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Kids Brushing their teeth
 DENTAL PRACTICE
"Serving the Children of Catawba County"

Our practice is committed to providing quality dental care in a comfortable and caring atmosphere. We provide routine dental care such as fillings, extractions, crowns, and emergency care.

Dental Practices Clinical Staff

Dr Maddy
Dr. Patrick Maddy, DMD
Dentist
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice
 A native of Kentucky, Dr. Maddy completed both his undergraduate and dental training at the University of Louisville. After graduation he began working in the small town of Morgantown, KY where he remained for 28 years before joining Catawba County Public Health in June 2008.

Dr. Maddy appreciates the opportunity that Public Health provides to give back to the community. “I enjoy getting the chance to give back to the kids. There is a large increase in pediatric dental disease and I know that my work helps to fight against that incline.”
Angie Kistler
Angie Kistler, OSS
Office Support Specialist
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice
 Angie wears many hats! She serves as our receptionist, appointment secretary, handles out-of-office referrals and answers the many phone calls we receive each day. She enjoys helping children gain access to dental care. Angie has worked for Catawba County for 10 years.
Lori Clark
Lori H. Clark,CDA
Certified Dental Assistant
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice
 Lori has been a dental assistant for 12 years. 10 of those years have been here at Catawba County Public Health. Lori's job consists of teaching parents and children about proper brushing, flossing and nutrition. Lori is always eager to answer questions from parents/patients about their dental treatment. As Lori assist the dentist while he/she is working with patients, Lori is considered the dentists' "second pair of hands".
Melinda Bumgarner
Melinda B. Bumgarner , RDH
Registered Dental Hygienist
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice
Melinda is our clinical dental hygienist. She has been involved in dentistry for 25 years. After leaving a private dental office, Melinda has been with Catawba County for 9 years. Her favorite part of her job is helping children learn how to better take care of their teeth. She loves it when our patients earn a spot in the "No Cativities Club."
Quita Hartman
Quita A. Hartman ,CDA
Certified Dental Assistant
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice
 Quita has been a dental assistant for 34 years. After working in a private practice, Quita now assists our dentist and has done so for the past 9 years. Quita sees the most rewarding part of her job as educating parents so they are compliant with treatment recommendations. "Our dental staff is successful when children complete their treatment and then they only need us for checkups."

Teresa Childers
Teresa C. Childers RDH, OSSII
Registered Dental Hygienist/Office Support Specialist
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice

Teresa is our part-time dental hygienist working on an “as-needed” basis.  She has been a dental hygienist since 1984 and has been employed with Catawba County Public Health for 10 years.  She enjoys working with children and teaching them how to take better care of their teeth.  She also works full-time as an Office Support Specialist in the administration department of Public Health.

LeeAnn Ward
LeeAnn B. Ward
Dental Health Educator
Catawba County Public Health Dental Practice

This project started in 1997 through Smart Start and the Catawba County Partnership for Children. The Dental Health Education provides free screenings for Children 5 years of age and younger, dental education presentations for children, parents and grandparents, Tooth Time Kits dispersement for every child care center in Catawba County, trains day care providers with the tooth time education, and provides medical professionals with dental educational materials and serve as a referral source.


Cindy W. Sigmon
State Dental Hygienist,
serving Catawba County
Cindy W. Sigmon, is the first NC Oral Health Section Dentist Hygienist to serve Catawba County. This statewide dental program began in Catawba County in 1986 to provide prevention and education services on dental health, specifically for children. The goal of the state program is to work toward eliminating disparities in oral health by using best practices to:
  • reduce oral disease through prevention, education, and health promotion
  • ensure that evidence-based systems are implemented to monitor the public's oral health
  • ensure access to dental care
  • provide professional education
These goals are accomplished in partnership with health care professionals and professional organizations, organizations that support improved health to make their communities stronger, and by individuals who care about children's health.

What I enjoy most about working with my patient, the community, is being able to work in different settings with so many different people promoting that prevention is the key to improved oral health. Too many citizens, and children in particular, experience preventable dental disease.

 

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