Southside Medical Center Inc

Dentistry - the most requested dental services are obtainable in this department - exams, fillings, cleanings, and extractions, as well as referrals for dentures and partials. Our providers encourage parents to start their children's dental care at age 3 with a general exam by the hygienist and then a complete exam, and treatment, if necessary, at age 5 by the dentist.

Optometry - a wide selection of fashionable eyewear to choose from and a quick turn-around in the filling of eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions make this one of our most popular departments. Conveniently located, the optometry department offers complete eye exams.

Program service achievements: mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Southside mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Over the course of your life, if you experience mental helath problems, your thinking, mood and behavior could be affected. Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including: - biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry - life experiences, such as trauma or abuse - family history of mental health problems our clinicians will meet with the client to develop a holistic individualized plan of care to address the dimensions of wellness (i.e. Social, emotional, environmental, physical, spiritual, financial, occupational, intellectual). It is the department's goal to assist with restoring individuals to their optimal level of functioning and brain chemistry. Southside behavioral lifestyle enrichment center is a treatment option offered as part of the department's services. This center is based on the belief that recovery from any type of drug abuse and addiction is possible through the use of a well-integrated combination of therapies and services. We believe addiction is a chronic, progressive, primary illness affecting the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the individual and family. Therefore, we treat drug abuse and addiction in a holistic and individual manner, managing it through education, therapy, structure and support. We endeavor to match client needs to treatment, wherein the intensity of medical, counseling and rehabilitative services provided varies depending upon the client's length of sobriety, skills acquired, and goals met. We offer five phases of treatment: stabilization, early recovery, active recovery, maintenance or transition, and aftercare.