Sources of Reduced-Cost
or Free Oral Health Care
in Region 1

Logan, Mingo, Wyoming, McDowell, Raleigh, and Mercer Counties

Tug River Health Association (McDowell County)

The Tug River Health Association offers primary care services as well as dental services.  Gary: Route 103, PO Box 507, Gary, WV 24836-0507.  Phone: (304) 448-2101  Email: timcrofton@excite.com  Northfork: Route 52, P.O. Box 877,  Northfork, WV 24868 Phone: (304) 862-2588 

Community Health Foundation of Man (Logan County)

Offers dental services.  Community Health Foundation of Man, 600 East McDonald Avenue Man, WV 25635 Phone: (304) 583-6544 Fax: (304) 583-9386 Email: Hershel Chafin, Acting CEO, hershelchafin@yahoo.com  Also has offices in Gilbert, WV

Also operates in Mingo County as Gilbert Medical Center, Third Avenue, P.O. Box 925, Gilbert, WV 25621  Phone: (304) 664-3223

School-Based Health Centers and School Nurses

West Virginia counties employ at least one full-time school nurse per school for children in grades kindergarten through seven.  Moreover, there are many school-based health centers in the state offering a variety of medical, mental health, dietetic and health education services.  Few offer dental services.  Where offered, services are provided by school nurses and limited to classroom education, nursing assessments, fluoride rinse/tablets, and referrals.  However, some schools offer more.  In this area, the following schools offer or have offered some level of oral health care:

Mountain View High School and Mountain View Middle School (McDowell County)