This summer, COMTREA will be offering quality dental care for your whole family!

We are eager to welcome our new Pediatric Dental Specialist, Dr. Brian Darling, to our Arnold dental location beginning in August 2018.

Dr. Darling will be the only Pediatric Dental Specialist accepting Medicaid in Jefferson County. While other dental facilities may offer pediatric services, COMTREA will be the only facility with a pediatric dentist who is specially trained to manage emergencies during treatment, in addition to sedation services in the near future.

A Pediatric Dental Specialist receives an additional two-year training to successfully treat children with special needs and complicated medical backgrounds. Pediatric dental facilities are equipped with specific equipment and decorated with children in mind.

Dr. Darling is an alumni from NYU Langone Health, where he received his Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry. He has experience serving children with special health care needs, such as left cleft lip and palate.

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, COMTREA offers full dental services at an affordable cost. Our staff provides a comfortable, patient-centered experience at all of our dental locations. Our goal is to ensure your overall health and well-being through comprehensive care in dental, primary, and mental health services.

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COMTREA Dental Care is proud to accept this year’s Henry Schein Cares Medal.

Dental Care leadership, Dr. Courtney Garland, DMD, Oral Health Director, and Dr. Nathan Sutter, DDS, attended the national ceremony to accept the bronze medal.

“This is a large accomplishment for the Dental Care Department. We were able to be recognized for all the hard work, initial launch of tele-dentistry (remote dental services and consultations), and efficiency of workflow and progress providing another avenue of care for our patients,” said Garland.

With this bronze medal, Dental Care will receive a $5,000 cash prize and $10,000 of product from Henry Schein.

“We will be able to utilize $10,000 of product to increase supply and equipment for our mobile dental program (Tooth Titan) to assist with school services,” said Garland.

COMTREA Dental Care is one of three finalists in an award which receives over 150 applications.

Dr. Garland is very proud and believes this award highlights all they have accomplished in the past five years.

Henry Schein, the world’s largest provider of business and clinical technology solutions, focuses on enhancing the efficiency of office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners caring for the under-served.

The Jefferson County Legislative Breakfast took place Thursday, June 21 at Jefferson College.  This event provides county agencies and business owners the opportunity to hear directly from State and Federal elected officials the achievements and work completed during their pass session.

COMTREA was mentioned numerous times during the event regarding funding and work on the Opioid Crisis.  In addition, Jennifer Hoskins from Senator Roy Blunt’s office spoke of the funds for Quality Mental Health Care. 

Representing COMTREA was Lisa Rothweiler, COO, Lisa Wigger, Executive Manager and JCGA Board Member, and Gabby Ayres, AVP Youth Behavioral Health and member of the Jefferson County Drug Prevention Coalition.  

Speakers included Elaine Gannon, Becky Ruth, and staff from the offices of Senator Paul Weiland, Senator Roy Blunt, Senator Claire McCaskill, Congresswoman Ann Wagner, Congressman Jason Smith, and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer. 

Special thank you to the Jefferson County Growth Association for hosting this annual event, and our elected officials for their work during this past legislative session.

Mary’s House of Hope at A Safe Place will be a reality! The domestic violence transitional housing complex, which will be located at COMTREA’s A Safe Place, received an anonymous major gift to launch construction of the first of four housing units.

With this gift, the campaign for Mary’s House of Hope at A Safe Place has now raised more than $1 million from generous donors. The first housing unit will have four apartments, each becoming home to up to twenty-two women and children.

Women and children will be enrolled in a self-empowerment program, identifying their own struggles and challenges. Advocates will serve in providing community resources and therapy, while residents move toward independent living. Families may live in the transitional housing complex for up to two years, freeing up immediate shelter at A Safe Place.

A Safe Place, the only domestic violence shelter in Jefferson County, has been serving women and children for 31 years. In 2017, the shelter provided 6,289 nights of safety, but turned away over 1,100 victims due to being at capacity.

We encourage the community to support this life-saving effort. For more information on the project, funding, or donations, contact Kim Elbl, Vice President of Marketing and Fundraising for COMTREA, at 636-232-2339 or visit www.comtrea.org/campaign.