BINGHAM—Paula Gould, RDH will be joining Bingham Area Dental Center this summer after providing dental care to patients as a per diem clinician since 2019.

In 2004, Paula received an Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of Maine—Augusta, University College Bangor. Her clinical areas of interest include working with patients of all ages with special needs.

Paula recently shared, “I am very excited to be joining the Bingham dental team as a permanent member. I had the opportunity to work per diem over the last year and have officially started my job at the dental center. I have 16 years of dental hygiene experience and am looking forward to working in this community I call home.”

Bingham Area Dental Center is part of HealthReach Community Health Centers, a system of 11 Federally Qualified Health Centers in Central and Western Maine which offers high quality medical and behavioral healthcare 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 healthcare 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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