There were wide smiles all around as State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) and Union Community Health Center (UCHC) celebrated a $1,115,000 capital investment to renovate and expand UCHC’s dental clinic at 2021 Grand Concourse in The Bronx on Tuesday, Sept. 9.

According to UCHC, a nonprofit entity, the project will significantly improve access to dental care for Bronx residents by reducing wait times and increasing service capacity. UCHC officials said the center, a Federally Qualified Health Center or FQHC, has served the health care needs of The Bronx for more than 115 years, providing care to nearly 40,000 patients annually.

In addition to comprehensive primary and specialty care, they said the center operates one of the largest dental practices in The Bronx and in New York City, servin

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