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A Tradition of Providing Dental Care
 

History
 
Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children (LDCC) was in operation as a Dental Assisting Program at Bates Technical College and Clover Park since 1936.  In September of 1998 LDCC began operating in a rented dental facility in Parkland.  In June of 2001, we purchased a building with a total of 5 treatment rooms.  Between 2000 and 2002, we increased our patient services by over 50% and began literally “bursting at the seams.”  Thanks to our many dedicated donors, in 2005 we completed our expansion project and moved into our current facility.  We now have a total of 10 treatment rooms which has allowed us to expand the depth and breadth of our dental services, providing better access to care, as well as greater collaboration with other specialists to provide expanded services.
 
Mission
 
The mission of the Lindquist Dental Clinic for Children is to “Provide accessible, compassionate and effective dental care to South Sound children in need.”
 
Purpose

Our purpose is to provide dental care to children from low-income families who reside throughout the South Sound area of Western Washington. To provide family education, preventive care and strongly encourage early intervention for even the youngest members of the family.  LDCC serves all children between the ages of 0 and 18 years old. 

At LDCC we are able to provide dental services for children from low-income families that have barriers to dental care due to lack of insurance or being Medicaid recipients.  
 
 

Board Members and Management Staff

Our Board of Directors include local business professionals who strive to better serve the children in the South Sound area by advocating for the population of low-income children in need of affordable, accessible and effective oral health care and by supporting the mission and financial foundation of LDCC. 

Our Board of Directors:
 
                  
Carole Lightell, Chair                                     Clint Saner, Vice Chair
Background: School Nurse                              Background: Financial Advisor
E-mail: carole@lindquistdental.org                  E-mail: clint@lindquistdental.org          

          
Vince Tilotta
, Treasurer                                Abbe Salk
Background: Banking                                      Background: Insurance/Employee Benefits
E-mail: vince@lindquistdental.org                    E-mail: abbe@lindquistdental.org
  

        
Julie Wurst
, Imm. Past Chair                         Sarah Hyman 
Background: Finance/Business                       Background: Development 
E-mail: julie@lindquistdental.org                    E-mail: sarah@lindquistdental.org 

         
Shirlee Dashow                              Peter Kram
Background: Small Business                            Background: Attorney at Law 
E-mail: shirlee@lindquistdental.org                 E-mail: peter@lindquistdental.org                                


Jim Whitacre
Background: CPA
E-mail: jim@lindquistdental.org


Our Management Staff:
 

Carolyn McDougal
President/CEO



Dr. Sherwin Shinn, DDS
Dental Director
E-mail: dr.shinn@lindquistdental.org



Melanie Manista-Rushforth
Development Director
E-mail: melanie@lindquistdental.org


 
Linda Farmer-Sharp                           
Clinic Manager                                         
Email: linda@lindquistdental.org