Boutique Dental Solutions now offered at Student Health

In August, Student Health rolled out another on-campus service: dental care. And since the opening of the offices a little more than a month ago, all appointments have been booked.

Partnering with Onsite Dental Solutions, NC State will now be able to offer a full-service boutique dental experience, which includes noise-canceling headsets and coffee afterward, to students, faculty and staff. The two offices are located at the Student Health Center on Main Campus and in Research 

Building II on Centennial Campus.

According to Leah Arnett, director of Student Health Services, past efforts to bring dental care to students were prevalent but nothing ever seemed to work out.

“The people who were here before tried to bring dental services to campus, but it was just so expensive to purchase all of the equipment and to hire the staff,” Arnett said. “So, when this solution [Onsite Dental Solutions], a full turnkey operation, came along, we decided it was the best avenue for us to take to be able to deliver services.”

The turnkey operation Arnett described is NC State’s contract with Onsite Dental Solutions. It means various parties have designated a contract or system stating that the contractor, in this case Onsite Dental Solutions, agrees to undertake necessary supplies and services. Now the university can purchase a ready-to-go service and NC State students can get the care they need.

This sort of partnership is not only new to NC State, but it’s the only program of its kind for any university in North Carolina.

“[Our partnership] was a real opportunity for NC State to be a standard-bearer and pace-setter for other organizations,” said Charles Lusk, CEO and co-founder of Onsite Dental Solutions. “It was one of the big key factors that we put into consideration before taking on a new project.”

Arnett and Heather Spencer, associate director of Student Health Services, explained that this opportunity was something students, for years, had been asking for.

“When we first started promoting the service at new student orientation in the summer, there was just a lot of interest from parents and students,” Spencer said. 

“Especially international students,” Arnett added. “We’re finding that they really need good dental care, and so we’re really happy to have Onsite on board to give them that.”

Lusk explained that it’s the student’s desire for dental services that really explains why Onsite decided to partner with NC State.

“Oral pain is one thing that really throws off the concentration,” Lusk said. “Not only in a work place but of course, in a university setting as well — so a student that needs to focus on their studies or needs to be engaged on their campus, the environment and the experience. If they have dental pain or are experiencing dental issues, that’s a huge distraction that takes away from the overall experience that’s trying to be had by the student and administration alike.”

According to Arnett, the dental office also offers an in-house dental discount program to all current NC State students and employees who need help covering the fees.

To schedule an appointment, students, faculty and staff can call Student Health at 919-515-2563 and select option two for appointments and then option five for dental services. 

Source:  http://www.technicianonline.com/news/article_ef6c8028-6595-11e5-808e-4318eb007e06.html

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