tests, pregnancy tests and tests for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. There are no other charges for services.

The medical clinic employs a full-time Nurse Practitioner who works under the auspices of a collaborating physician and lab physician. The Nurse Practitioner is licensed to write prescriptions. Prior to working with patients, Nurse Practitioners hired by The Huntridge Teen Clinic undergo extensive training in family planning issues at the Clark County Health District. The Huntridge Teen Clinic is a Federal Title X Famly Planning delegate agency.

The dental clinic requests a donation of $10 for each dental visit. There are no other charges for dental services.

A Dental Hygienist is employed by The Huntridge Teen Clinic. The Hygienist has been authorized by the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners to provide sealants as well as initial triage.

For those procedures that require a licensed dentist, the Clinic relies on a pool of approximately 35 volunteer dentists. These individuals unselfishly donate their time and skills to serve disadvantaged teens at the Clinic, and occasionally at their business location. The Clinic employs Dental Assistants to assist volunteer dentists chairside when they work at the Clinic.

In July 2005, the Nevada Board of Dental Examiners approved The Huntridge Teen Clinic as a continuing education provider for up to six hours of continuing education credit for volunteer dentists.

Staff List and Job Titles

Name Title

Annette Lincicome Dental Hygienist

Various Dental Assistants

Sophie deJesus-Jinzo Nurse Practitioner

Mary Bennett Medical Receptionist

Steve Williams Executive Director

The Nurse Practitioner and Medical Receptionist are fluent in Spanish.

Geographic Area

Records are maintained of patients’ residential zip code and school attended. Although the Clinic serves mostly kids from the inner city of Las Vegas, the records indicate that adolescents come from all over the Las Vegas Valley to utilize the services of The Huntridge Teen Clinic.

Updated 1/10/06