BINGHAM—Bingham Area Dental
Center will be welcoming Daniel Duarte, DMD to the practice in June. Daniel
currently serves as a US Army Operational Officer and recently completed the
Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry Program at the University of New England, ME. In
2011, he obtained an undergraduate degree in Physics at the University of New
Orleans, LA. As a student, Daniel provided dental care at the University of New
England’s Oral Health Center in Portland, ME, Red Logan Clinic in White River
Junction, VT and Dental Health Works in Keene, NH.
“I’m grateful for my life
experiences, for they have continuously shaped who I have become,” Daniel
recently shared. “I grew up in a small town in Nicaragua, which has a small
medical clinic with limited resources and no local dentists. I now recognize
the commitment this healthcare team must have had to bring medical services to
underserved communities, and I am grateful for their mission to do so.”
He continued: “Bingham Area
Health Center is a wonderful clinic composed of dedicated team members. I
admire their work culture, teamwork and commitment to providing the best care
for patients. For these reasons, I’m proud to be part of their healthcare team.
I feel fantastic helping those with the greatest needs with the respect,
commitment and empathy they deserve.”
Daniel will be joining
hygienists Marie Doucette and Jacquelyn Watson-Arsenault, as well as Jason
Caudell, NP and Diane Zavotsky, MD, who offer medical care, and Leah Agren,
LCSW, who provides behavioral health services. The practice serves people of
all ages from Bingham, Caratunk, Embden, Moscow, Pleasant Ridge, Solon, The
Forks, West Forks and surrounding areas.
Established in 1975, Bingham is
part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a group of eleven Federally
Qualified Health Centers in Central and Western Maine. It holds distinction as
the first health center in the HealthReach family. Dedicated clinicians deliver
high quality medical and behavioral health care to citizens in over 80 rural
communities. To ensure access to everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare
and major insurances. In addition, an Affordable Care Program is available to
uninsured and underinsured residents as well as assistance with applications
for programs that help with the cost of health care and medications including
the Health Insurance Marketplace.
A private non-profit
with a 45-year history, HealthReach is funded by patient fees, grants and by
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,580,070 with
82.5 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of
the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor are an
endorsement by, the HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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