Prism Health NTX buys dental practice
dallasvoice.com3 offices will serve patients with lower incomes and those with HIV DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Officials with Prism Health North Texas announced this week that the agency is acquiring Community Dental Care of Texas to provide dental services to both people living with HIV and others.
The practice will become known as Prism Health North Texas Dental Care. The practice has been a recipient of Ryan White funding, and Prism CEO John Carlo said the practice already serviced many of his existing patients.
Community Dental has been providing low-cost dental care in Dallas since 1968 and today has three offices — in Farmers Branch, on Park Lane near Greenville Avenue and on Gaston Avenue near Baylor Hospital.
Dr. John Carlo According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more people are unable to afford dental care than any other type of healthcare.
