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The Services

The Network Clinic operates the entire school year to meet the immediate health needs of uninsured or uninsurable children and their siblings within 14 zip codes of Richardson Independent School District in Dallas County. The majority of eligible families cannot afford a private doctor, do not qualify for Medicaid, and cannot take time off from work to spend an entire day waiting for services at Parkland Hospital.

Our professional volunteer staff includes 14 physicians, 30 dentists and 19 nurses. All professionals set their schedules a year in advance and charge no fee to the little patients who receive the much needed medical and dental services.

The clinic's annual goals are:

• Providing minor acute medical care and dental care to uninsured or uninsurable students and their siblings.
• Decreasing hospital emergency room congestion by providing bi-weekly evening service convenient for working parents.
• Increasing student attendance by rapidly returning treated students to the classroom.

The Adolescent and Children’s Clinic treats children suffering from a variety of acute medical illnesses including:

• Earaches
• Upper respiratory infections
• Skin rashes
• Flu symptoms
• Bronchitis, pharyngitis and tonsillitis

Dental services include:

• Screening
• Cleaning
• Fillings
• Extractions
• Partial root canals
• Oral hygiene instructions